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Skipper Bob · 19-02-2017, 00:38

Using battens in U-shaped brackets assumes you never get knocked down. Once your boat goes over 90° (or more), books and other stuff will go flying. How many boats are prepared for that eventuality? How many boat owners follow the Pardey's advice on storm preparing your boat? I know I haven't (yet!).

**Jim Cate** · 19-02-2017, 02:10

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Originally Posted by Skipper Bob

Using battens in U-shaped brackets assumes you never get knocked down. Once your boat goes over 90° (or more), books and other stuff will go flying. How many boats are prepared for that eventuality? How many boat owners follow the Pardey's advice on storm preparing your boat? I know I haven't (yet!).

Can't quite agree with that, Bob. Our batten system will be secure through a 90 or even 180 degree roll. The battens are stiff, a tight fit in their sockets and will be additionally loaded with the force generated in a roll down.

Worst we've ever had (on our previous boat) was about 120 degrees. Books stayed put, lots of other stuff went flying. Poor stowage on our part, much improved after that event!

Jim

Skipper Bob · 19-02-2017, 06:13

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Can't quite agree with that, Bob. Our batten system will be secure through a 90 or even 180 degree roll. The battens are stiff, a tight fit in their sockets and will be additionally loaded with the force generated in a roll down.

Interesting. Is your batten arrangement similar to the one shown in Painted Skies' photos? I would imagine that in a roll past 90° if any of the items on the shelf were to push against the underside of the battens these would start sliding out, no? For books probably not an issue, but say in a shelf with various loose items this would seem like a possibility. A barrel bolt on each side of the slide as what roverhi suggested should make it safer.

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Originally Posted by Jim Cate

Worst we've ever had (on our previous boat) was about 120 degrees. Books stayed put, lots of other stuff went flying. Poor stowage on our part, much improved after that event!

Jim

I'm thinking about how to make my cabin knockdown-proof. Will add installation of battens and barrel bolts to my todo list...

Don1500 · 19-02-2017, 06:32

Nails.

**JPA Cate** · 19-02-2017, 20:13

Here's a picture of a one batten bookcase with the brackets. You'll note that even if we were inverted, these books would not go awry because the overhead is so close to their tops. They're pretty snug in there.

Skipper Bob · 19-02-2017, 20:27

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Originally Posted by Ann T. Cate

Here's a picture of a one batten bookcase with the brackets. You'll note that even if we were inverted, these books would not go awry because the overhead is so close to their tops. They're pretty snug in there.

Nice! Thanks for sharing.