Hello all,
I'm in a bit of a tight spot and need some
advice.
I've arranged to keep my
boat (Cal20) on land at a local marina where they have a fleet of Cal20's that they launch via a small crane hoist. The hoist attaches to a ring bracket that attaches to two
keel bolts in the
cabin. My problem is that my
boat does not have this bracket and they didn't tell me that I needed that bracket until after I had the boat there and ready to hoist. It was only when I asked where the straps were that they informed me of their method. I asked several times before arriving about using their
lift and they kept saying that "It's really easy don't worry about it". I even asked where the sling was and they never mentioned the need for the bracket.
So now I have my boat there in a spot where it can only stay for a couple days and I basically need to do something over the weekend to either get my boat on land via their hoist or sail it somewhere else and use a sling. But sailing somewhere else this weekend is definitely not ideal.
My question (and it might be a
newbie dumb one but here goes)
Is it safe to loosen two
keel bolts and attach the required bracket while the boat is still in the
water? This doesn't seem like a good idea to me but I figured I'd ask anyway... maybe it's doable. I could probably do 1 bolt at a time.
I've attached two pictures, 1 with the bracket I'm referencing and the other is a still of my boat without the bracket.
Thoughts?
Tom.