Probably not a good idea. . .

[Nord Sal]

34' Hunter

[Fore and Aft]

I did something similar in Nelson NZ. Except we lent away from the piles. I was supposed to keep snubbing the ropes tight. Instead I fell asleep and only woke up when I fell of the settee. Luckily I lashed the yacht tight and we spent a nervous day waiting for the tide to come in.
Cheers

[Nord Sal]

I think he intended to balance on the fin keel but ended up being supported by the rudder too.

Perhaps others know better, but it seems like an awfully large load to place on the hull sitting on the keel like that, especially if it moves.

[Jim Cate]

^^^^^

Every yacht sh ould be easily able to support the whole weight of the vessel sitting on the keel. In areas where boats are slipped on rail systems rather than by travel lift (much of the world) they do so each time they come out of the water. And when lifted and properly blocked in a cradle in a modern yard they still should be set with nearly all of the weight on the keel and only use the jack stands to keep it upright. Failing to do this has resulted in some damaged FRP hulls in the past.

Some well designed yachts (ours, for instance) will stand thus unsupported fore and aft and so avoid unpleasant outcomes like the Hunter in the OP when using a drying grid or sitting on a rail car cradle.

Jim

[Franziska]

Originally Posted by Jim Cate

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Every yacht sh ould be easily able to support the whole weight of the vessel sitting on the keel. In areas where boats are slipped on rail systems rather than by travel lift (much of the world) they do so each time they come out of the water. And when lifted and properly blocked in a cradle in a modern yard they still should be set with nearly all of the weight on the keel and only use the jack stands to keep it upright. Failing to do this has resulted in some damaged FRP hulls in the past.



Some well designed yachts (ours, for instance) will stand thus unsupported fore and aft and so avoid unpleasant outcomes like the Hunter in the OP when using a drying grid or sitting on a rail car cradle.



Jim

Nice boat Jim!

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[Jim Cate]

Originally Posted by Franziska

Nice boat Jim!

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Well, we think so, but we are notoriously prejudiced... and thanks!

Jim

[Chotu]

Originally Posted by Jim Cate

^^^^^

Every yacht sh ould be easily able to support the whole weight of the vessel sitting on the keel. In areas where boats are slipped on rail systems rather than by travel lift (much of the world) they do so each time they come out of the water. And when lifted and properly blocked in a cradle in a modern yard they still should be set with nearly all of the weight on the keel and only use the jack stands to keep it upright. Failing to do this has resulted in some damaged FRP hulls in the past.

Some well designed yachts (ours, for instance) will stand thus unsupported fore and aft and so avoid unpleasant outcomes like the Hunter in the OP when using a drying grid or sitting on a rail car cradle.

Jim

Precisely!

I’m going to second the statement about what a nice boat this is. She is a beauty. If I were to have a monohull this is what I would want. Something like this. You can see the performance potential. Must be a joy to sail.

[CaptTom]

Is it me, or is the boat in the OP on the wrong side of the pilings?

[Nord Sal]

Originally Posted by CaptTom

Is it me, or is the boat in the OP on the wrong side of the pilings?

Normally (full keel) boats will be on the other side of the pilings with their keel supported by two or three of the timber bents. There are actually two grids, both visible in the first photo, an upper grid next to the dock, and a lower grid that's submerged but visible.

The boat in the photo is on the outside of the pilings for the lower grid. Its keel (and rudder) are sitting on the gravel. The spacing of the bents (about 9 ft) is too great to accommodate the fin keel.