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This year I have decided to purchase my own set of Jack Stands for the coming hurricane season.
The yard inevitably uses whatever they can find and usually have them in backwards. It's a miracle the boat made it through 2 Major hurricanes without falling off.
I would like to go with 3 on each side, Brownell with chains.
I recall there was an architectural Bertram drawing someone had on this board that showed recommended placement of jack stands. Can someone post that or email it to me?
Thank you.

Steve,

You may be thinking of this diagram:

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Thanks Patrick, that's a good one!
I can tell ya...aint no way it's ever been blocked and setup like this drawing in the past.

That drawing is a waste of time if you have some common sense ...which just about everyone on here has... But I guess Bertram had to publicize this legally...block the bottom in 2 spots and Jack stand the rest.

The bottom of our boats should have 3 sets of blocks... One stern, midship below the engines, and one towards the bow...

Local boatyard in savannah blocked my 31 fbc with 3 blocks on keel with 4 stands on each chine rock solid No fear of going under boat to do any repair

CaptPatrick wrote:

i was fortunate enough to get 4 decent size stands with the boat.

CaptPatrick wrote:

i was fortunate enough to get 4 stands with the boat.

Martin,
That drawing could be used wisely when leaving the boat in the Bahamas with boat yard attendants that have far less brains and concern than any one on this board.
I could see printing that, laminating it and leaving it with the yard or the fork lift operator.
They move the boat around during hurricane season when they stack em in tight. I've shown up and seen it with only 2 stands up front and two wood blocks on the keel areas.
Along with that the jack stands were actually tilted outward instead of inward.
Trying to make things dummy proof by having my own stands and instructions with pictures.

I remember back in 2005 when I had far less wisdom than I do now! The yard monkeys used three jack stands on my boat. One under the v berth and one on each side at the stern. I thought it seemed as though there should be more..........but these guys stacked boats for a living and who was I to question it? Now I question everything. I was fortunate and disaster never struck.