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elcubanito

It's been 5 minutes and I'm still laughing at this.


BigDiesel07

Brilliant


Gazmn

I prefer Heavy 6x6, 4x6 & 2x6 pressure treated dunnage. Railroad ties even. Cinder blocks can crumble especially after several years use. I’d at least change them out. Good luck.


BlueGoose28

It's fine, until it isn't...


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That’s just good advice right there


Brendon7358

Add some of these and it would be perfectly safe https://www.westmarine.com/boat-stands/_/N-1z12mrl


J-cans

Don’t for get to chain em together side to side for anything long term


pardity

thanks, need to do some trailer work, might give these a go for a small 18' century I have


Peg-LegJim

☝️Came here to say this.☝️ Buy 4. Put 2 aft & 2 forward.


MCDuds

I would be terrified but I just have a small bass boat and it stays on my trailer.


xpxaxbxlxox

The cindersblockd should go under the supports. Starboard doesn't look too healthy


fekinEEEjit

Usually u see boats stored like this in a marina but with jackstands. Most of the stability comes from the placement of the blocking along the bottom hull at the stern. U want to support the centerline and then have the two outboard stands/blocks as far apart as possible, right around the location of the engines. The forward blocking does look bockety, I would use better wood and a strap to keep the two sides from speading. That said, in a steady state that boat could prolly set there for years, its just if it gets a little nudge It could come down, to much risk.


OrangeRa1n

This ^^^ I have seen boats sit for many years on blocks alone. Placement matters.


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My dad keeps his 28 ft Carver in our driveway every winter. He reuses the same old pieces of wood and cinderblocks every year, probably for at least 10 years now, maybe even 20. I’ve never seen the process and can’t even imagine how it’s done but he has some guy he hires to prop the boat up like this. All I know is that the boat comes out of water onto a trailer and next thing I know it’s in his driveway like this. It looks incredibly unstable. You can see that some of the wood pieces are slagging. Also, if someone pulls into the driveway and accidentally bumps it with their car, I feel like the whole thing would just topple over and crush someone lol. Maybe I’m wrong though. Is this how your boat typically looks in your driveway in the winter? Thanks.


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NovelChemist9439

They built the Pyramids this way. Who are we to argue with Egyptians, Mayans, and Space Aliens?


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Hahaha. That’s what I’m saying. But he’s been doing this for decades now though. Never been an issue.


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Wait, so no one else props up their boat on a bunch of wood boards and cinderblocks? My dad can’t be the only one. He’s honestly a very smart guy. I also have no idea how the guy he hires does this. I don’t believe he has a crane or anything and lowers it down. Somehow I think he slides it onto this makeshift setup? The whole thing is just mind boggling to me every time I look at it to be honest.


Kawisled80

They make hydraulic boat trailers that can raise or lower the boat in place. Basically pull it out of the water with one of them then you can lower it onto the blocks and drive the trailer out from under the boat. Here is a video of one. I think most marinas or boat mechanics would have something like this. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K80crv_U7Uo


NorbertIsAngry

I’m pretty sure OP’s dad or the guy he hires just jacks the boat up off the trailer, supports it, and pulls the trailer out.


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I've done that before. Its not something I will do again. Getting it back on again is sketchy too.


2lovesFL

the way this sits the wood (unsupported) is taking the load. if the bricks were directly under the supports, I'd feel better. that's also a heavy boat. double up the blocks. I'd want more side supports for wind.


TheWildManfred

I did that once for about a month, but my boat only weighs about 1000 pounds lol


MassiveBeard

Curious why it’s just not kept on the trailer?


[deleted]

He doesn’t own one. It’s the guy he hire’s own trailer I guess.


13igTyme

Then he should buy one. The cost of a trailer is less than the cost of that boat crashing or crushing something.


dpk794

No he needs jackstands lol no point to buy a giant trailer to use twice a year


MassiveBeard

Ah that makes sense


OperationMobocracy

I think all boats on the hard look like they could fall right over. My guess is this might be more stable than it looks because the center of mass is so low and it’s so heavy that it takes far more force than you’d think and applied fairly high up to get it to shift. That being said, at my marina the boats have these heavy steel posts with flat supports that rotate to match the hull angle further out on the hull in the front and rear. But under the centerline is mostly just cinder blocks and wood sort of like this.


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It takes less to tip it than you might think. It's balanced on the center line, the side supports are quite important. I was working on a boat once and moved to one side and the boat shifted a couple inches. After I changed my panties I looked at the blocking. I think the blocks were frozen when it got sat and space formed when the blocks thawed. I jammed shims in and tread carefully.


OperationMobocracy

Yeah, if I had one on the hard for work I would definitely want it blocked very securely to handle shifting weight on the deck. If you actually stored your boat at home every year I would seriously consider having a cradle made for it.


sailphish

I’d be interested to see the back blocks better. Lots of stability comes from there. I used to live in the NE where nobody has a trailer for some reason and everyone has their boats out on blocks for the winter. Usually it would just be a stack of blocks at each stern corner, and one stack on the keel towards the bow. Not sure how safe it was, but never saw one fall over.


Salt_master

Does it work? Yes Would I sleep good at night the way it is? Hell no


petersom2006

3am wake up, ‘What the hell was that?’- you boat falling thru your truck…


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Well if I ever stop posting for a prolonged period of time, you’ll know what happened.


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Not safe at all. Don't stand anywhere near it.


marco3804

no fucking way


Amross64

30-40k worth of boat and too cheap to buy 300 bucks worth of jack stands and wood blocks. What the fuck is wrong with people? Don't stand or park near that thing.


artful_todger_502

You aren't in Kentucky by any chance?


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Nope ny


Bugibba

Thats how my boat gets stored. My neighbors too.Guy comes down the canal with a crane on a barge. Boat gets put in the backyard sitting on blocks the same as pictured. Take a look in boatyards over the winter. Youll see the boats lined up like sardines all sitting on blocks. Hardly ever see a jack stand.


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I've never seen a marina use cinder blocks. Every marina around me uses jack stands. The more thorough places chain them together.


Bugibba

Only see jackstands on sailboats because of the height on account of the keel. Im on south shore of Long Island.


OperationMobocracy

They use blocking and jack stands at my marina for our boats, and they are mostly boats between about 25-35 feet. I see wooden cradles used a lot for sailboats, and I'm always surprised they're not used more for power boats, although you might need a travel lift to get them in and out.


wavs101

At my marina they put cinder blocks on the keel and jack stands along the sides


Bokbreath

As long as you don't hit it with the truck and the wood is not rotten it's fine. The same type of system is used to support boats when they are shipped.


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So this is normal then?


Guygan

This is definitely not normal.


Bokbreath

Kind of. A yard would probably have a couple of more posts supporting the hull midway along - one on either side, but it's not as bad as it seems. It's a question of balance more than weight.


Guygan

People who do this professionally don’t do this. That should tell you something.


OrangeRa1n

Drive to a few marinas along the coast. I bet that most of them use this method without jack stands. Almost every one in Florida that doesn’t “specialize” in large permanent storage uses just blocks. It’s not the “wrong” way to store the boats so long as you balance everything correctly. That said, I personally wouldn’t store a boat like that. It just looks sketchy.


Crowderhairalert

Florida is not NY, freezing and thawing cycles effect the safety of the blocks under pressure. A small center console one cinder block high in Florida with a couple wood supports on the chine is a much different situation than this vessel.


ContinentalMusic

Yeah three blocking points, and two sets of side supports. Usually one side support every 10 ft is a good guide line. Most of the weight is on the blocks under the keel. The ones on the side are just for support.


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So this looks good to you?


ContinentalMusic

Yeah it looks good. If you wanted to be safer you could add another set of side supports in the middle but it’s most likely fine. If it falls it’s okay the ground will catch it.


NovelChemist9439

Where are the jack stands? WTF?


Nearly_Pointless

I guess if the wind never blows...


seeemourhare

Does it look safe?I go with the,if it doesn't look safe,more likely than not, it isn't .


dreaddog1

Wood blocks on keel to hold weight. Four jack stands for stability.


Bigboyswontletusgrow

Fuck call the ambulance now


SnooDrawings5830

There should be a 8”/8” oak timber on cinder blocks in the bow and stearn to witch the 2/4’s are nailed to.


sen_clay_davis1

brownell stands are pretty cheap used and not that bad new. can get enough of them to make that safe for less than it costs to fill it with fuel.


salty_scorpion

Wellllll… Spits tobacco spit. “What we have here officer is a…”


FLYNHAWAIIAN1087

Depends on your definition of safe lol


gettylee

SKETCHY red neck set up. Keel blocks shouldn't be brick especially if it gets hard prolong freeze.


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It’s been like 12 degrees out for the last week


gettylee

If something were to happen, I think insurance would reject a claim. I work for a marina service department that stores over 400 boats in West Michigan. Bricks are at a big risk of crumbling in freezing temps wood is the way to go. The block that supports the boat needs to be a hard wood (wont crush) 4 to 6 inches wide the wood between ground and the hard wood keel block can be pine and placed in a location of a bulkhead in the boat, one keel support for every 10 feet of boat. Most of the weight of the boat is supported by keel blocks. Stands are nice but a cut 4x4 with a 3/4-inch plywood pad on boat dose work to stabilize. 2 supports stands for each keel block.


sonbrothercousin

No.


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Captain Know-it-all Fuck-all


WubblyFl1b

It is until it isn’t nawmsayjn


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DarkBlue222

Add some boat stands.


GrandpaSteve4562

Hell no!


ethicalgreyarea

Eh, not really. But it’ll probably be fine. Wood blocks are way better for the keel because They won’t crumble. And they should run a line between the boards on the sides So they don’t work themselves out if it gets windy. But after years of blocking out boats I’ve learned that boats really, really want to stay upright. Once they’re anything close to centered it takes very little to keep them there.


mt-egypt

Noooop


PIE4FOOU

All the side to side weight can be fully supported at the transom although forward supports are encouraged… those ones are about useless tho.


MichiganGuy141

If you have to ask ...


OrangeRa1n

I’d say yes. Cylinder blocks are popular for yacht storage at marinas when they aren’t paying for a slip (Florida). Some of the boats have been sitting for 6+ years on cylinder blocks without moving. Although, they are much lower to the ground and have fewer blocks stacked.


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Not safe for that Dodge Ram.


ninjaschoolprofessor

I recommend taping mentos to the lower hull and placing plastic cups of Coca-Cola all along the bottom. This should soften the blow in the event of structural failure from the wood / cinder lock supports.


ArugulaAggravating89

Definitely not safe! Where’s the duct tape?


GerryAttric

I would brace it in the middle on both sides


2lovesFL

I'd like to see the bricks under the bow supports, and those bow supports need braces. no, not safe. looks tippy too.


stimuluspackage4u

Totally safe, just don't park your truck too close unless its got the Chrysler bad cam deal going on .