Re: Lift Sling (Deck Penetrations for Sling) & Unstepping the Mast

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Anyone have an official Clark Boats SJ-24 lifting sling?
Anyone got a factory installed hole in the deck for
a lifting sling (if so, where is it located)?

I checked the owner's manual in the file section, and
came up with the following:

Owner's Manual Excerpt:
Special angle tangs may be attached to the after 
two keel bolts, and an optional lifting bridle 
as supplied by Clark Boat Company inserted through 
a fuel fill type deck plate mounted 16" from the 
forward edge of the companionway hatch when closed.

Link for a picture of deck layout:
http://makeashorterlink.com/?Q6611290A


--- In SJ-24@yahoogroups.com, m_kanzler@y... wrote:
> 
> I would like to see pictures of some hoist 
> arrangements.
> 
> I'm intending to to the same thing... I was just
> going to put a screw-in deck plate; it hadn't 
> occurred to me to use a deck plate that I could
> also replace with a cowl vent. I'd prefer a screw
> in type because I think it'd be more watertight
> when the plate is in place.
> 
> I could also put one in the forward hatch... might
> even be a way to mount it perfectly flush... just
> for ventilation.
> 
> Back to lifting the boat from the trailer...
> 
> I'd like to know more about lifting slings for
> the keel bolts. I figure a forged eye on each of
> the keel bolts that are used to lift would be
> a good way to go, but would they be low enough
> to leave in place and still fit the bilge cover?
> 
> How many holes through the deck are required?
> 
> What does the sling look like?
> 
> What is the "Slider" you mentioned?
> 
> Where would the deck penetrations best be located?
> (what did you do, and why didn't it work perfectly)?
> 
> Can the boat be lifted w/o taking down the mast?
> 
> How do you avoid damage to the headfoil and the 
> standing rigging when unstepping the mast?
> 
> --- In SJ-24@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Brezina" <dbrezina@r...> wrote: 
> > When I got my trailer I wanted to maximize 
> > hoisting options and located a ventilator 
> > hole right where the manual shows a port for
> > hoisting with a chain or strap from the keel bolts. 
> > 
> > I don't know what the original hoisting arrangement 
> > looks like, and the standard vent mount flanges are 
> > bumped by the slide (the actual ventilator is removable)  
> > so a different location might be better.