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16/04/2008 18:03

Folkboats on legs?

Anyone tried FB/s on drying legs? I have 2 bolts permanently through the hull (both sides) that appear to be doing nothing?I recon Hera "stood up" at some time in her earlylife
Mike.

Niander

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16/04/2008 18:45

Re: Folkboats on legs?

Can you give us a photo by any chance
as i may do it with mine.

donm

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16/04/2008 19:09

Re: Folkboats on legs?

I have seen many of them on legs - with our tides in the Bristol Channel it is a basic requirement of a fin keel boat that she can take the ground easily and the FB does that well. It has a long mostly flat keel and is no problem drying out.

Just need to make the legs now then.......................

TMLondon

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16/04/2008 21:03

Re: Folkboats on legs?

Lots of folkboat posts recently :0)

I'm also interested in photos as I've been looking at options to do it with mine. T

Big_Southern_Jesse

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17/04/2008 07:23

Re: Folkboats on legs?

Have a look at the structure of the hull where the bolts go through. If there is a sizeable pad, connected to the frames, or fitting right down the hull, that will be a pretty certain sign that those bolts were designed to take some weight.

THen you just need to find out whether they were fitted as part of the original design or added later as an afterthought, and if so, how much planning went into them.

The beaching legs for our Hillyard take less than 20kgs of force until the wind or water pushes on the hull. She is very light if I rock her from one leg to the other.

Legs must be just short enough to make sure the weight goes on the keel, but long enough to keep her as near upright as possible!

Flipper_K6354

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17/04/2008 10:15

Re: Folkboats on legs?

Don't see why it shouldn't work. I would think you have more keel on the ground than I do.

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rich

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17/04/2008 15:06

Re: Folkboats on legs?

This one is 35ft it's been on legs since 1965

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