Mailport: January 2013

DIY Jackstands

Congrats to Gene Smith (PS Mailport, December 2012) for pulling his boat through Hurricane Sandy.

An improvement on his DIY jack-stand design, for those who plan to make their own, would be to buy one more 8-foot 2x4, cut it in half, and use it to make a knee brace running just under the handybilly to complete the triangle and keep the stands’ main legs from falling toward the keel, should the boat rock over to one side or float up. It’s always best to be the one who does the final check on your boat’s stands, since a boatyard is a very hectic place just before a storm.

Capt. Phil Hardwick

Hurricane Hugo survivor

Charleston, S.C.

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