What size boat stands?

[ghostwriter247]

Im trying to get a line on what brownells to buy for the A35.

It drafts 5'2 with a full keel.

Should i get the 35 - 52 inches or the 48 - 65 inches for the sides?

What about the bow stand?

Thanks

Josh

[Rachel]

If you go to www.brownellboat.com, there is a tab at the top called "How to choose" that will guide you through the selection process.

You need to have length, beam, and draft figures.

I ran "guesstimate" figures for the A-35 and it recommend SB-1's for the main stands and an SB-1V for the bow (although I would have guessed SB-2s, so it bears double checking).

Note that they assume 16" blocking.

They also say this in their literature:

Size: To determine the proper Brownell Boat Stands to use, you first must realize the boat stands are to stabilize your boat and the keel blocking supports the boats weight. A simple method would be to take the draft of the boat (in inches), add the height of the blocking pile, and subtract about six inches. Base your decision on keeping a minimum amount of thread exposed on the top.

Number Required: A minimum of four boat stands should be used with powerboats and a minimum of five boat stands should be used with sailboats. One exception: a full keel sailboat may not require a bow stand. Use a pair of boat stands, one placed port and one placed starboard, for approximately each 8 feet of the boat's length. If you are going to be stored in an extremely windy area or leaving a sailboat mast stepped, extra boat stands should be used in addition to our minimum requirements.

Rachel

[ghostwriter247]

OK im a dummy! thanks for pointing the manufacturers link out rachel. Im usually pretty good about at least researching the manufacturers site, but i wiffed it on this one. Yeah the sb1S are what is recommended. thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

Boatfix.com has a phenomenal rate on them. ANbody familiar with the site?