Steel Storage Cradle

[Dale Tanski]

One custom fabricated steel storage cradle for a P365 ketch, former off season home of Maruska.  Now that she winters inside and must be lowered off of a hydraulic transport trailer, I can't get her in the cradle and was forced to go to stands.  Being inside I do not worry if a stand is going to kick out.

The cradle base is 101" wide which means it is trailerable. Steel 8" perimeter base channels, 7" cross channels with six 4" square tube uprights.  All square/rectangle sealed tube diagonals and upper crossbars.  Keel base is a 12" junior I-Beam. This is one beefy cradle designed for very safe stable support.   

Six adjustable poppits, 1 1/4" acme thread, cast double wing nut adjuster arm with swivel head tops and adjustment locking bolt.  Poppit uprights tops were designed low to allow poppit removal (one at a time) to prep and paint bottom. 

Current top coat is gray epoxy primer.  No real rust but should be painted one of these days.  Can and will deliver, we love road trips!  No reasonable offer refused.  Don't be shy its gotta go.  If your yard allows the use of a cradle there is no better way to safely store your boat especially if you are in hurricane country.  If they do not allow the summer storage of a cradle, remember it is a trailerable legal width.  Pictures are on their way!

Dale