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Re: Moving Day
By:Julie Kanarr
Date: 5/8/2001, 4:18 pm
In Response To: Moving Day (Chip Sandresky)

: My wife has found a new place to live and, unfortunately, my boat project and
: I have to move too :). What kind of bad stuff happens when you put a
: boat-laden strongback in a truck and haul it down the interstate :b? I'll
: be taking the legs off and tying it down... any other ideas?

How far along are you on the project? Are you planning to move the strongback/boat in a moving truck? or in a pickup? And how far do you need to move it?

One idea is to build a plywood crate to put the boat/strongback in -- especially if you're going to move the boat in a moving truck/U-Haul.... then you don't need to worry about what might get stacked on top of it. You could screw the bottom of the strongback directly to the bottom of the box so things wouldn't shift around inside the box....and then put the words, "fragile!" handle with care!" on the box top, sides, and ends. Add a handle on each end to make it easier to move, screw the lid on, and you're ready to go.

Julie Kanarr

Messages In This Thread

Moving Day
Chip Sandresky -- 5/8/2001, 12:34 pm
Re: Moving Day
Shawn Baker -- 5/9/2001, 3:38 pm
Re: Moving Day
Bill Price -- 5/9/2001, 3:54 pm
Re: Overhead storage, space
Mike Hanks -- 5/9/2001, 4:59 pm
Re: Moving Day
Shawn Baker -- 5/9/2001, 4:09 pm
Re: Moving Day
Rehd -- 5/9/2001, 3:43 pm
Re: Insufficiently informed
Shawn Baker -- 5/9/2001, 4:07 pm
Re: Moving Day
Rehd -- 5/9/2001, 12:11 am
Re: Opps!! Nasty Typo :(
Rehd -- 5/9/2001, 12:15 am
Re: Big Truck
Chip Sandresky -- 5/8/2001, 6:50 pm
Big Moving Truck
Mike Scarborough -- 5/13/2001, 10:55 am
Re: Big Truck
Julie Kanarr -- 5/9/2001, 9:45 am
Re: They Ride Alone
Chip Sandresky -- 5/9/2001, 11:44 am
Re: They Ride Alone
Julie Kanarr -- 5/9/2001, 1:46 pm
Re: Big Truck
Shawn Baker -- 5/8/2001, 7:04 pm
Re: Gift wrap
Shawn Baker -- 5/8/2001, 6:38 pm
Re: Moving Day
Julie Kanarr -- 5/8/2001, 4:18 pm
Re: Moving Day
Jim -- 5/8/2001, 1:40 pm