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Re: Skin-on-Frame: Firefly build
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 8/2/2010, 1:47 pm
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: Firefly build (Kudzu)

: EVENTUALLY??
: My trailer is full!

: Thank goodness this one is for a client.

LOL....I'm working this week on mounts from the ceiling of the garage to hang at least some of my boats there. Think I can get six on the ceiling and still be able to use the garage. I'm going to use the bike hangers sold by Menards and others with a few mods. I've got one here to hang the bent from the ceiling and looks like a few simple mods will increase the weight capacity easily. Basically the pulleys are mounted on rivits that are slightly under strength and I'll drill them out and remount with 1/4x20 bolts and nylocks. Also since these are Chinese (obviously) the pulley to mounting plate bolts should be replaced too. Otherwise these mounts should work fine, with a better quality rope and they are about $15 per boat, maybe $25 with the mods and new rope.

Btw, if you get a chance and see a pix of Harvey Golden's garage, print that picture and hang it somewhere, will make the pile of boats you have seem very manageable :)

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: Firefly build *PIC*
Kudzu -- 7/30/2010, 8:41 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Firefly build
Bill Hamm -- 7/31/2010, 12:45 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Firefly build
Kudzu -- 8/1/2010, 8:57 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Firefly build
Bill Hamm -- 8/2/2010, 12:44 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Firefly build
Kudzu -- 8/2/2010, 8:33 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Firefly build
Bill Hamm -- 8/2/2010, 1:47 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Firefly build
Kudzu -- 8/2/2010, 3:21 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Firefly build
Bill Hamm -- 8/2/2010, 6:16 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Firefly build
Bill Hamm -- 8/2/2010, 6:17 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: Firefly build
Clayton Plunkett -- 8/1/2010, 10:53 am
I plan on being there
Kudzu -- 8/1/2010, 4:39 pm
Stern *NM* *PIC*
Kudzu -- 7/30/2010, 8:41 pm