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Built a cradle today. Pretty happy with how it turned out
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<blockquote data-quote="grossman" data-source="post: 325167" data-attributes="member: 12449"><p>Built this cradle today to keep the boat high and dry when not in use. Took an afternoon but I'm quite happy with how it turned out. $80 in pressure treated lumber, old rollers we've had lying around the garage for years, the mast/winch off an old boat trailer we don't use and some sweat.</p><p></p><p>Rollers are sandwiched between 2x6's with galvananized tube as axles. boat slides right up and down nice and easy. Worked out better then I thought it would. Engine is in "shallow running" in that picture and is about 3" from touching the bottom, so it's good.</p><p></p><p>I have some wheels I can bolt onto the bottom and I integrated a little loop into the "tongue" fits over the lawn tractor hitch ball to easily pull it out at the end of the season.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, sorry if some of this doesn't make sense. I'm a few beers into celebrating at this point. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="grossman, post: 325167, member: 12449"] Built this cradle today to keep the boat high and dry when not in use. Took an afternoon but I'm quite happy with how it turned out. $80 in pressure treated lumber, old rollers we've had lying around the garage for years, the mast/winch off an old boat trailer we don't use and some sweat. Rollers are sandwiched between 2x6's with galvananized tube as axles. boat slides right up and down nice and easy. Worked out better then I thought it would. Engine is in "shallow running" in that picture and is about 3" from touching the bottom, so it's good. I have some wheels I can bolt onto the bottom and I integrated a little loop into the "tongue" fits over the lawn tractor hitch ball to easily pull it out at the end of the season. Anyway, sorry if some of this doesn't make sense. I'm a few beers into celebrating at this point. :D [/QUOTE]
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