What kind of crane - single attachment point? Or rectangular frame with attachment points at corners? If the latter, it's easy - I operated one of those as part of a summer job when I was a teenager, launched all kinds of different boats. You just need two suitably rated webbing slings with suitably rated hooks to attach to the frame. Sling one fore and one aft, just outside the trailer bunks, hook up to the frame, and up and in you go. I think you could do essentially the same with a single hook crane, but with attention to keeping the slings from bending or breaking anything above the gunwale as they come together to a single point. cheers, John S. On 06/03/2017 01:01 PM, Edward Cazier wrote:
One more question, while I’m at it.
I keep my Montgomery 17 on a trailer at a marina in Seabrook, TX, where I have access to a crane that the local J-boat and Catalina racers use to hoist their boats into Clear Lake. Although there is a boat ramp nearby, it often gets very congested with other boats, especially on weekends. It would be easier to use the crane (as I did with the J-80 I had previously) to put my M-17 into the water.
Has anyone else fitted their M-17 with a hoist point, and if so, how did they do it? Alternatively, has anyone constructed a sling for their M-17? Either approach would work.
Thanks,
Ed Cazier M-17 “Scooby Doo” - #888
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