Is Boat Life caulk pretty much the best product to bed deck hardware? Are the methods proposed to mark the waterline also the best way to assure whether the boat is sitting level horizontally on its trailer the way it would sit in the water? I have a reason for leveling the boat that is unrelated to marking the waterline. The function I have in mind could not be carried out in the water. Thanks!
Honshells wrote:
Is Boat Life caulk pretty much the best product to bed deck hardware?
Are the methods proposed to mark the waterline also the best way to assure whether the boat is sitting level horizontally on its trailer the way it would sit in the water? I have a reason for leveling the boat that is unrelated to marking the waterline. The function I have in mind could not be carried out in the water.
Thanks!
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I'd say Boatlife is as good as any... Marking a horizontal stripe on the curved hull isn't necessarily at all related to how the boat will sit in the water. If you want to be sure it will match the actual waterline you either need to do a ridiculous weight and center vs volume calculation (which you DON'T want to do) or launch it and mark the waterline with the boat loaded the way you want. Tod
The project I have in mind is not to mark the waterline and can't be done while in the water: I basically need to level the boat, while on the trailer, as close as possible to how it would sit in the water. I don't need to be laser-precise, but I need to come close. Or are you saying mark "level" while in the water, then level that line while on the trailer? ----- Original Message ----- From: <htmills@bright.net> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 11:23 PM Subject: Hardware Mounting / Level Honshells wrote: Is Boat Life caulk pretty much the best product to bed deck hardware? Are the methods proposed to mark the waterline also the best way to assure whether the boat is sitting level horizontally on its trailer the way it would sit in the water? I have a reason for leveling the boat that is unrelated to marking the waterline. The function I have in mind could not be carried out in the water. Thanks! --------------------------- I'd say Boatlife is as good as any... Marking a horizontal stripe on the curved hull isn't necessarily at all related to how the boat will sit in the water. If you want to be sure it will match the actual waterline you either need to do a ridiculous weight and center vs volume calculation (which you DON'T want to do) or launch it and mark the waterline with the boat loaded the way you want. Tod
Craig, "Or are you saying mark "level" while in the water, then level that line while on the trailer?" Yes, that's it. As someone mentioned (Jerry?), you'd want to check for level side-to-side because that's something you can measure. Fore and aft is just a matter of whatever loading condition you want to call "level". Tod
Thanks, Tod. --Craig ----- Original Message ----- From: <htmills@bright.net> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2003 9:07 PM Subject: Hardware Mounting / Level Craig, "Or are you saying mark "level" while in the water, then level that line while on the trailer?" Yes, that's it. As someone mentioned (Jerry?), you'd want to check for level side-to-side because that's something you can measure. Fore and aft is just a matter of whatever loading condition you want to call "level". Tod
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