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I got a triaxle trailer to transport my C&C markIII and have been using the original wood cradle on the trailer to transport from the Marina to the warehouse. From the marina to the storing place the distance is 8 kM.. The cradle is framed with 6``x6`` wood and look solid but is it? The road to the storage is on flat landscape.
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If your cradle is the original one, it was intended by C and C as a shipping cradle for the boat back when the boat was manufactured. It's amazing that it's still together! The usual point of failure is at the holes at the ends of the wooden pieces where the bolts are located.( The metal will rust here , retain moisture and rot the wood at these points).
A few years back I saw a boat that had just been placed in its wooden cradle only moments before, roll onto its side in gravel parking lot when a rotten cradle beam collapsed. The damage was 'cosmetic' but it was heart-stopping to see it happen. Many/most Yacht clubs and Marinas have outlawed wooden cradles -- too risky.
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Here in Richibucto N.B. the cratle don't got in water. The boats are lift by crane therefore the wood is not submerged two time a year. Also the cratle is original but has been maintained. Some parts were changed with the years but the front and back seatings are original...
I don't think that Clare is referring to a cradle that has rotted because it has been immersed (it would be absurdly difficult to get a boat into a shipping cradle that's on a railway and position it properly), but one that has simply rotted through exposure to rain and snow over decades of use.
My concern in your case would be for the fore and aft seatings that you say are original. It's been a long time since I've seen an original C&C shipping cradle but I remember those bunks as half-inch or three-quarter-inch ply. With the end-grain upward and covered by carpet, they're great candidates for water retention, water incursion and rot. At the very very least, I'd replace those and my preference would be to replace the entire cradle. Aside from anything else, those cradles restricted access to the bottom and keel, which means that you can't do a good paint job.
Incidentally, I think that the reason clubs and marinas have outlawed wooden cradles is because the provincial fire marshals have ganged up with the insurance companies on the issue. Three clubs that I know of had ultimatums based on the fire risk.
David Weatherston
Towser, Toronto
C&C 27 Mk IV
David Weatherston
Towser, Toronto
C&C 27 Mk IV
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Thank-you very mush for your comments.
Unfortunatly the boat has already been lifted and on the cratle but I inspected it after I read your comments and you're right. I have the boat home and It still have to be transported. I will have to jack the boat of it's cratle and do some reinforcing to do untill the Spring. I appreciate your answer. This could have been a very very dangerous situation.
Does anyone have the specs to build a cradle for a Mark III?
The local welder in Richibucto N.B. is not in this very much. The cradle has to be stronger than just the ones that stays in Marinas. It will be set on a trailer for transportation from marina to warehouse in the fall and from warehouse to marina in the spring. Ten Kilometers... Thank-you!
I can't help you right away, but I gather your boat's already on the old cradle anyway. If you can wait a week, I can get you photos and measurements of my Marine Cradle Shop cradle (which is the standard around Toronto). Once you've got the basic dimensions, your welder can just heavy up the steel a bit to make transportation safe.
David Weatherston
Towser, Toronto
C&C 27 Mk IV
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Thank-you!
THANK-YOU!
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