(S-7 Ep-33) DIY Short, Narrow, Vertical Jack Stands
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- čas přidán 15. 11. 2023
- #DIY #Boat #Homemade #Jackstands #short #vertical
I closed down my Patreon account a few months ago, so I am now making some of the exclusive, Patreon only videos available.
This is an exclusive, full featured build video (originally) for my Patrons (only) on Patreon. There was a very short “teaser video” of this subject matter released to the public, but they couldn’t access this one unless they became Patrons.
This video is about fabricating a few small (short), narrow, vertical jack stands I made for supporting my new pocket cruising sailboat I’m building. However, such stands have multiple uses and they are fairly easy and inexpensive to make yourself (providing you can cut and weld steel).
I discovered the shortened boat stands I made earlier were fine at either end of my new sailboat, but wouldn’t fit amidships where they would be in the way of the bilge keels when I go to install them. The solution? Make a pair of new jack stands that will fit in the location where they need to be. The new jack stands would have a narrow, rectangular base. They would also have to be vertical (no slant), and shorter in height. This video chronicles the entire fabrication of the new jack stands from start to finish. The design was based upon the above specifications and the materials I already had on hand. The materials used consisted of reclaimed steel, and old cut-off scraps from previous projects.
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Looks fantastic to me! Interesting to watch you work. Man with all the tools and know how. Thanks Paul!😊
My pleasure, Marty! Thanks for watching. 👍👍👍
Great Project. I learned a lot more about Making Jack Stands which I might need for my future projects. Thanks
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching, Robert! 👍👍👍
🍂🦃 Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours Paul!🦃🍂
Thanks, Marty! Happy Thanksgiving to you as well.
I've seen some forums say that you need a jack stand every 15 feet on either side. What are your thoughts?
I have a 25' Catalina that I need to get off the trailer for repairs, so I'm going to fabricate a set of jack stands. I think I need 4 minimum, but I'm afraid of being crushed to death by a sail boat (especially a swing keel which might roll on me instead of tip and instantly crush me) so I am thinking about making 6.
Also, if I make the contact points of the jack (the flat head of the pivot point) large enough, do I need to worry about finding a rib to place the jack up under?
I guess another question, is do you know of a mechanism I could use to adjust the jack stands under load so I can raise the boat as it is on the stands? I'm sure I'd need to use some spider and pinion gears like in a trailer jack to do, but maybe there's a low-tech mechanical way to go about it.
Thanks Paul! ( I read your bio, I was born in 29 Palms (dad was in the Corp)). Thank you for your service!
I would go with a minimum of 7 stands. 3 stands on each side and the 7th supporting the hull directly below the bow. It wouldn't hurt to have a couple of smaller stands under the stern on each side of the keel to help with maneuvering the hull on and off the trailer. You might also consider a number of wooden blocks under the keel to take the weight of the hull. The ACME threads on the jack stands can lift quite a bit of weight when adjusted just a little at a time, especially when you have a number of jack stands (just 4 probably would' not do it). When placing the stands, they should be located ideally where there is a bulkhead or other support structure behind the shell of the hull. Semper Fi 👍👍👍