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New Riviera Owner!
- bud37
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- CYO Supporter
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- Vessel Info: 1989 Carver 3807 Aft Cabin
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Re: New Riviera Owner!
For what it's worth, the way she's blocked is not ideal. Under the right conditions, she can roll for or aft when you stack blocks that way. If you're going to use a single block against the hull, it should be the only single on top of crisscrossed doubles, this makes it more stable and prevent the stack from rolling due to high winds or shifting ground. I would also use a couple more jack stands and get rid of the wood posts. Your ground will settle, and when it does, you can adjust the height of the jack stands but not the posts. You'll have to keep an eye on this throughout the season, especially when temps change drastically in late Fall and winter. If the keel blocking settles more than your posts, the posts will lift the hull off the blocks. At that point, it'll be dangerous to try and remove the posts to adjust if you can move them at all, when they're frozen in, it'll be next to impossible. The jack stands also have a bigger foot print which helps spread the load and makes them more stable.
In this particular case, I would not put anything under the transom's center that you can't adjust as the ground shifts. You don't want tons of weight on the transom/aft cabin if the blocking shifts the wrong way.
- RGrew176
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Re: New Riviera Owner!
2022 Stingray 182 SC
2004 Past Commodore
West River Yacht & Cruising Club
- Cooler
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- Vessel Info: 1995 Carver 330 Mariner
Twin 350XL Crusaders
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Re: New Riviera Owner!
( All weather people have to say this on air, near lakes )
- km1125
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Re: New Riviera Owner!
- Uncle Mike
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- Joined: January 18th, 2021, 10:52 am
- Vessel Info: Carver Riviera 2807 1986
- Location: Montréal
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Re: New Riviera Owner!
https://www.downloadboatmanuals.com/motors/crusader/
You can drop me a message with your email address and I will send you the PDF format that I have, 496 pages;)
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