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    Posted: 28 Oct 07 at 9:13am

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Im trying to find a side stand for a pico or laser to fit imbetween two berths. I have seen a advert for one some where but i cant find it. Can any one help me out?

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I think that I know the thing you mean, I remember there were some adverts in the mags for a sort of frame that you could strap a Laser or Topper onto. It held the hull on its side the had castors/wheels on the bottom to move it about. I've had a quick trawl through the interweb and I haven't found any reference to it. I know that's not a huge help, but it might jog someones memory ?

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You mean ...

http://yachtsandyachting.com/shopv51/product.asp?P_ID=720&am p;strPageHistory=search&strKeywords=laser&numPageSta rtPosition=1&strSearchCriteria=any&PT_ID=all
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That is nice - any idea who makes it and whether they are planning to make one that will accept a Laser Bahia size boat?
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Its probably privatley made .. And I doubt they are going to make something Bahia-sized.

I can't think of anyone who would want to even TRY and lift a bahia up onto its side ... and can think of even fewer reasons for wanting to do so.

For something that big, if a repair is needed, its probably best to totally flip it over .. eg: onto tyres. If its short term ( eg: 2 or 3 hours ) find some room, and just flip it onto it side, and rest something on the end of the mast ( still attached to the boat of course ) to keep it down.


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Me...and for the same reasons you would want to store any other dinghy on its side.
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Not trying to sound rude or anything .. but why on earth?

I keep all my boats the right way up, on launching trailers + road bases (combi trailers), with the mast up. Saves time rigging each day ( well, 20 mins for the Vareo, About 40 mins for the Fireball )

Only reasons I can see for storing something the size + weight of a Bahia on its side are ... Repairs! The base of the stand will have to be quite wide still, so that the boat wont fall over once its up .. Probably taking just as much room as storing it the right way up on a launching trailer. The weight of the boat on a few ( reasonably ) small bars will probably deform something made of plastic ( eg: feva/bahia)
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We stored my daughter's Topper in our garage for a while, it was amazing how much room it took up! This sort of device seems a brilliant gadget for anyone in the same situation. I'm not sure about the long term effects of storing a boat on its side though.....would it distort the hull shape ?

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Originally posted by Webmuppet

We stored my daughter's Topper in our garage for a while, it was amazing how much room it took up! This sort of device seems a brilliant gadget for anyone in the same situation. I'm not sure about the long term effects of storing a boat on its side though.....would it distort the hull shape ?

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I suppose it would depend on how it was supported...seemed like a good idea for short term storage solution (over winter) and also repair in tight spaces - but I can seen where Villain is coming from base/height ratio.  Weight wise...there are stands for repair of cars that have a sort of catelever to lift the car onto its side.

http://www.lb-restoration.co.uk/cgi-bin/store/commerce.cgi?c art_id=1179088781.2959&product=RESTORATION&pid=452

So a dinghy stand with a similar system should be possible...maybe

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