Boathouse Rack Spacing?
CarlEYee
perhaps by reducing the vertical distance between racks. There aren't a
lot of clubs around here to visit for comparison.
What is the rack height at other boathouses (from the top surface of one
rack to the bottom surface of the rack above it)? How much tilting is
required to get the boats in and out? We're most interested in singles
and doubles, but any information is appreciated.
Thanks,
Carl Yee, Austin Rowing Club
is dept
to optimum:
Singles/Doubles: 18"-22"
Fours/Eights: 22"-24"
With the use of sliding racks (we use the Unistrut system) for eights/fours
you can go to the actual distance of bottom of hull to top of pin (or
bottom of pin since the boat is upside down!) plus an inch or two. Some
boats have deeper skegs (Vespoli for instance), but they only seem to get
in the way if your top rack is near the ceiling. I've never tried a
sliding rack for singles/doubles, but no reason not to try.
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Douglas K Landau
I suggest that where you also request the statistic
"how many scratches-by-oarlock per hull per year/(other unit)"
along with the actual rack distances, particulary where
tilting is required.
CarlEYee (CarlEYee@.worldnet.att.net) wrote:
: We're considering trying to fit a few more shells into the boathouse,
Tetsushi OZAWA
CarlEYee <CarlEYee@.worldnet.att.net> wrote in article
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> We're considering trying to fit a few more shells into the boathouse,
> perhaps by reducing the vertical distance between racks. There aren't a
> lot of clubs around here to visit for comparison.
>
> What is the rack height at other boathouses (from the top surface of one
> rack to the bottom surface of the rack above it)?
..
Konnichi-wa (means "Hello")
You'd better check also the height (;thickness) of the rack.
It is not mere dead space, but available for fin space.
A Japanese Local club's sample (not so good sample)
Hiroshima Minami Highschool's BH 4+-1x: 475mm=600mm-125mm
Another one Univ.'s old BH( I designed) for 1x: 350mm=425mm-75mm(was too
narrow!!)
(Distance you want to know=Total spacing - Rack thickness)
Sorry for my poor English.
Sayonara (means Good bye)
S
bottom stays on the riggers. It's really a pain to maneuver around it to put
my boat away.
Spend the few zillion dollars and build a bigger boathouse!
Douglas K Landau wrote:
> If you visit LG
>
> I suggest that where you also request the statistic
> "how many scratches-by-oarlock per hull per year/(other unit)"
> along with the actual rack distances, particulary where
> tilting is required.
>
> CarlEYee (CarlEYee@.worldnet.att.net) wrote:
> : We're considering trying to fit a few more shells into the boathouse,
> : perhaps by reducing the vertical distance between racks. There aren't a
> : lot of clubs around here to visit for comparison.
>
> : What is the rack height at other boathouses (from the top surface of one
cynthja
racers or fat tubs?) As a rough guide For one sliding rack U can fit:
One Eight, or...
Two Fours, or...
Three pairs/doubles, or...
Five sculls (this is trickier as cushioning is required on the racks)
and U can generally fit Four racks, floor to roof in the boat house
(Five if you can find steps)
At MURC we overcame part of the storage problems by using a rope and
pulley system to store coxless boats on the roof of the shed. Stored
the uprighted with slings around the bow and stern canvas' and lowered
by ropes on pulleys, we managed to fit 5 sculls on our roof, not bad for
a club with only 8 racks.
helps?
cynthja
edgar cove
writes
>I second the motion. The boat above mine is an Empacher, which has top and
>bottom stays on the riggers. It's really a pain to maneuver around it to put
>my boat away.
>
>Spend the few zillion dollars and build a bigger boathouse!
In the meantime it is a good idea to drape an old towel over your boat
where the other guy is going to rake it with his riggers as he puts his
boat away
--
edgar-(remove nospam from return address for e-mail)
Edward Walkley
SNIP>
> where the other guy is going to rake it with his riggers as he puts his
> boat away
I went to a fabric store and found some stuff on one side it is soft
fuzzy fleece like on the other a vinyl like material. Cost just a few
bucks as remnants. Cut out some places for riggers and leave it on the
hull when on the rack. No more scratches.
Rigger height is the limit to spacing. It is harder with 4's 8's to tighten
them without scratching. At most you may gain a marginal additional rack
high up.