Came across some 1 1/2 inch stainless steel tube to make some beaching legs today hopefully if I cut it around 1.8 meter lengths it will be OK as I will need to get it in my car My oars are around 6 ft ands they just fit in

Ill get Mangrove frog some as well as theres a few in the Metal recycle bin
dont forget to SMS me if you want a couple SirJman

Haydn when i get my made i wanted them to extend and clamp in the middle by tightning on thread when at right hieght any ideas how to do it?

Ian thinking of finding a using sleve and find a old boom vang pulley style and add attachment to the sleeve and one one the top of the tube and pull down on that
That's my thoughts so fR

I found some tubing to silde over the s/s tube
So so thought about using ratchet straps to move the tubes up and down as there are always a few in shipping g containers spare

I measured the water to gunwale fender trim, it is a full meter on the mangrove jack. That trim hides the join of top and bottom halves of fibreglass molds... then its 150mm from trim to top of gunwale.. im not sure how im stuck together or how strong it is. Maybe a bracket permabolted to top and sides from where i could attach a sleeve then some sort of ratchet system sounds good..
I cant envision properly but im guessing we gotta wade in the soup to prop it up rather than just pressing a button?

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mangrovefrog said..

I measured the water to gunwale fender trim, it is a full meter on the mangrove jack. That trim hides the join of top and bottom halves of fibreglass molds... then its 150mm from trim to top of gunwale.. im not sure how im stuck together or how strong it is. Maybe a bracket permabolted to top and sides from where i could attach a sleeve then some sort of ratchet system sounds good..
I cant envision properly but im guessing we gotta wade in the soup to prop it up rather than just pressing a button?

www.sailnet.com/forums/gear-maintenance-articles/20077-giving-your-boat-some-legs.html

www.atomvoyages.com/articles/improvement-projects/234-atomprojects1-1.html

Try these two links Mangrove , Born free put then up a while ago

This is what I have at the moment Mangrovefrog two pairs of each
I have four of these The stainless steel pipe is 50 mm O.D.
The yellow pipe is 58 MM I.D. to make up the difference I was thinking of using black Polly pipe as a bushing or some thing similar
The yellow pipe has a bracket already welded on it so you could attach that to you mast chain below the rigging turnbuckle

So what I was thinking was either use an old boom vang and fix a bracket to the top of the stainless steel inner pipe and use the existing bracket on the yellow pipe to push the stainless steel pipe into the sand

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BORNFREEE said..

Haydn when i get my made i wanted them to extend and clamp in the middle by tightning on thread when at right hieght any ideas how to do it?

I was thinking you could use a threaded bar with a turn buckle similar to a car stand . the trouble with threads, is the sea environment rust etc.
At work some of the machinery comes in Shipping containers and are held down to the container with heavy ratchet straps this is one thought you could adapt with

Aha, i have the general gist of it. I thought the sleeve was bolted to the topside, but its not.
I can understand a threaded bar theory, im sure some basic maintenance would give it a fair life.
It hasnt clicked exactly how a ratchet strap is holding the leg down? Not from the chain plates to top sleeve?
Anyway, i am free after this weekend, i have the tools, and a little 240 volts onboard.

The transport ratchet will struggle in the marine environment. Make sure you store it carefully and wash down after use. The are really "designed" to be used on trucks etc which don't see much salt. They can be pretty frustrating to use when they bind up from even a small amount of rust.

I think you are better off with the block system from the vang you mentioned earlier. Less to go wrong and you dont want things going wrong with the boat propped up out of the water.

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Fiesta said..

The transport ratchet will struggle in the marine environment. Make sure you store it carefully and wash down after use. The are really "designed" to be used on trucks etc which don't see much salt. They can be pretty frustrating to use when they bind up from even a small amount of rust.

I think you are better off with the block system from the vang you mentioned earlier. Less to go wrong and you dont want things going wrong with the boat propped up out of the water.

I think your right Fiesta . I think I was in scavenger mode after being in the metal bin at work this morning getting the piping out after falling out of the bin trying to get out of it
Atom voyager beech legs design might be better idea the turnbuckle looks solid Ill see what comes out of it

How do i add an image onto here got some photos of my mates boat who after chatting to him made some legs?

Click on "Add an image to my message" bottom LHS of text box when replying, then press "Select image" to retrieve the image from your computer, then "save", should be the same when doing it from your phone I suppose

Test image

Or email them to me me & i'll throw 'em up

From Bornfreee

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mangrovefrog said..

Aha, i have the general gist of it. I thought the sleeve was bolted to the topside, but its not.
I can understand a threaded bar theory, im sure some basic maintenance would give it a fair life.
It hasnt clicked exactly how a ratchet strap is holding the leg down? Not from the chain plates to top sleeve?
Anyway, i am free after this weekend, i have the tools, and a little 240 volts onboard.

Let me know your where abouts next week Mangrove frog . If you look over what I give you and come up with some ideas to suit your boat I can cut and adjust and weld attachments for mountings to suit your needs on land might be easier for you
I had a crap day yesterday head butted and excavator boom had to gets some stitches Didn't knock any silliness out of me

Mind your head! I just picked off the last of the scab from trying to race out the companianway but with the hatch half closed
Yeah! Bit of a westerly on tuesday id be concerned with but will drift down surely soon enough. Im just a couple hours north on an outgoing tide.
That would be great if you had the materials together..
I could partially beach the frog to make it easier to work around the topsides.

you can do without legs.....just need the right spot......

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nods said..



you can do without legs.....just need the right spot......