Blocking for PDQ 32 LRC
Posted: Fri Jun 02, 2017 5:28 pm
Well, I finally did it. I bought a '97 PDQ 32 LRC, previously named Island Fever, soon to be re-named Terrapin. She will be located in Punta Gorda and kept on the hard this first summer at Safe Cove Boat Storage (5 months). My first question:
The PDQ 32 manual recommends supporting the boat with two heavy beams under the bridgedeck fore and aft, plus a couple of blocks under the keels. However, none of the cats I see in the storage yard are supported this way. They are usually supported by blocks under the keels and jackstands along each hull fore and aft. How do other PDQ 32 owners block their boat while on the hard? It almost seems counter-intuitive to support the weight of the boat under the bridge deck since when in the water, the weight is supported by the hulls, albeit all along the length of the hulls. Another issue is that I will be strapping the boat down. This means that if I tighten the straps at all, there will be downward force on the hulls with blocking under the bridgedeck. This doesn't sound good to me. I also note that the PDQ owners manual was written way before my boat was made, at hull #17, (my boat is hull #26). Therefore, I'm not sure this is the last word on blocking, nor did they consider storage in Florida with tie down straps. I ask because I will need to make a trip to Home Depot to buy some 2 x 8s if I want to block the boat the way the manual states.
How have others blocked their PDQ 32?
Thanks
Jerry
The PDQ 32 manual recommends supporting the boat with two heavy beams under the bridgedeck fore and aft, plus a couple of blocks under the keels. However, none of the cats I see in the storage yard are supported this way. They are usually supported by blocks under the keels and jackstands along each hull fore and aft. How do other PDQ 32 owners block their boat while on the hard? It almost seems counter-intuitive to support the weight of the boat under the bridge deck since when in the water, the weight is supported by the hulls, albeit all along the length of the hulls. Another issue is that I will be strapping the boat down. This means that if I tighten the straps at all, there will be downward force on the hulls with blocking under the bridgedeck. This doesn't sound good to me. I also note that the PDQ owners manual was written way before my boat was made, at hull #17, (my boat is hull #26). Therefore, I'm not sure this is the last word on blocking, nor did they consider storage in Florida with tie down straps. I ask because I will need to make a trip to Home Depot to buy some 2 x 8s if I want to block the boat the way the manual states.
How have others blocked their PDQ 32?
Thanks
Jerry