Lifting Ribs

[IanE]

What's the story on lifting ribs using normal boat slings?? I assumed this would not be a great idea even after deflating the tubes, and so got some chain which we wrap around the slings and attach to lifting points.This works fine.

A couple of recent comments elsewhere and the attached picture lead me to wonder??

Ian

[Simon Hawkins]

Lifting ribs by slings puts alot of stress on the bonding between the sponsons and the hull. Best solution is to have some lifting points in the deck and then to lift with strops.

Simon

[Andy Moore]

I have ordered my RIb with lifting eyes on the deck.

[Rogue Wave]

DE eyes have it!

however if you are using a sling then make sure the yard is using a spreader bar which helps to reliee the pressure on the toobs

[Andy Moore]

Are lifting eyes normally recessed or do they stand proud of the deck?

[Rogue Wave]

Normally they are proud one set through deck a the front and a pair of eyes o the transom

I expect you can get slick recessed eyes but I like to have something to trip over!

[Andy Moore]

Originally Posted by Rogue Wave

I expect you can get slick recessed eyes but I like to have something to trip over!

I am looking forward to standing on them in bare feet!

[Richard B]

Andy, there's all sorts of different types of lifting points - some do stand proud of the deck, some are recessed, and some are completely hidden inside a hatch. The important thing is that they are securely attached to a stong part of the hull's structure, not just the deck! Some have bolts that go completely through the hull and attach to a plate on the other side, which can look like a real mess if not planned carefully.

The spreader bar which Rogue Wave mentioned is essential for lifting any boat without lifting eyes, otherwise a crushing force will be applied to the hull.

When lifting a RIB using slings, always inflate the tubes hard. This will avoid damage at the flange where the tube is attached.

[Cookee]

Our boats all come with lifting points as a standard fitting - we use the rear of the A frame and a lifting point inside the forward locker - nothing to trip over then!

[George8910]

My ex-mil searider appears to have a lifting point that is part of the winch eye assembley - attached to the internal plate - this would seem to be a straightforward way of creating a lifting point assuming your boat has a bolted through winch eye

[Andre]

A good thing to use are the Folding eye pads from Wichard, you just can't trip over them

see: www.proboat.co.uk

Had these fitted to my first Seahawk cos of the single jockey console so it was a four point lift. Now because of the wide console on the same size rib I have a 3 point lift

[Cookee]

Our ski eye at the top of the A frame and the lift and tow eye at the base.