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Stands – Is This the Ultimate “Universal Stand” Idea?

Snapped this at the Club. In another post, we suggested that you might consider that:-

  • you want to share the stand between two or more classes of boat. For example, Ten Rater, Marblehead and One Metre.
  • you are a little on the tall side, or would be more comfortable on a higher level stand

I think this photo is of a Ten Rater stand, with additional keel supports to support Marblehead and One Metre keel positions.

Here it is being used with a One Metre and in the rig tuning position

Stands – Why You Might Consider a “Universal Option”

It’s worth thinking about your stand requirements for a couple of minutes.

Do you potentially want to ‘park’ more than one class of boat in your new stand?

Are you tall, or have challenges bending much? (Applies to me!) Then you might like a taller stand.

In the photo above, you’ll see that when I put my foam keel protector on my One Metre, that the foam is long enough to rest against the legs of the stand.

There is another really smart solution… check out the “Stands” category of this website.

Stands – The Aluminium Option

Wandering around any Club or Event, you are going to see aluminium stands. This photo is of a very popular Marblehead stand made by Dave Potter.

If a rolled up towel, or a classic wooden stand, is not for you, you might consider one of these and not really go wrong.

http://www.pottersolutions.co.uk/product/marblehead-alloy-boat-stand