DO'S & DON'TS

The following list of actions you should and should not take while using your BROWNELL BOAT STAND SYSTEM. This list will help ensure that safety is never compromised. This list should not be construed as universal to all users of boat stands, due to the infinite variables in application. Rather, it should be used in addition to safety precautions already taken.

Please realize the boat stands are to stabilize the boat and the keel blocking supports the boat's weight.


DO:

• Use Keel Stands or 6" blocking along centerline of boat to rest weight on; always check blocks for rotting or splitting
• Use safety chains on all side sailboat stands, chaining pairs together from port to starboard
• Use pairs of boat stands, one placed to port and one to starboard
• Use a minimum of four stands per boat, and one set every 10 feet for longer vessels
• Use a V-stand under the bow of all fin keel or bow-heavy sailboats
• Use a V-stand under stern of fin keel or stern-heavy sailboats
• Use boat stands on firm, sable ground; use plywood under stands if ground is soft
• In windy areas, remove masts when boats are on stands; if mast must be left in, use extra stands
• Replace any damaged or badly rusted stand
• Keep screws greased
• If a stand must be removed from under a boat, place another stand beside it first
• If boats are left on stands for long periods of time, they should be frequently checked for safety and security

DO NOT:

• Allow anyone other than qualified, experienced, or authorized persons to move or adjust boat stands when in use
• Use boat stands to suspend a boat in mid-air
• Allow anything (such as canvas) to be tied to boat stands
• Weld or modify boat stands or tops
• Use boat stands to perform jobs for which they are not intended
• Place blocks on top of boat stands or underneath legs of boat stands to increase their reach
• DO:
  Use keel stands or 16" blocking along centerline of boat to rest weight on; always check blocks for rotting or splitting.
  Use safety chains on all side sailboat stands, chaining pairs together from port to starboard
   
   
  USE KEEL STANDS OR 16" BLOCKING ALONG CENTERLINE OF BOAT TO REST WEIGHT ON; ALWAYS CHECK BLOCKS FOR ROTTING OR SPLITTING
  USE SAFETY CHAINS ON ALL SIDE SAILBOAT STANDS, CHAINING PAIRS TOGETHER FROM PORT TO STARBOARD
  USE PAIRS OF BOAT STANDS, ONE PLACED TO PORT AND ONE TO STARBOARD
  USE A MINIMUM OF FOUR STANDS PER BOAT, AND ONE SET EVERY 10’ FEET FOR LONGER VESSELS
  USE A V-STAND UNDER THE BOW OF ALL FIN KEEL OR BOW-HEAVY SAILBOATS
  USE A V-STAND UNDER STERN OF FIN KEEL OR STERN-HEAVY SAILBOATS
  USE BOAT STANDS ON FIRM, STABLE GROUND; USE PLYWOOD UNDER STANDS IF GROUND IS SOFT
  IN WINDY AREAS, REMOVE MASTS WHEN BOATS ARE ON STANDS; IF MAST MUST BE LEFT IN, USE EXTRA STANDS
  REPLACE ANY DAMAGED OR BADLY RUSTED STAND
  KEEP SCREWS GREASED
  IF A STAND MUST BE REMOVED FROM UNDER A BOAT, PLACE ANOTHER STAND BESIDE IT FIRST
  IF BOATS ARE LEFT ON STANDS FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME, THEY SHOULD BE FREQUENTLY CHECKED FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY
   
  DO NOT:
   
  ALLOW ANYONE OTHER THAN QUALIFIED, EXPERIENCED, OR AUTHORIZED PERSONS TO MOVE OR ADJUST BOAT STANDS WHEN IN USE
  USE BOAT STANDS TO SUSPEND A BOAT IN MID-AIR
  ALLOW ANYTHING (SUCH AS CANVAS) TO BE TIED TO BOAT STANDS
  WELD OR MODIFY BOAT STANDS OR TOPS
  USE BOAT STANDS TO PERFORM JOBS FOR WHICH THEY ARE NOT INTENDED
  PLACE BLOCKS ON TOP OF BOAT STANDS OR UNDERNEATH LEGS OF BOAT STANDS TO INCREASE THEIR REACH