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			03-04-2012, 04:23 PM
			
			
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		I'm going to hopefully work on a tackle compartment in my lean posting, I'd like to level it correctly but with the boat being in a slight angle, I'd need to measure everything from the deck up. 
  
Does anyone know of a level than you can adjust to make level on angled conditions? I've read the old boat builders using something like this but can't seem to google up something. 
  
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			03-04-2012, 04:53 PM
			
			
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		 Make one, should take about 5 minutes. 
		
		
		
		
		
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			03-04-2012, 05:39 PM
			
			
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				I'm going to hopefully work on a tackle compartment in my lean posting, I'd like to level it correctly but with the boat being in a slight angle, I'd need to measure everything from the deck up. 
  
Does anyone know of a level than you can adjust to make level on angled conditions? I've read the old boat builders using something like this but can't seem to google up something. 
  
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 Just grab a laser lever and mount it to a temp board, and adjust once level. should be that simple  
		
		
		
		
		
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			03-04-2012, 06:55 PM
			
			
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		 you mean like a digital level? 
		
		
		
		
		
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			03-04-2012, 07:55 PM
			
			
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		 Don't know Bruce just know the boat is beam and length on an angle and need to accommodate that when building 
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			03-04-2012, 08:28 PM
			
			
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		String level side to side, and fore and aft. Measure differentials off deck and pull new strings. 
Any chance of jacking the trailer closer to level?
 
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			03-04-2012, 08:41 PM
			
			
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		 Can't you just level the boat? 
Or measure up evenly off the deck 
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			03-04-2012, 08:42 PM
			
			
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			03-04-2012, 09:51 PM
			
			
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				String level side to side, and fore and aft. Measure differentials off deck and pull new strings. 
Any chance of jacking the trailer closer to level?
 
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			03-09-2012, 07:44 PM
			
			
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		 If the boat is at an angle and the leaning post is attached to the boat at the same angle , then the tackle compartment needs to be at that angle.. 
 
In other words use a tape measure to measure from the top of the compartment to the top of the leaning post and use the same reveal on both ends. 
		
		
		
		
		
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			03-09-2012, 07:52 PM
			
			
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				If the boat is at an angle and the leaning post is attached to the boat at the same angle , then the tackle compartment needs to be at that angle. 
			
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 This makes a lot of sense.
 
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			03-09-2012, 11:21 PM
			
			
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 If you think it makes sense it must be wrong
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