JP> TW> Here in the "States" we call them 8D's.

JP>        In Canada too, that D8 was a misspell on my part.

JP> TW> BUT one of the Boat Yards here in SAn Diego had a fella that
JP> TW> could carry one of those alone.

JP>        I can not believe this, took two of us to move it a few feet at
JP>  the time. The ahrd part was getting them down into the keel space.

 Not denying it takes a "Special Man". They weigh about 160 Pounds so a
 fair weightlifter could do it. A year or so ago I "Hepled" moving
 an 8D arround for a Mobile Crane at the San Diego Railroad Museum.

NOW getting it into place inside the boat is another problem as you
know. :-)  :-)
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