Samc99us:

All good points.

I'll have to shoot some photos next time I'm at the lake house where my boats are stored and sailed.

Last time I checked, most anything that is in your car, garage or home, etc., when it burns, it all can kill you and others with the smoke and toxins.

Even your beach cat would probably kill you if you inhaled the toxins when burned...but your points are well taken.

The PVC isn't being melted, it is being softened.

One might be able to do that simply by placing the material into boiling water or subjecting it to hot air.

The PVC pipe I used was from a large diameter pipe, used in commercial construction and was about 12 inches in diameter.

When cut and flattened in the heat of the oven or what ever, gives you a piece that is nearly 18 inches wide by what ever length one chooses.

I don't recall cradles that are that big, so the final product is smaller than that for most beachcats and boats that I've seen.

That would be large enough for cradles on my Stiletto 27 if I weren't using rollers.

Cheeers