If ground is soft, use suitable dunnage under stands in order to get full contact. To position against hull, hold the screw with one hand, raise screw with pad to boat hull, spin the wing nut with other hand, continuing to tighten until desired tension is realized. Use safety chain on all sailboat stands. Run chain under hull starboard to port and bolt to pads. Place stands with point of triangle formed by two long sides facing toward center of boat, with adjusting screws as perpendicular to hull as possible.
Place stands so pads reach just below or at waterline.
If ground is soft, use suitable dunnage under stands in order to get full contact. Use extra stands for fin keel sailboats, in windy areas or if mast is up. To position against hull, hold the screw with one hand, raise screw with pad to boat hull, spin the wing nut with other hand, continuing to tighten until desired tension is realized. The 70 to 80 angle is very important, and has not a lot of leeway. 3 Overextending the threads of the pad causes an increase of torque to the stand's center pipe at the point of chain attachment .