Loading her on the trailer 3 22 12 009 Of course, the ultimate ideal scenario would be to pay someone to do this work at the boatyard but I'm low on funds and can't afford the costs. Also, I'm a frugal retired "Geezer" who is always looking to save money. I even cut my own hair, but I degress. Sorry about that.
Loading her on the trailer 3 22 12 015 Well there she is! It's spring and I need to raise the mast on her and make sure everything is in good working order. I'll probably hang the boom with the sail and cover on her. Put up a tarp over the boom attached to the lifelines just as I do out on the water. I need to mount the outboard, fill the lower unit with gear oil, and start her up in a barrel of water. I also need to load up all my gear plus the most important items, like the food stocks.
Loading her on the trailer 3 22 12 012 OK. So she's raised up high over the trailer and ready to be lowered. Believe it or not, this can be the most dangerous step if you're not careful. Caution: Make sure that the trailer is centered and most important of all, make sure that the trailer is level from side to side. Shore up under the wheels if you have to. Put a carpenter's level on the trailer and make sure that it's not leaning. If the trailer is leaning while you're lowering the boat, the boat's hull could hit one of the bunks and upset the boat right off the stands. The trailer isn't going to move but the the stands will tip, and so will your boat. So keep this in mind. Just make sure that the boat clears everything and the keel finally comes to rest right square in the center of the trailer's keel board. If the trailer is off a little with the keel, just use the speedy jack trick under the trailer. If the boat is too far forward, just move the trailer ahead a little so that the bow comes to rest in roller on the winch stanchion. Just keep the boat level as she descends on to the trailer.
Loading her on the trailer 3 22 12 009 Of course, the ultimate ideal scenario would be to pay someone to do this work at the boatyard but I'm low on funds and can't afford the costs. Also, I'm a frugal retired "Geezer" who is always looking to save money. I even cut my own hair, but I degress. Sorry about that.
Loading her on the trailer 3 22 12 006 We're getting there. The ideal scenario would be to use a long thin metal eye beam to support the bow and push the trailer into position in one shot.
Loading her on the trailer 3 22 12 005 Make sure the boat is high enough to clear the bunks of the trailer. I've placed a long flat board under the tongue jack wheel of the trailer and I'm pushing the trailer under the hull by hand. It will roll.
Loading her on the trailer 3 22 12 001 To slide the trailer over and inch or two one side or the other just place the jack under the center of the trailer and jack it up. If the ground is soft or in this case has pea stones on it, just place the jack on a short plank and that trailer should slide over pretty easy on the jack's small steel wheels. I'm using a set of blocks to pull the trailer over but you should be able to push or pull the trailer over by hand. My trailer is 23 feet long and I'm able to push it over by hand as long as all the wheels are off the ground. Of course, the jack needs to be place somewhere near the balancing point of the trailer. Pretty nifty huh?
Loading her on the trailer 3 22 12 002OK. The bottom is all painted and it's time to get the trailer under her. Oh heck, the trailer's crooked! It needs to be slid a little to the left so that the keel lines up with the trailer's keel board. I came up with an easy solution to this problem by using my Speedy floor jack.
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Loading her on the trailer 3 22 12 009 Of course, the ultimate ideal scenario would be to pay someone to do this work at the boatyard but I'm low on funds and can't afford the costs. Also, I'm a frugal retired "Geezer" who is always looking to save money. I even cut my own hair, but I degress. Sorry about that.

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