antifouling paint help

[fred1diver]

hey everyone, I started painting my bottom but I'm stuck at painting where the trailer bunks are holding the boat, any tips or tricks on lifting the boat to sand and paint those areas
thanks in advance

 

[Franklin]

maybe drive the trailer up car stands, block it and then pull the trailer out.

 

[Franklin]

scratch that....

Use jacks to jack up the trailer, then block the boat really good, then lower the jacks.

 

[sesmith]

2 ways I've done it.

We used to have a Hunter 23.5. With that boat, I dropped the bow end of the trailer as far as I could. Then supported the stern of the boat with 2 power boat stands. Then raised the bow end of the trailer up and blocked it. That raised the stern of the boat off the rails. Then I jacked the bow of the boat up, using the front of the trailer to support the jack, and blocked it. Then I could drop the bunks down for painting.

On our Seaward, I support the boat, one side at a time, using 4 , 2 x 6's angled between the rub rail and the ground. I also strap the boat against the opposite side bunk. I then drop the free bunk down for painting. Do one side, then repeat on the other. The Seaward's weight is almost all on the wing keel, anyway, and the trick is just to keep it from tipping sideways. The Hunter had to be lifted off.

 

[dscribner]

I made a. well . . . , a contraption, that sits under the bow. It consists of some 2X12s bolted to a scissor jack with another 2X12 bolted to the top of the scissor jack. So it crosses over the trailer frame and jacks up the bow. Naturally the hull is curved so a flat 2X won't keep it from rolling. I made shims out of 2X6s, jammed them along side the hull and screwed them in. Add a layer of scrap carpet from the living room and you have a stable jack for the bow. Crank it up and pull whatever it is the boat is sitting on up front. Finish that section, replace your stuff, lower and remove the jack. Lift the aft end by putting a chunk of 2X under your keel and using a floor jack to repeat the process. You don't need to raise it much, just enough to pull that end of the bunk or rollers out of the way. Leave the posts. Be quick about your work and don't do this in the 30 knot gusts that I'm seeing on my deck right now. One big thing is to do this first or or do it last. Big boats often leave it until the boat is dangling from an overpriced sling just before splashing.

 

[watercolors II]

See enclosed file with photos showing how "sesmith" did it.

 

[sesmith]

See enclosed file with photos showing how "sesmith" did it.

That's the idea, however, I'm afraid I wouldn't trust those cinder blocks! The couple of flat top boat stands I used made me feel a little better

I thought I had posted a pic once of the hunter being bottom painted...guess not. FWIW, here's the link to the pic of the seaward being painted:

http://forums.sailboatowners.com/index.php?threads/bottom-paint-on-the-trailer.167590/#post-1167170

 

[Tom G P-21]

Can you lower your bunks? Lower one side and tilt the boat over and tie it off. Paint the side that is off the bunks, then repeat the other side. Take a sharpey and mark where the bunks are before you lower them. Use something that won't stretch to tie it off, I use the nylon tiedown strap, wrap it around the jib cleat and tie it down to the trailer. Also, the best thing I found for painting is the 6 inch rollers.

 

[CloudDiver]

If you have two boat stands to support the stern, or can build something from lumber that will do a similar job... Then use an engine hoist (cherry picker) to lift the bow by the bow eye and you can roll the trailer out, paint under the bunks, and put the trailer back under when paint is dry. Make sure you have a strong bow eye that has a backing block.