We recently purchased a 1982 Hunter 22 on a trailer. Just looking at it I assume that you cannot bear very much weight on the swing keel. Is that right? So then, how do you paint the bottom? Thank you, Doug and Ruth
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just did it
Doug I just did a catalina 22 and it went very easy. First pait everything that you can get to on the trailer. Then lower the toung of the trailer all the way to the ground . As low as you can go, thenbuild a stand on the ground off of the transom I used concrete blocks and then a couple of 4x 12 to pad the transom. I then put a couple of wedges along the curve of the transom so that it can not move side to side. The take a floor jack and put it on the tounge of the trailer. Jack it up so that the transom it wedged against the blocks the trailer goes down in back up in front yet the transom stays at the block height. Get it as high as you need to go and then paint what you can get to and let it dry. Put the boat back down on the bunks and then place the 4x12 blocks on the trailer and block up the bow use a block between the jack and the bow. Paint the front parts let dry and then put it down. good luck it should go very easy. Herb
Doug I just did a catalina 22 and it went very easy. First pait everything that you can get to on the trailer. Then lower the toung of the trailer all the way to the ground . As low as you can go, thenbuild a stand on the ground off of the transom I used concrete blocks and then a couple of 4x 12 to pad the transom. I then put a couple of wedges along the curve of the transom so that it can not move side to side. The take a floor jack and put it on the tounge of the trailer. Jack it up so that the transom it wedged against the blocks the trailer goes down in back up in front yet the transom stays at the block height. Get it as high as you need to go and then paint what you can get to and let it dry. Put the boat back down on the bunks and then place the 4x12 blocks on the trailer and block up the bow use a block between the jack and the bow. Paint the front parts let dry and then put it down. good luck it should go very easy. Herb
Temporary lifting
As Herb described, you lift the boat temporarily to get under the bunks. I lift the sides rather than the transom. It depends on what your boat/trailer set up is like. The key thing is to lift and secure the boat safely, both for you and the boat.
As Herb described, you lift the boat temporarily to get under the bunks. I lift the sides rather than the transom. It depends on what your boat/trailer set up is like. The key thing is to lift and secure the boat safely, both for you and the boat.
It depends on what you have available.
Hey, When I had my C22 I had to repaint the hull and rebuild the keel hinge pin. In order to do that I built a boat lift in one of my barns which is easier than you think. Mine was a little over kill though, I can lift 20,000# with the rig I made but its all from local materials. If you are interested in some pictures just drop me a line and I'll e-mail them. I havn't worked on my web page to include the C22 upgrades. Its a future thing. Fair Winds Gerry
Hey, When I had my C22 I had to repaint the hull and rebuild the keel hinge pin. In order to do that I built a boat lift in one of my barns which is easier than you think. Mine was a little over kill though, I can lift 20,000# with the rig I made but its all from local materials. If you are interested in some pictures just drop me a line and I'll e-mail them. I havn't worked on my web page to include the C22 upgrades. Its a future thing. Fair Winds Gerry
Hey, Gerry
I was wondering, did you use the rafters to lift your boat? I was wanting to lift my <2000lbs boat from the trusses. My rafters are 2x 8 on 48" centers spaning 30'. By placing 2 x 8's across the rafters, I could distribute the weight over 4 or 5 trusses. I could then place slings from the rafter,under the boat, and back to the rafters. Do you think the truss system would support that much weight? Thanks
I was wondering, did you use the rafters to lift your boat? I was wanting to lift my <2000lbs boat from the trusses. My rafters are 2x 8 on 48" centers spaning 30'. By placing 2 x 8's across the rafters, I could distribute the weight over 4 or 5 trusses. I could then place slings from the rafter,under the boat, and back to the rafters. Do you think the truss system would support that much weight? Thanks
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on edge
If you were going to spread the stresses between 5 trusses, I would place a couple of 2 x 8's on edge, (maybe even make a box beam from them), which would spread the weight more evenly across the 5 trusses. To equalize the pressure, your lifting slings should be just less than 7 feet apart, and 7 feet from each end. 2000#/5=400 pounds stress to each truss. I would suspect that this would be within tolerance. Common sense would tell us that your roof should be able to support 2 grown adults standing near each other.
If you were going to spread the stresses between 5 trusses, I would place a couple of 2 x 8's on edge, (maybe even make a box beam from them), which would spread the weight more evenly across the 5 trusses. To equalize the pressure, your lifting slings should be just less than 7 feet apart, and 7 feet from each end. 2000#/5=400 pounds stress to each truss. I would suspect that this would be within tolerance. Common sense would tell us that your roof should be able to support 2 grown adults standing near each other.
general interest
I would put a couple of 2x6's under the truss's,supported by 4x4's from the floor up.How would you get the straps to be the right length,and how would you attach to the truss's?You've still got the problem of not being able to paint where the straps are.I don't know if I would feel safe under a boat hanging from my truss's.Good luck and be carefull. JIM
I would put a couple of 2x6's under the truss's,supported by 4x4's from the floor up.How would you get the straps to be the right length,and how would you attach to the truss's?You've still got the problem of not being able to paint where the straps are.I don't know if I would feel safe under a boat hanging from my truss's.Good luck and be carefull. JIM
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