I am painting my hull while the boat sits on the trailer. Last year on this forum I read how someone was able to suspend the boat a few inches to clear the trailer for similar paint work. Does anyone recall how this is done, thank you, Roger
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They put the tongue on the ground, blocked up the stern (really well!!!), jacked up the tongue higher than normal, blocked up the bow (really well!!!!), and dropped the tongue. Definitely at your own risk!
They put the tongue on the ground, blocked up the stern (really well!!!), jacked up the tongue higher than normal, blocked up the bow (really well!!!!), and dropped the tongue. Definitely at your own risk!
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Roger, I lower the front of trailer as low as possible. I take 2 55 gal drums and place them on the stern... one on each side of the boat. You can buy a railroad tie at HD or Lowes. Lay the tie accross the 55 gal drums snug up to the hull. Raise the front of the trailer and the boat will raise enough to sand/paint(about 3 inches or so). Good luck!!
Roger, I lower the front of trailer as low as possible. I take 2 55 gal drums and place them on the stern... one on each side of the boat. You can buy a railroad tie at HD or Lowes. Lay the tie accross the 55 gal drums snug up to the hull. Raise the front of the trailer and the boat will raise enough to sand/paint(about 3 inches or so). Good luck!!
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On my 22' Gloucester, I used short timbers and a car jack to lift first the back of the boat off the trailer bunks and then repeated the process for the front. On my Beneteau OC281, I used stands. I painted everything I could and then lowered and moved one pad at a time on each side, painted under the pads, waited until the paint dried (ablative paint dries pretty rapidly) moved the stands back into place, and repeated the process until the entire bottom was finished
On my 22' Gloucester, I used short timbers and a car jack to lift first the back of the boat off the trailer bunks and then repeated the process for the front. On my Beneteau OC281, I used stands. I painted everything I could and then lowered and moved one pad at a time on each side, painted under the pads, waited until the paint dried (ablative paint dries pretty rapidly) moved the stands back into place, and repeated the process until the entire bottom was finished
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I used the jacking method on my San Juan 21 a few years ago but this 1955 Rhodes 18 needed some serious scraping and sanding and barrier paint so I elected to raise and flip. The funny thing is that I just got done stripping and barrier coating my 1976 Pearson 28 and swore I would never do it again. Then I bought this boat and did it again. I love misery! http://treilley.myphotoalbum.com/view_album.php?set_albumName=album08 http://treilley.myphotoalbum.com/view_album.php?set_albumName=album05 Tim R.
I used the jacking method on my San Juan 21 a few years ago but this 1955 Rhodes 18 needed some serious scraping and sanding and barrier paint so I elected to raise and flip. The funny thing is that I just got done stripping and barrier coating my 1976 Pearson 28 and swore I would never do it again. Then I bought this boat and did it again. I love misery! http://treilley.myphotoalbum.com/view_album.php?set_albumName=album08 http://treilley.myphotoalbum.com/view_album.php?set_albumName=album05 Tim R.
Thanks Stan, Hey Tim!
Excellent Job!!!!...So Roger, I guess leverage is the answer,, then lots of elbow greese....you dont mention how gig she is?
Excellent Job!!!!...So Roger, I guess leverage is the answer,, then lots of elbow greese....you dont mention how gig she is?
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Done it a few times, drop the tongue as far as possible, some boats you need to put the trailer wheels on something, a few 4x4's or something, block the stern up where it is now with a couple inflated tires with a rimless tire on top of them, throw an old blanket on top of the last tire to avoid any potential black marks, then raise the toungue higher than normall, that will normally give you plenty of work room between boat and trailer, when dry reverse the procedure to set it back down. to do the bow, rasie the tounge as high as possible, block the bow up and let the tongue back down till you have room to work. If you want the trailer completely out from under the boat, raise and block the stern, then raise the bow high, and block that up, slide the trailer ahead as far as possible, leapfrog any crossmembers as you come to them. IF it is a light boat, you can raise it up as 'normal', then tie it to the rafters with 2" tow straps (not the springy snatch straps) and block it as needed. Once had 3 boats hanging from the rafters in my pole barn, a 19ft I/O, a 21ft twin outboard, and a small 14ft runabout, (along with my little o'day sprite that lived on the wall) they all needed some bottom work and to be painted, figured I'd spray them all at once and save some clean up time. got some strange looks when people walked by the door. If you hang the boat, get some wide off road type tires to have under it with you when working to limit any fall distance if something lets go. Ken
Done it a few times, drop the tongue as far as possible, some boats you need to put the trailer wheels on something, a few 4x4's or something, block the stern up where it is now with a couple inflated tires with a rimless tire on top of them, throw an old blanket on top of the last tire to avoid any potential black marks, then raise the toungue higher than normall, that will normally give you plenty of work room between boat and trailer, when dry reverse the procedure to set it back down. to do the bow, rasie the tounge as high as possible, block the bow up and let the tongue back down till you have room to work. If you want the trailer completely out from under the boat, raise and block the stern, then raise the bow high, and block that up, slide the trailer ahead as far as possible, leapfrog any crossmembers as you come to them. IF it is a light boat, you can raise it up as 'normal', then tie it to the rafters with 2" tow straps (not the springy snatch straps) and block it as needed. Once had 3 boats hanging from the rafters in my pole barn, a 19ft I/O, a 21ft twin outboard, and a small 14ft runabout, (along with my little o'day sprite that lived on the wall) they all needed some bottom work and to be painted, figured I'd spray them all at once and save some clean up time. got some strange looks when people walked by the door. If you hang the boat, get some wide off road type tires to have under it with you when working to limit any fall distance if something lets go. Ken
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thanks to bill, ken, kendall and others for their suggustions. My boat is a MAC 26S . I finally figured out how I could raise her, but you'al provided a few details that I had not considered....thanks again. Roger
thanks to bill, ken, kendall and others for their suggustions. My boat is a MAC 26S . I finally figured out how I could raise her, but you'al provided a few details that I had not considered....thanks again. Roger
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