[ham] [Rhodes22-list] Getting Boat off trailer for painting.

[Michael Meltzer]

not bad, depending on the form of the trailer, two stands in the back.tilled down, then using a 2 ton+ floor jack with a peice of
wood bolted on the match the keel should work, remember to chain the rear jacks together and make sure they do not shink into the
ground(like 2x12x2 wood peices/pads), also watch the angles you only need enought room to get the roller in(i.e do not till to
much), 6 inches +clearance, you wnat to make sure the boat does not move during the seond lift and if something gooes wrong the
trailer will chace it, not get crushed by it, remember to pad the floorjack(heavy wood and cinderblocks). BTW do not leave the boat
like this longer then you need, not great for it, like paint what you can, wait a day,, then lift for the area under the bucks/keel,
let dry(1/2 day) and get is back on the trailer.


MJM


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Weber" <ruba1811@hotmail.com>
To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 2:19 PM
Subject: [ham] [Rhodes22-list] Getting Boat off trailer for painting.


> Hi all,  I am looking to do some bottom painting and i am too cheap to rent
> the "Lift" at the marina.  The boat is on the trailer now and the areas that
> need painting the most is the area under the bunks.  I got a plan in my head
> that should work but I have never been accused of being very smart so I
> thought I would bounce it off a couple of people on this list that I know to
> be smarter than the average bear.  Assuming I can procure 4 stands I planned
> to lower the nose wheel of the trailer its full range thus putting the
> stearn in the air.  Place a couple stands under the stearn and raise the
> nose wheel all the way place a couple more stands under the bow and then
> lower the nose wheel and viola I should have enought clearance to fit a
> paint brush.  Sanding might be a little difficult though.  If anyone has
> tried this or has aonther meathod .... I am alll ears.
>
> Bob Weber
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