lifting boat off trailer

[joshdashnaw]

I have a 1990 bayliner capri that has a hole where the runner board hits in the middle. The board broke and the boat bounced up against the trailer. My question is what is the best way at home that I can lift the boat off the trailer just enough to repair it, I can't really get to it where its at. Also, what should I use to patch it? Its not a big hole, but it does go all the way through it looks like.

 

[maxturbo]

Re: lifting boat off trailer

Not to steal your thread but I also wondered that. I have a bunk trailer and wanted to paint the bottom of my 21ft. And was wondering the same thing. Its alot of weight to move around,

 

[TheWoodCrafter]

Re: lifting boat off trailer

Some on here in a good posting of how to do this.
But basically you lower the front of the trailer, block the transom, raise the trailer, block the front of the hull and move the trailer, Continue this till the trailer is out. A little work but it works.
I did something similar to this with my 15ft boat with no motor on it.
I blocked the transom and slid the trailer out on the rollers. Much lighter with a stripped hull.

 

[drewmitch44]

Re: lifting boat off trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6N7YMr6E564 This is how id do it.

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: lifting boat off trailer

Getting Boat Off Trailer

you don't need stands.

1/you can lower the tongue to the ground. i would get some 6x6 or old railroad crossties cut the +- 12 inches, now block up the transom. 2/

Raise the tongue of the trailer the back of trailer will drop away from trailer. this is the tricky part. between the cross braces of the trailer block the keel lower trailer, boat will be suspended on the blocks.

3/ pull forward, lift bow again, and reblock i a different place. repeat until trailer is out from under the boat.

4/ to reload, just reverse the procedure.

if you were just working on the bunks, or painting the bottom. you could just do the first 2 steps.

 

[tnduc]

Re: lifting boat off trailer

Getting Boat Off Trailer

you don't need stands.

1/you can lower the tongue to the ground. i would get some 6x6 or old railroad crossties cut the +- 12 inches, now block up the transom. 2/

Raise the tongue of the trailer the back of trailer will drop away from trailer. this is the tricky part. between the cross braces of the trailer block the keel lower trailer, boat will be suspended on the blocks.

3/ pull forward, lift bow again, and reblock i a different place. repeat until trailer is out from under the boat.

4/ to reload, just reverse the procedure.

if you were just working on the bunks, or painting the bottom. you could just do the first 2 steps.

This what I did when replacing my bunks recently. Fast and simple...