Richard Devereux wrote:
I have a boat that is on an old trailer that I would like to repair. I
am not comfortable towing the trailer with the boat. A visual inspection
& my engineering background suggest that would not be a smart move.

Does anyone have a suggestion as to how to get the boat off the trailer
in the backyard so I can move the trailer into my workshop & do the
repairs. Obviously I would also then need to get the boat back onto the
trailer.

I do not have the luxury of an area of water or small dam nearby to
launch and leave the boat.


How about two trees? Park the boat & trailer between them, use tackle or
come-alongto lift the boat off the trailer & support in slings. Perhaps
a better idea is to use an engine hoist (if the boat is within
size/weight limit).

I've seen a boat trailer jacked up with a car jack, and sawhorses put
next to it, beams run under the boat, then the trailer let down.
Whatever works!

Fair Skies
Doug King