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On 16 Mar 2004 23:27:22 -0800, (Dave) wrote:

I am starting to get the itch to dig out the old scow from winter
storage and work on her so the family is all set for a nice summer of
being on the water. It's a 1977(ish) Glastron T-179 and the trailer
is the same vintage. Anyways, I would really like to pull the boat
off the trailer and beadblast the trailer and slap a snappy coat of
paint on it. My riddle to you wonderful folks of rec.boats is... Is
it possible to remove a 17" fiberglass I/O boat from the trailer
safely wilst I do this project? Of am I gonna have to bribe someone
this summer to let me park the boat in the water somewhere for a week
or so? My Dad was able to pull the 50's CrisCraft off his trailer a
few years back to repair the axles.. But that was more of a cradle
trailer.

Any ideas? Or do I just live with the nasty rust forming and have
this ugly faded turquoise trailer under my shiny red boat? I would
also like to remove the rollers and add new rails/pads.

I've done this several times - I use the exact same technigue Rich
detailed except that I use boards on cinder blocks and I lift the boat
rather than the trailer.. It takes a little work, but it will get the
boat off the trailer so you can work on it unencumbered.

Good Luck.

Later,

Tom
S. Woodstock, CT
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