On Wed, 17 Mar 2004 11:45:57 GMT, "RichG"
wrote:
Candidly, the thought of any one of the jackstands slipping or not being
positioned properly is enough to make me wait until Summer and put her in
the water....but...there you have it.

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To do this even halfway safely, all of the jack stands must be chained
together in a continuous loop. Brownell stands have a slot near the
top of the tripod weld for inserting the chain links. It's also
important for the stands to be resting on a solid surface, using
plywood sheets under the bottoms if necessary. The integral jack
screw assembly provides enough mechanical advantage to lift the boat
without using the trailer jack at all. The secret is to raise each
jack a little at a time working your way around the boat from stand to
stand until it is high enough. The biggest challenge will be to
position the jack stands in a way that allows the trailer to be safely
removed.