On Sep 10, 10:52*am, John H. wrote:
On Wed, 10 Sep 2008 09:43:04 -0400, SmallBoats.com
wrote:

Ugh, this is the part I hate.. Today I will take the Brockway to the
back yard and tie it to a tree. Then I will drive the trailer out from
under it.. that's the easy part. Next I will start to lever and wedge
the hull over with 2x4s and work it up a few inches at a time with
sticks stuck up under the gunnels until I get it up on it's side.
After that, I will carefully work my way to the transom, balancing the
hull on its side and work my way around to the other side. Then I will
let it down as easily as possible until it gets to a point of terminal
force and I just move out of the way.. Fortunately, it's a beefy boat
and can take a real beating. A friend borrowed a smaller one once and
dropped it off the top of his truck at 55 mph.. The thing didn't even
bust, just scratched the heck out of the paint Wish me ducks

Scotty from SmallBoats.com

It would seem that there would be a kinder more gentler way to do that,
especially since you've got a tree there. With a bunch of rope, a tree, a
vehicle, and a way to fasten the rope to the boat, I'll bet an easier,
quicker way could be developed.

You'd better be posting some pictures of this operation over at Chuck's.
BTW, did you sell that boat you were offering up here last week (or two
weeks ago, whenever)?

This is the boat... I have not finished painting it yet. It has been
off and on rain, and I have had more important issues to deal with on
the few good days we have had.. But I will post some pics asap... As
to a better way, there are plenty. If I were still in the business I
would probably look into them but for now, this will be a one off
operation so I don't want to invest too much..