While he has the idea there are some safe guard steps missing like moving the
bow blocking and setting significant weight on the stern blocking before tring
to move the boat. If the stern is blocked corectly you would not have to wintch
the boat off the trailer. Try to get some one with experience help so you dont
drop your boat.

John


Subject: Removing boat from trailer
From: "Glenn Deneweth"
Date: 04/16/2004 1:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time
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"tjf" wrote in message
...
I am interested in the process / steps for getting a 21 foot boat off
of
the trailer so I can paint it and also rework the trailer. Is there a web
site that explains this (with pictures I hope) and also might suggest what
materials and equipment might be needed?
I have heard from individuals on how to support it by using a floor
jack
and wood. What are your opinions.
Thanks in advance.

Tim

I have a 23' Sunrunner and this is how it was done. You need a roller bed
trailer, and you take the wire with the hook that is attached to the winch,
and wrap it around the trailer, approx half way down towards the middle of
the boat, then attach it to the hook on the front of your boat.

Now, you start cranking the winch and the boat starts moving backward. You
continue cranking till you can fit about 18 inches from the ground where you
can put 6x6's nailed together in a square pattern. Place them under each
side of the back of the boat, It helps if you have a couple people watching
them in case the weight of the boat moves them. Now start cranking again
till the boat sits on the wood, the back of your truck will be very high in
the air at this time, and the trailer may appeared a little bowed. Have
someone go into the truck and start it and put it in Drive. They should be
able to let go of the brakes and it should just sit there because of the
back end of the boat being on the 6x6's. Now, just start cranking again, as
you crank the truck will move forward automatically, as you start getting
close, make sure you have a brace under the bow of the boat (3/4 the way to
the bow from the stern). Keep cranking till it's off the trailer. You need
two people of each side of the boat to hold it back when it starts getting
close making sure it doesn't move forward with the trailer.

To put it on the trailer just do the reverse, back up to the bow of the
boat, put the truck in reverse and let go of the brake, attach the winch and
start cranking till it's all the way up.

Hope this helps, I've only loaded the boat onto the trailer like this, and I
watched the guy take it off. So if I missed anything someone just let me
know.

Glenn