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On Mar 23, 8:24*am, wrote:
On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:42:30 -0400, hk wrote: On 3/22/10 8:36 AM, wrote: I have a 22' sea ray cuddy cabin on a trailer. *I'd like to paint the bottom myself this year and save some money. How do I get access to the whole bottom to paint it? *The trailer wheels and rollers make this task impossible. There's really not much room to work under there either. The easiest and *safest* way would be to drive your boat to a marina with the proper fork lift and have it blocked up in a manner so it doesn't roll over on you while you are working on the bottom. You'll be able to do most of the bottom. Then, when all you have left to sand and paint are those parts of the bottom where the blocks are, have the marina move the boat a little for you and reblock it. In my opinion, your boat is too large, unwieldy and heavy to try to "horse around" with a few friends. You could try to drop in on blocks you've set up, but you'll be dealing with significant amounts of weight, even on a 22-footer. I'm kinda thinking the same thing. *It would be a shame to break something just to save a couple hundred bucks. *Thanks.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Yes, especially when you consider what can break could be yourself. |
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On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:24:13 -0400, wrote:
On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:42:30 -0400, hk wrote: On 3/22/10 8:36 AM, wrote: I have a 22' sea ray cuddy cabin on a trailer. I'd like to paint the bottom myself this year and save some money. How do I get access to the whole bottom to paint it? The trailer wheels and rollers make this task impossible. There's really not much room to work under there either. The easiest and *safest* way would be to drive your boat to a marina with the proper fork lift and have it blocked up in a manner so it doesn't roll over on you while you are working on the bottom. You'll be able to do most of the bottom. Then, when all you have left to sand and paint are those parts of the bottom where the blocks are, have the marina move the boat a little for you and reblock it. In my opinion, your boat is too large, unwieldy and heavy to try to "horse around" with a few friends. You could try to drop in on blocks you've set up, but you'll be dealing with significant amounts of weight, even on a 22-footer. I'm kinda thinking the same thing. It would be a shame to break something just to save a couple hundred bucks. Thanks. Look around for haul out facilities that let you do the work. They make a couple of hundred on the fee and you get to save money on the labor. I'm sure in today's business climate, there are plenty who'll be glad to have the haul out fee. |
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On Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:27:31 -0400, wrote:
On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:43:59 -0400, wrote: On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:36:02 -0400, wrote: I have a 22' sea ray cuddy cabin on a trailer. I'd like to paint the bottom myself this year and save some money. How do I get access to the whole bottom to paint it? The trailer wheels and rollers make this task impossible. There's really not much room to work under there either. I have seen guys paint all they could get at, then move the boat back a little with a come along and paint the holes they missed. Just be sure you have the trailer blocked up well so it doesn't tilt back on you when you move the boat. Winch it back into position before you tow it so your tongue weight is right.. I thought about that too. Maybe even tie off to a tree and pull forward a little. But, it does sound like there is a lot that can go wrong, and next I'd be the youtube fool of the week thanks to my kids. I'm thinking I'll call around to a few yards for a quote. Thanks. Stay away from any potential for a Darwin Award. |
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