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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. |
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On Mar 22, 12:32*pm, anon-e-moose wrote:
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. A real man can do anything he sets his mind to. You are a pansy and a wimp.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Harry is even afraid of his outboard motor! He hasn't the skills, he's afraid of everything, and he's fat and lazy. |
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On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:32:26 -0400, anon-e-moose
wrote: 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. A real man can do anything he sets his mind to. You are a pansy and a wimp. You've got him beat by a big dick, that'd be you. |
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On Mar 23, 2:46*am, jps wrote:
On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:32:26 -0400, anon-e-moose wrote: 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. A real man can do anything he sets his mind to. You are a pansy and a wimp. You've got him beat by a big dick, that'd be you. Once again, are you finding a need to manifest your homosexuality, JPS? |
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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. |
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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 3/23/10 10:24 AM, wrote:
On Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:42:30 -0400, 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 it 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. That something could be your neck...my guess is that your boat weighs somewhere around 4000 pounds. Good luck. |
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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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