On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 16:35:38 GMT, "Stanley Barthfarkle"
wrote:
I've done a Google search on the subject, but I still; haven't figured out
how to safely get my boat off of the trailer to service both the boat hull
and the trailer while on dry land. Nearest lake is 1.5 hrs away. (Want to
refinish the trailer and replace rollers, and need to refinish the boat hull
under the rollers)

I'm stumped. Any help from you old salts would be appreciated.
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The thread you want is he

http://tinyurl.com/4yjny

Joseph Stachyra wrote:
I also had a boat taken off by Jehovah,,,,, I was bed ridden (true) and
the Jehovah witnesses showed up at my door. They asked if they could talk
about god, I said sure, but could you help a bed ridden old man out, they
asked how. I said get that boat out of the water and put it on the
trailer. 6 men lifted a 14 foot boat by hand and walked it over and
placed to on the trailer.......
So, if your at wits end, ask Jehovah for help, I don't have the phone
number, just wait till they or the Mormons ring the door bell....... story
is true.

Gee cutting 44 gal drums up with an oxy torch you'll meet jehovah very
soon.

K


"Joseph Stachyra" wrote in message
...

my friend, gets lots of scrap wood, the thicker the better 2x6's or 2x4's
but double them for strength.
also get some fifty five metal barrels and have someone with a gas torch

cut

them in half. get at 2ton hydraulic jack, and by using leverage,
wood ,and half barrels you can get the boat off the trailer, where as the
trailer can be pulled out.

I have done this to several boats including a 24 footer, and it works.


"Stanley Barthfarkle" wrote in message
om...

Hi all,

I've done a Google search on the subject, but I still; haven't figured

out

how to safely get my boat off of the trailer to service both the boat

hull

and the trailer while on dry land. Nearest lake is 1.5 hrs away. (Want

to

refinish the trailer and replace rollers, and need to refinish the boat

hull

under the rollers)

I'm stumped. Any help from you old salts would be appreciated.

Thanks to everyone who answered my question. I did manage to find some older
usenet articles, and glean some tips from these posts as well. I've come to
the conclusion that-

a)-I'll refinish and re-roller the trailer one day next week while the boat
is in a rented slip for a few days. A good wire brushing, premium primer,
and some epoxy spray paint should work well, and will last as long as I'll
own this 20 yr old boat, I'm sure.

b)-The small portion of the hull under the rollers isn't worth the risk of
damaging the boat or killing myself trying to block/reload it. It's probably
shiny enough as is, and the area in question is fairly small.




"Stanley Barthfarkle" wrote in message
...
Hi all,

I've done a Google search on the subject, but I still; haven't figured out
how to safely get my boat off of the trailer to service both the boat hull
and the trailer while on dry land. Nearest lake is 1.5 hrs away. (Want to
refinish the trailer and replace rollers, and need to refinish the boat
hull
under the rollers)

I'm stumped. Any help from you old salts would be appreciated.

Also Sprach Stanley Barthfarkle :

b)-The small portion of the hull under the rollers isn't worth the risk of
damaging the boat or killing myself trying to block/reload it. It's probably
shiny enough as is, and the area in question is fairly small.

When painting a boat on a trailer, what I've always done is, after the
paint is dry, let out a foot or so of winch cable and roll the boat back a
foot or so on the trailer. Then paint the areas I couldn't get to because
of the rollers, let it dry, and crank the boat forward again.

I've also pulled boats off trailers onto blocks many times. The way I do
it is to build a well braced stand for the transom, and use cinderblocks
with a pad of wood for the keel. Put the blocks under the keel towards
the bow of the boat, and roll trailer forward while the transom of the
boat is kept in place by the transom stand. Eventually the bow blocks
will get in the way of one the the cross braces of the trailer. At that
point, you jack up the bow and move the bow blocks in back of the cross
brace. Repeat until trailer is removed.

Note, if you have a dog that likes to dig, keep him inside while the boat
is on blocks. My friend's 21' center console came very close to toppling
over because his dumbass yellow lab dug a hole under one of the blocks.

Dan

--
We're going to have the best-educated American people in the world.

-- Dan Quayle

(Well, someone's got to.)

What size Boat is it?
What you could do is this.. Put something under the Stern on the port and
starboard corners. build up some block of wood.. or if tall enough 55gal drums
with carpet to protect the gel coat. Then find someway to lift the bow of the
boat in the air. a H frame with apully? and put the keel of the bow on a
Block of wood after you get the trailer out from under it..
You can stablize it more about midship with two more barrel.. which if its a
big boat would be a good idea to begin with before you put it on the keel. Done
it like this for year and it holds up durning the earthquakes we get up here in
washington state from time to time. Cali. might be a whole different story.

OH before you put them on the drums on the stern area. lower the trailer down
as far as you can to get the transom up. Then with the jack jack it back up the
transom should come up off the trailer * don't for get your straps LOL * Hey
i've done it before took me a few to figure out why the damn wheels came off
the ground..

Multi-part question - may be worthless:

-How big's the boat?
-Sometimes boat dealers exist far from water. Is there a dealer nearby who
could lift the boat onto blocks for you?
-Relative to "how big" - know anyone with a serious backhoe? Someone who's
an artist and knows how to improvise? I've seen yellow machines used to lift
some very interesting things. Not just for digging.

"Stanley Barthfarkle" wrote in message
...
Hi all,

I've done a Google search on the subject, but I still; haven't figured out
how to safely get my boat off of the trailer to service both the boat hull
and the trailer while on dry land. Nearest lake is 1.5 hrs away. (Want to
refinish the trailer and replace rollers, and need to refinish the boat
hull
under the rollers)

I'm stumped. Any help from you old salts would be appreciated.