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
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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.