Removing boat from trailer for service
 

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.

Removing boat from trailer for service
 

Find a sailor friend with some jackstands. Lift the boat
up, pull the trailer out, and do your thing -- then put the
trailer back, lower the jackstands, and buy your friend a
bottle of his favorite scotch"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.

Removing boat from trailer for service
 

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
...
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.

Removing boat from trailer for service
 

Might be a little more helpful if you describe
the lenght of the boat, approx weight, and
if the trailer is bunks or rollers.

But, basically, the general idea is:

Get some Jack stands.

Put them under key points of the boat.

Pull the trailer forward.

You probably will have to keep moving stands
around the crossmembers of the trailer so
you can pull forward more. Etc.

Stands can be expensive. If you can borrow some
that's helpful.


PS: There were a few threads on this subject not that long
ago. Go to Google. Hit Groups. Hit Search. Limit
by Data to, say, the past year or 1.5 years. Do a
few searches on different words.

Good luck.

Removing boat from trailer for service
 

Boat is 19.5 feet I/O fiberglass hull, weighs approx 2400 lbs. (2200 dry +
oil, 1/4 tank fuel, and accessories)

Trailer is a Shore Land'r with 4 quad swivel roller bunks (wobble rollers).

Tried the google search. Maybe I'm not using the correct terminology. Tried
"boat blocking", "boat stands", "removing boat from trailer" etc., and
variations on these words.


"Gary Warner" wrote in message
...

Might be a little more helpful if you describe
the lenght of the boat, approx weight, and
if the trailer is bunks or rollers.

But, basically, the general idea is:

Get some Jack stands.

Put them under key points of the boat.

Pull the trailer forward.

You probably will have to keep moving stands
around the crossmembers of the trailer so
you can pull forward more. Etc.

Stands can be expensive. If you can borrow some
that's helpful.


PS: There were a few threads on this subject not that long
ago. Go to Google. Hit Groups. Hit Search. Limit
by Data to, say, the past year or 1.5 years. Do a
few searches on different words.

Good luck.

Removing boat from trailer for service
 

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.

It's easy. You need either 2 H-frames and straps and chain hoist, or if
it's not that big you could use ropes with block & tackle.

As an alternative, you could find 2 big trees close enough together to
use as lifting points.

Somebody suggested using jack stands... also a good idea, and probably
gives better support to the hull, but more expensive & tedious.

Fair Skies
Doug King

Removing boat from trailer for service
 

Do a search on "levitate" or "levitating" in the subject line. I posted the
same question within the past 6 months. I got some good responses. Didn't
try any of them, but still....

"Stanley Barthfarkle" wrote in message
...
Boat is 19.5 feet I/O fiberglass hull, weighs approx 2400 lbs. (2200 dry +
oil, 1/4 tank fuel, and accessories)

Trailer is a Shore Land'r with 4 quad swivel roller bunks (wobble
rollers).

Tried the google search. Maybe I'm not using the correct terminology.
Tried
"boat blocking", "boat stands", "removing boat from trailer" etc., and
variations on these words.


"Gary Warner" wrote in message
...

Might be a little more helpful if you describe
the lenght of the boat, approx weight, and
if the trailer is bunks or rollers.

But, basically, the general idea is:

Get some Jack stands.

Put them under key points of the boat.

Pull the trailer forward.

You probably will have to keep moving stands
around the crossmembers of the trailer so
you can pull forward more. Etc.

Stands can be expensive. If you can borrow some
that's helpful.


PS: There were a few threads on this subject not that long
ago. Go to Google. Hit Groups. Hit Search. Limit
by Data to, say, the past year or 1.5 years. Do a
few searches on different words.

Good luck.

Removing boat from trailer for service
 

"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)


First question: What are you going to do to the hull that you can't do with
it on the trailer?

If you want unobstructed access to the entire bottom then you need to hang
it from the lifting eyes, assuming the boat has lifting eyes. This means a
very sturdy frame built over the trailer.

The other alternative is to set the boat on blocks. You have to decide how
high off the ground you want it and how few supports you can get away with.
I would expect at least two blocks at the transom and one under the keel
towards the forward 1/3 of the boat.


If you want to block the boat then the operation is simple but a bit
tedious. Take a floor jack and a block of wood (to pad between the jack and
the hull). Jack the boat up, set a block / jack stand under it, let it down
on the block. Jack up another spot and put a block under it. Keep going
until you have the boat lifted clear of the trailer. Now roll the trailer
forward as far as you can until a frame member of the trailer hits a block.
Now you either remove the blocks and set the boat back on the trailer long
enough to move the blocks to a new spot, or get a new set of blocks and
transfer.

You may have to repeat this process several times to get the trailer out.
You obviously want to do this on flat ground and be very careful not to drop
the boat, and especially to not be underneath the boat if it drops!

Rod

Removing boat from trailer for service
 

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.

"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
...
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.

Removing boat from trailer for service
 

On Thu, 29 Jul 2004 15:41:27 -0700, "Rod McInnis"
wrote:

First question: What are you going to do to the hull that you can't do with
it on the trailer?
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Painting the bottom while on the trailer is very difficult. I know
because I did it last week. The boat is way too low to the ground,
and there are way too many trailer parts in the way.