Doug,

I can understand that some folks wouldn't want you to leave
your boat tied to the dock while you did this, but would there
by any chance be an area near the ramp that you could 'beach'
the boat or anchor it out a few feet from shore while doing
the work? That is, providing no one would have a problm with
you leaving the boat there for a while. Also, it would be a
good time to verify the condition of the wood that you want to
recarpet. Another alternative and actually what I did was to
use an automotive hydraulic jack (using wood between jack and
boat) to lift the boat enough to shift it to one side of the
trailer. I then removed the opposite side support to recarpet.
Then repeated procedure for opposite side. Should be a lot
easier to do this with a 500 lb boat than it was with my old
tri-hull. :^)

-Jim



Doug Kanter wrote:
Need to replace my trailer's bunk carpet/liner/fabric whatever it's called.
At all the ramps around here, it's too busy to park a boat for the time
it'll take to do the work on the bunks. Anyone know a good way to levitate a
500 lb boat for about 2 hours? I do not have access to a garage whose
rafters are strong enough to do interesting things with pullies.

If you actually have a suggestion, then my question is serious.

If you do NOT have a suggestion, then my question is NOT serious.

"Jim" wrote in message
...
Doug,

I can understand that some folks wouldn't want you to leave
your boat tied to the dock while you did this, but would there
by any chance be an area near the ramp that you could 'beach'
the boat or anchor it out a few feet from shore while doing
the work?

There WAS, at one launch, but there's some construction equipment in the way
at the moment. Fortunately, I just began seeing bald spots in the bunk
liner, so I have a little time before it absolutely has to be done.


That is, providing no one would have a problm with
you leaving the boat there for a while. Also, it would be a
good time to verify the condition of the wood that you want to
recarpet.

Yeah...I've got two pieces of wood already cut to size and drilled, just in
case. In theory, this could be a one hour job. In theory. :-)

"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
...
"Jim" wrote in message
...
Doug,

I can understand that some folks wouldn't want you to leave
your boat tied to the dock while you did this, but would there
by any chance be an area near the ramp that you could 'beach'
the boat or anchor it out a few feet from shore while doing
the work?

There WAS, at one launch, but there's some construction equipment in the
way
at the moment. Fortunately, I just began seeing bald spots in the bunk
liner, so I have a little time before it absolutely has to be done.


That is, providing no one would have a problm with
you leaving the boat there for a while. Also, it would be a
good time to verify the condition of the wood that you want to
recarpet.

Yeah...I've got two pieces of wood already cut to size and drilled, just
in
case. In theory, this could be a one hour job. In theory. :-)



Send the family or friends out for a 60 minute tour. Takes very short time
to change the bunks. If just the carpet, even less. On my boat, I beached
it at a lake, and removed the broken bunk and the good bunk, and with my
battery powered drill and a socket wrench screwed the lag bolts into the
pre-carpeted bunks. Took maybe 45 minutes total. Otherwise, jack up the
boat on one side and put stands under it. Change the buck, and lower boat
onto bunk. Repeat on other side.
Bill