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Does anyone know what boat manufactures use to put under there boats when they are off there trailer I need to paint my trailer and want to set the boat on the ground. A friend told me he sat his down with blocks of Styrofoam just like the trailer rails would be. Or is this a really bad idea? I have an 18 foot jet with a big block.
How do I get this boat off my profile.. I didnt put it there?
Originally posted by jimthetoolman
How do I get this boat off my profile.. I didnt put it there?
Jim, go to the user cp, select edit options, down at the bottom hit the change avatar button, and I believe you select none. As for getting the boat off the trailer, there are several people here who have done it, and would be more qualified to answer.
Rod
I just did this a month ago. I sat my hull on 2 - 4"x6"x8' wood beams, I notched each beam to fit my bottom with a jig saw. I sat the beams on blocks. I constructed a pic for you in paint shop. Hope that helps...The best thing about this...It is safe and cheap.
here is the pic
It's a simple process. Start by going to your local truck tire dealer just ask to borrow some used larger truck tires. You will need 6 truck tires and 6 car tires. back the trailer up to something that you can secure the back of the boat to (ie another truck ) secure the boat to the a solid point. now take your truck and begin to slide the boat off the trailer get it about 2 feet off then put 1 large truck tire on each side on the ground then take the car tires and put them on top of the truck tires. now put some 4x4 wood planks in front of your rear tires on your truck, drive on to them slowly this will lower the back of the boat on to the tires. now slowly proceed with the process the whole lenght of the boat. keep close eye on the angle of the ramps on the trailer, they should match the angle the the boat is sliding off the trailer. be sure to have 2 sets of 4x4's so you can keep the truck tires on them at all times, you might have to stop and move them a few times. I have used this process many times. You can load the boat back on the trailer by just reverseing the process wth the wood. You should have somebody to help you the first time. The tires work best by them self as the rubber grips the boat and it will not slide off. once your done there should be no more than a little black spot on the bottom off the boat which will wipe off with some simple green.
jetboater, I tried that at 3 different places and no one would do it. They wanted $15.00 - $20.00 a pop
Use mattresses. I'm sure you can get them at a mattress place for used ones then throw them in a construction dumpster like people do to me when you are done. When I had mine on the trailer upside down I used mattresses. Durring flipping I used them also. I have a tunnel hull so I used 2x12's and saw horses to sit on when they were right side up. I had plenty of mattresses in the river trailer durring the winter that noone was using. Good luck.
Cy
I have a cherry picker. Would it be okay to lift the boat up by hooking chains on the engine to lift the boat off the trailer? or is that a really stupid way to go about things.
Don't think its a good idea to lift boat by the engine might cause a hook in hull maybee or pull the engine mounts right out or the boat. I have a friend who drives a tow truck and every year he puts my boat in the yard for my christmas display . any towing company should have a crane/stinger type truck to lift it with thier sling. Dan
Havasu Barney lifted my boat with an engine hoist at the back and an engine hoist at the front, ran a strap thru the exhaust holes in the transom to the hoist in the rear and a strap thru the eye up front for the hoist up front. That is how he pulled it off of the trailer and put it back on. It actually worked very well, but my hull was completely gutted, no motor inside.
Thats a nice cart under your boat.. did you make it?
Jim, I have an Engine host also. If you decide to go that route
let me know and I could give you a hand.
Norm
That would be cool. I could use a hand. Thanks
Here's how I do it.
Slide the boat back off of the trailer one foot,
set up two floor jacks topped with a 12" 4x4 capped with carpet set along the rear of the outside chine where its off of the trailer,
raise the rear of the boat with the jacks,
raise the front with an engine hoist and strap through the bow eye, and very carefully pull the trailer out from under the boat while laying tires, foam, rolls of old carpet face out (this works really well), mattresses or anything else you can find to protect the bottom of the boat and to lower the boat onto.
Hope this helps.
Good luck.
Tim
Try these stands:
http://www.napavalleymarina.com/Pages/boatstnds.html
Using a sling system to remove the boat from the trailer seems to be the best way.
I have been advised to remove all fuel, engine, and jet drive prior to setting boat on stands.
Unfortunately no, it is Barney's. But yes, it is nice