Off the Trailer

[reelapeelin]

7:30 a.m.
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9:30 a.m.
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And some shots of how it got that way...
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Stiff Legs under the transom for stability...watch that tail light!...

Daylight between trailer and bow...trailers still under, but she's not on it...
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Since this pic, I added some more stiff legs about mid ship for additional stability...she was a lil tippy till then, but solid now...


Pickin up bottom paint Friday, so today a good time to get her off the trailer so I can crawl back under there and sand the rest of this monster bottom paint off...this stuff just laughed at the paint remover I tried before, so sanding became only affordable way to go...
The paint remover jasoncooperpcola used might have done the job, but I didn't know about it when I started sanding and I'm too far into this method to turn around now...will be painting next week...I hope...

[jasoncooperpcola]

Reel i tried sanding my bottom paint. But within three minutes i looked like a smurf! Also when i unload my boat i run a strap around the bow thru the eye then tehter it to a tree. Jack the back of the boat off the trailer block it then pull halfway out from under the boat and rejack it then lower the back of the boat. That way i still have the boat supported by the bunks to keep it from flopping over. I then block each side and blocks under the keel up front. Then pull on out from under it and voila! My reason for doing this is its easer to lower the boat closer to the ground. I am not to happy to get under one more than afoot off the ground.

[macojoe]

Idid not have to sand the Sea Ox, Thank God!! I tied off the back and pulled trailer about 2 feet off trailer, painted bpttom, then cranked back on and painted spots from rollers :beer:

[reelapeelin]

Reel i tried sanding my bottom paint. But within three minutes i looked like a smurf! Also when i unload my boat i run a strap around the bow thru the eye then tehter it to a tree. Jack the back of the boat off the trailer block it then pull halfway out from under the boat and rejack it then lower the back of the boat. That way i still have the boat supported by the bunks to keep it from flopping over. I then block each side and blocks under the keel up front. Then pull on out from under it and voila! My reason for doing this is its easer to lower the boat closer to the ground. I am not to happy to get under one more than afoot off the ground.


Yeah I was SMURFED recently getting what I could on the trailer...blockin' it up off the trailer is the only way to get to the rest...I let the toungue all the way down, then blocked up the center of the stern...then raised the toungue, which lifts the stern after it bottoms out on the blocks...w/the tounge up, block up the bow, drop the tongue again and VOILA!...she's flyin'!!...stiff leg the sides...jack and block again as the axles go out from under and never had to tie it off at all...the trailer jack does the work...if it hadn't been for the trailer lights, I'd have blocked the chines....but this couldn't have worked better...
BTW..about to be SMURFED again soon...whoopee...one thing I do is set up a fan and stay upwind of the sander...works pretty good....

[willy]

Good luck Senor Smurf, lotta work.

[jasoncooperpcola]

Reel something that may help you. I removed a block from my side support opposite the side i was working and let the boat lay over onto the shortened stack, i had to add another support midways to feel better but that made it much easier working it.

I was sanding the transom on mine but then it started raining. :cen:

[tsubaki]

reel, I ain't pickin or anything.
You done had it off the trailer and on stilts I think for the third time. The first couple of times I could keep my mouth shut but I'm seeing you have a need. Hell everybody needs one.
I'm terribly concerned for you and it will make your life easier.
You can justify it by hanging a swing on it or at least getting Hammer to suggest a swing type, even put lattice on top to be a yard ornament.
You can even use it for the boats storage location when on the trailer.
You really need one.
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[spareparts]

hey Reel, where do you put the cheese in that mouse trap?

Tsubaki, you're on to something there, a little lattice work, a couple of tekki torches, a few lawn chairs, and you have a perfectly camouflaged boat lift/engine hoist/cab lift and the best things is the rational for it to your wife, " but honey, I built it for you" :clap:

[tsubaki]

My point exactly spare!
And no you don't depend on the hoist. Block the boat when working on it and even if just sitting there between work sessions.
We are usually blessed with blocks of foam rescued from the creek when they would come loose from docks in the area. Even lowering it to the ground is preferred instead of just hanging there.

[reelapeelin]

hey Reel, where do you put the cheese in that mouse trap?

Right under the KEEL!...LOL!!

Tsubaki...what a great idea w/the lattice and all..:clap:...I think every V20 oughtta come w/one of those as standard issue!!...:sun:

[smokeonthewater]

you guys work too hard.... I simply tie the stern off and drag the trailer out while tossing blocks or tires under the keel.... I let it flop over on one side while I work and rock it to the other side by hand when I'm ready....
Then winch it back on... course.... not everyone has a full roller trailer ;)

[reelapeelin]

not everyone has a full roller trailer ;)

Not everyone WANTS one...LOL!!

[RidgeRunner]

Bunks never stopped me from dragging one off the trailer by tying it to a small oak. Just place a few tires under her at the proper moments. Flats boat is on the ground now, trying to refurbish the trailer. Aluminum trailers flex something fierce both on and off.
Bunk trailers rule the south. As a yardboy at a boat dealership I always kept a can of spray silicone handy. I suspect those rollers require some lubrication. My dumb old bunks just lay there and wait.

Umm, Reel, you got work right there.. GLOSanding.

[reelapeelin]

Bunks never stopped me from dragging one off the trailer by tying it to a small oak. Just place a few tires under her at the proper moments. Flats boat is on the ground now, trying to refurbish the trailer. Aluminum trailers flex something fierce both on and off.
Bunk trailers rule the south. As a yardboy at a boat dealership I always kept a can of spray silicone handy. I suspect those rollers require some lubrication. My dumb old bunks just lay there and wait.

Umm, Reel, you got work right there.. GLOSanding.


LOL!!...Smoke mentioned tires too...I don't have but ONE tire...I got a STACK of concrete blocks and wood cut-offs though...

It's funny how rollers rule up north and we love our bunks down here...both of them have there pluses and minuses, but I'll stick w/bunks fer now...maybe get a roller when I retire to Barnegat Bay!!...LOOKOUT Y'all!!:sun:

Got the rest of the sanding finished today...she lookin' WHITE-BOTTOMED now....will pick up the paint this weekend...gettin' rid of the ugly bottom a little at the time...:sun:


Great!!...West marine just called..my bottom paint went to Tennessee instead of SC...grrrr....

[garagenc]

Ozzie
If youre not leaving it in the water why aren't you using automotive paint?

[smokeonthewater]

..... I always kept a can of spray silicone handy. I suspect those rollers require some lubrication.

yup I've done it with bunks too.... I didn't know about the silicone till last fall.... I plan to try it the next time I launch the monte carlo for sure...

As for the rollers needing some lube.... I dunno.... I'll let ya know if I ever lube one LOL:head:

Personally, I'm happy with ANY trailer that fits the boat properly and gets smokeONthewater

[reelapeelin]

Personally, I'm happy with ANY trailer that fits the boat properly and gets smokeONthewater


Dass RIGHT!!...

[reelapeelin]

Ozzie
If youre not leaving it in the water why aren't you using automotive paint?

Ya know...I dont know...:head:

[spareparts]

Ozzy will be the first person ever to retire and move North :you:

[reelapeelin]

Ozzy will be the first person ever to retire and move North :you:

Watch it...I still haven't ruled out movin' down there and harrassin' YOU all the time...:you:

[Destroyer]

Why are you painting it at all? If she's gonna live on a trailer let her show off her beautiful, sparkling white hull. There's no need for paint.

You'll always be welcome in Barnagat Bay Oz...We know quality when we see it.

Bunk trailers are good. Roller trailers rule!!

I have a friend with a bunk trailer that bought some of those anti-friction plastic strips off of eBay that you attach to the bunks. They work FANTASTIC!! Not quite as well as a roller trailer, but it's about 10 times easier to launch his boat now.

[RidgeRunner]

Ok, OK, none you northerners like bunk trailers. I get it.

But Destroyer, how can a boat launching get 10 times easier with the slides added to the bunks?

If your doing it right the boat will float right off the trailer. :you:

I suspect the rollers allow you to keep more trailer/tow vehicle out of the water so that is an advantage. Winching a boat off a beach, like Capt. Pete does, advantage rollers. But we proved in Charleston that it is a no-brainer with a bunk type trailer, didn't we? Side guides provide the alignment and the V gets you lined up so you just drive it on and off.

I will say that the Tragic Tilt trailers from FL left a lot to be desired in a bunk trailer but

[phatdaddy]

i think you hit it on the head ridge, the ramp means a lot on which type of trailer is best. around here we have a lot of short steep ramps and float on/bunks rule. but when i go to the keys, i struggle a little more with the shallow, lo angle ones there. i have had both & for what i do, bunks are the best.

[smokeonthewater]

Ok so what we've learned here is that bunks work on short steep ramps? and roller trailers work on ALL ramps..... hmmmm :nut::fight::bat::you:

[Destroyer]

Good point about the ramp angle. Most of the ramps around me are long shallow type. We rarely get the entire trailer wet.. most of the time we just dip the back cross bar into the water and push the boat off... which is why the anti-friction strips on the bunks and roller trailers work so well up here... most of the weight of the boat is still on the trailer..we don't normally float on/off up here.

(There are a few steep ramps up here that I know of... Leonardo State marina is a perfect example. Short, steep and if you're not careful you'll put your axle off the end of the ramp. I've seen several drive on type trailers using that ramp. Then again, just a few miles down the road is the Atlantic Highlands Marina ...nice, long, shallow ramp that is perfect for roller trailers).:love:

[steplift20]

how do you get the plastic ring off the top of the paint can

[reelapeelin]

how do you get the plastic ring off the top of the paint can

Sit it out in the sun for a couple of years...UV rays will break down the plastic for ya!!...see?...we got ALL the answers around here...:sun: