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Originally Posted by Larryrsf
Now you tell me! ha. I didn't get an opportunity to repaint the bottom of my boat before launching it in the Harbor. Then my trailer fell apart and it was stuck there for weeks.
I will have the divers clean it regularly and then really well before I pull it out this Fall.
I still haven't figured out how to paint a trailered boat bottom. How do we lift it for access to the places under the bunks and rollers?
Larry
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Larry, given your age, I don't know your physical strength or general overall health. But most of us just slide the boat off the trailer onto concrete blocks. Paint it and then back the trailer back under the bow and winch it back onto the trailer.
By the way, you can buy plastic sliders for the tops of your bunks that will make launching and retrieving your boat much easier. Available on eBay in many sizes and materials. This is just one link:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/48-x-3-NEW-B...089d56&vxp=mtr
I remember that Reelapeelin painted his boat a few years back and he posted pictures of the process. Do a search and I'm sure you'll find it.
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