The answer to Marine Growth

[Larryrsf]

Originally Posted by Destroyer

Glad to be of help.

Just remember, even though these are only 20 foot boats they weigh over a ton and they have no conscious. They will crush you in a second. No matter how you wind up painting the bottom, BE CAREFUL and always make sure your boat is 110% secure before getting under it to paint. We want to be talking to you, not about you.

Yeah! Lets not create the sad story of the old fart in San Diego who read that he should paint the bottom of his boat and then got crushed by it!"

Thanks! I am very very aware that jacks collapse, cars roll, etc resulting in accidents in which people get injured or killed under cars or boats or whatever. I will endeavor to avoid that. I didn't reach age 73 by being stupid! ha

Hence my attraction to the method in which the trailer jack is used to raise the boat a few inches off the trailer, enough to paint under the bunks and rollers, but not enough to create a potential disaster. If it falls, it falls back onto the trailer. It might crush the paint roller-- but not my arm!

Thanks again!

Larry