BigHEis taking the plunge! My 1st V rebuild.

[tartuffe]

Originally Posted by BigHE

I have hit a wall. I have been scouring the net and racking my brain to figure out how I'm going to flip the cap/liner once I have it out of the hull. Supporting it upside down will be the next issue, but I have to find out how to flip it first. Its heavy as hell!!!

Any suggestions???

I did it a couple months ago. Took three of us. Wasn't bad at all. Didn't do anything special just on dirt. Why are you flipping it over again? For mine it is to cut out the soft spots in the floor. One thing I found is that the underside is highly porous and if it rains you may create alot more problems by exposing more wood to water. I flipped mine back over after realizing this albeit too late.

[BigHE]

Originally Posted by tartuffe

Why are you flipping it over again? For mine it is to cut out the soft spots in the floor. One thing I found is that the underside is highly porous and if it rains you may create alot more problems by exposing more wood to water. I flipped mine back over after realizing this albeit too late.

My liner has never been out of the hull yet. This will be the first time it'll be flipped. I need to flip it to replace the floor (or sections of the floor). I am going to water proof the bottom before I put it back in. While its out, I will have it covered with a tarp once its dry, replace the stringers and fix the transom job that was done by PO.

So, you guys lifted it out of the hull and flipped manually?

[Kracker Jack]

I don't see why 4 guys can't flip that thing over. You have any fishing buddys to help? I soul buy a case of beer and call in the troops!!!

[BigHE]

Originally Posted by Kracker Jack

I don't see why 4 guys can't flip that thing over. You have any fishing buddys to help? I soul buy a case of beer and call in the troops!!!

Yes, but we are all over analyzers. I think I have figured it out though.

I'm going to take the boat off of the (roller) trailer right side up. Then we are going to roll it upside down in tact (I'm thinking onto 2x6s so we can move the liner around by the boards). Then we will lift the hull off of the liner, flip it over and put it back on the trailer where the stringer and transom work will happen.

That should do it.

[tartuffe]

Originally Posted by BigHE

My liner has never been out of the hull yet. This will be the first time it'll be flipped. I need to flip it to replace the floor (or sections of the floor). I am going to water proof the bottom before I put it back in. While its out, I will have it covered with a tarp once its dry, replace the stringers and fix the transom job that was done by PO.

So, you guys lifted it out of the hull and flipped manually?

It took three of us, we did not use any old tires for to distribute weight on the edge but I probably would just as some insurance. I did not strain at all lifting and another guy asked "who is taking all the weight while we rolled it over."

When I flipped it back over I did it myself with the help of an excavator, lifted it up by one corner to where just the bow was touching earth, rolled it by hand and lowered it down. It probably weighs 400 pounds and its pretty strong. I did take every hatch cover off before lifting out.

Here is something to consider. The floor is attached to the stringers with putty. Mine popped loose without a tremendous strain, actually....that's hard to say for sure with a machine that can lift 15000 Lbs. Others have had a tough time because that putty grabbed hold to the stringers and top really well when they were mashed together at the factory. But what will you do when you flip your boat upside down, undo all the screws and the top does not drop out like you envision and it turns out yu have a tough one?

I would stick with the way 999 out of 1000 do it. Pull the top, roll it over. You're making more work for yourself than necessary. Sometimes that old addage "work smarter, not harder" leads to more work. I've lost alot of time trying to come up with better ways and techniques only to go back to what I had in my notes when I first started doing research.

Have you seen the pic of the cap suspended in the thread I started "So Here She Is?"

[BigHE]

Originally Posted by tartuffe

But what will you do when you flip your boat upside down, undo all the screws and the top does not drop out like you envision and it turns out yu have a tough one?

I would stick with the way 999 out of 1000 do it. Pull the top, roll it over. You're making more work for yourself than necessary. Sometimes that old addage "work smarter, not harder" leads to more work. I've lost alot of time trying to come up with better ways and techniques only to go back to what I had in my notes when I first started doing research.

Have you seen the pic of the cap suspended in the thread I started "So Here She Is?"

I have seen your thread. I don't have the opportunity to use construction equipment or the likes. I have a guy with a back hoe willing to pop the cap free of the hull and stringers before we roll it over but that is it. All the screws are already out.

Still thinking and researching. I've done a ton of looking and that's the first I've heard of using old tires. Thanks.