BigHEis taking the plunge! My 1st V rebuild.

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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?"