I have a 1990 19' Bluewater glass boat with a V6 I/O that weighs about 3000#. First of all i need to do some trailer repair and maintenance. secondly i want to repaint the lower section of the hull while i have it off the trailer. I could moor the boat short term for the trailer work, but i thought why not kill two birds with one stone?
I need some ideas for how to lift this boat up safely, pull the trailer out from under it, and still be able to work on the hull. I have a boat shed that i built this year that will provide covered area to work on it, and could also provide a solid place to run some beams that would hold the weight both fore and aft. I have 4X4 posts set in concrete on either side that i can install a cross beam and support with additional posts on top of the concrete that span 12' a 4X12 should do the trick.
I believe i can jack the boat up high enough using a floor jack at the transom to get a strap under it. I'm afraid to try lifting it using the boat tiedown hooks on the stern. But lifting the front of the boat i haven't a clue how i'm going to do it safely.
Then after the boat is lifted and have pulled the trailer out, i do not want this thing just hanging on straps while i work on it if i can help it. Can a cradle be built to set this on? How do you guys do this?
Here are some photos of the boat and the boat shed i have to work in. Thanks, Kirk
https://photos.app.goo.gl/pcroLmd3nAFthFRr6
I need some ideas for how to lift this boat up safely, pull the trailer out from under it, and still be able to work on the hull. I have a boat shed that i built this year that will provide covered area to work on it, and could also provide a solid place to run some beams that would hold the weight both fore and aft. I have 4X4 posts set in concrete on either side that i can install a cross beam and support with additional posts on top of the concrete that span 12' a 4X12 should do the trick.
I believe i can jack the boat up high enough using a floor jack at the transom to get a strap under it. I'm afraid to try lifting it using the boat tiedown hooks on the stern. But lifting the front of the boat i haven't a clue how i'm going to do it safely.
Then after the boat is lifted and have pulled the trailer out, i do not want this thing just hanging on straps while i work on it if i can help it. Can a cradle be built to set this on? How do you guys do this?
Here are some photos of the boat and the boat shed i have to work in. Thanks, Kirk
https://photos.app.goo.gl/pcroLmd3nAFthFRr6