Sleekcraft Monterey trailer removal

[NescherMonty17]

hey guys...im at it again... ive devided to paint my boat and ive taken everything out of the interior and started sanding... well now the trailer is in the way...

My idea was to remove the engine and just have a bare hull, then lay some 2" thick foam insulation pads down, and carpet on top of that in my garage... then back the trailer up onto this platform and pull the hull off of the trailer and onto these pads... so that way i can sand/paint the underneath side of the vessel.

However here are my concerns... how much would this hull way all by itself, and how would i lift the boat back up onto the trailer... i have some pretty hefty friends... but i am unsure of the physics on this one.

please any help would be awesome... i am trying to do this in a garage, and the redneck way is always best because its free!

 

[ChryslerJet]

I know some people have used tires and others built wood frames to hold the boat.  I did the latter.  I was able to use my floor jack under the transom to jack up the back of the boat and pulled the trailer a little forward then was able to put the rear stand under the transom.  Once I had the boat about 3/4 off the trailer (the keel was just rolling back off the rollers) I put the jack under the keel and lifted it up pulled the trailer the rest of the way out and put the front stand under it.  to put it back on the trailer its just the reverse for me once its done.

 

[spd500]

Get some lumber and build an inexpensive stand to put the boat on .Rollers make it nice to be able to move around . Make the stand the same height as the trailer . Then just use a few floor jacks to lift the boat and roll the Jack's back and put the boat on the stand . I have a stand that I used in my kona , I think there are pics in my project thread .

 

[itsjohny]

to get it off the trailer I got a come along and stapes then secured one end to something that wont move ( metal beam in my shop ) the other to a strap then " I "s on the back. I put tires under the trailer, then just pulled the trailer out slowly and had a few buddies watching / helping push it. The just build a support for it then wheels on it. I prob have mine left over some where if u want it.

 

[jetboatperformance]

Not a job for the faint of heart but shop cranes work well  to de-trailer and flip , still freaks me out when we do this after all these years but ....

 

[HellinnFrnt]

Someone left the redneck cage open to long.  clap.gif

 

[blazeracer]

I've done tires and wood frame. Both have their advantages. With tires you get the hull upside down and can really get after sanding, smooting, and painting. The downside is getting back on the trailer isn't easy. The trailer has to be in just the right spot and it comes down in a hurry with nothing to grab on to. My Glastron wieghes about 1,200 empty and it hit the trailer hard. The wooden frame is WAY easier to get the boat off the trailer just moving a floor jack around, but the bottom is facing the floor so... I don't happen to have a metal transom plate like Tom had for flipping the boat using an engine hoist, but thought about making one. That would be easy peasy.

 

[RandyJET]

I built a wooden Dolly that had wheels an allowed me to roll it around. It was easy to make and all you do is make the dolly so you can get a cherry picker under it then lift the back and drive the trailer out a little past half way slide dolly in and lower on dolly. You can use two cherry picker and car tires to roll it over.