Re: [OMC-Boats] OMC-Boats Digest, Vol 35, Issue 14

I have blocked a boat up on stands and would do it again but it is laborious
and a bit scary. I used a floor jack on a concrete driveway. I jacked up one
end center and put a jackstand and blocks under it and then the other end
with similar stand and blocks. Once you get the boat free up in the air you
move the trailer forward as far as it will go before hitting the front stand
then you let the front down and reposition the jack to lift. You "walk" the
trailer out from under the boat doing this procedure several times. It is
very dangerous but doable. I was replacing a trailer on one of the Rogues
and did not want to take it to the water and there is no lift here in town.
I would consider doing it again and leaving it up on blocks but would make
damn sure it was stable on blocks before crawling under there (what an
exciting thought!) For those of you that have read this far - go the Boat
Angel site and look at my boat up for auction. I took the pictures myself!
It is a basic fix-me-up but otherwise complete. Anyone wanting to restore
this I would be willing to part with the needed parts like transom seal and
it needs an exhaust housing at the upper drive. No big problem. If you want
it for parts then maybe I or someone else will buy them back from you! I
came into a 69 Sportsman 155 donated from Ryan Moore in Wilmington, NC ( 3
cheers to Ryan ) that I will begin restoring. I was getting ready to restore
this Rogue but the Lord decided otherwise. The Sportsman has a bad piston so
will have to pull the motor which means pull the stern drive and
intermediate housing and then might as well refinish the gas tank and redo
the bilge and wiring while you are in there. Been there/done that and got
the greasy T shirt. Also, they are having the Annual Run to the Sun Car Show
in Myrtle Beach this weekend - it is limited to our cars mostly from the
50's to the 60's. Every 57 Chevy on the east coast will be there! Tons of
GTO's, Vettes, Fords. Really quite a show if you can make it! Have a nice
safe weekend otherwise. Tom K.
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> 1. Re: Getting boat onto blocks/stands (Nexi)
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> Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:07:14 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Nexi <ohnoitsnexi@...>
> Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Getting boat onto blocks/stands
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> I'm located in PA. I wanted to have it off the boat for an extended period
> to do some work on it. I need to sand it down to get rid of the barnacles
> and paint. Also need to do a small patch where the boat sits on the front
> roller. I figured as long as I needed to get it off the trailer for the
> inspection and weigh that I might as well leave it off to do the work.
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> Based on the replies so far it looks like I won't be moving it to blocks.
> I don't have a tree or lift equipment.
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> From: Lee K. Shuster (lks) <LKS@...>
> To: Evinrude & Johnson Boats of the 1960's and 70's
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> Sent: Mon, March 15, 2010 12:43:46 PM
> Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Getting boat onto blocks/stands
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> Just some additional thoughts:
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> I agree with Doug on taking the easiest path. Also, (at least in my neck
> of the woods) I have used three different vendors that can and have all
> lifted my boat off its trailer:
>
> a) Fiberglass repair facility
> b) Trailer repair facility
> c) Boat dealer
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> For the hour or two it takes to go weigh and inspect your trailer they
> probably would NOT charge a storage fee, and you might get the LIFT thrown
> in for free with a waxing and cleaning of the hull, for example.
>
> If you turn this into a DIY project (which I would never attempt without
> proper overhead winch/crane/lift equipment) be sure and lighten the boat
> as much as possible, including removal of the sterndrive leg.
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> It almost sounds as if you want to have the boat on blocks for an extended
> period of time?
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> Nexi, where are you located?
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>
> Lee
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Julien" <dfjulien@...>
> To: "Evinrude & Johnson Boats of the 1960's and 70's"
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> Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2010 9:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [OMC-Boats] Getting boat onto blocks/stands
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>> The easiest way to get the boat off the trailer is to launch it. Isn't
>> there some ramp with a dock where you can moor it for a little while?
>>
>> Also, the boat can be safely hung by the lifting eyes. Boats are
>> designed to be transferred by crane from a trailer to the water - I've
>> done it many times. If I were you, I'd look harder for appropriate
>> trees. You could hang the boat, let air out of the tires, and drive the
>> trailer out from under it... I think.
>>
>> That cinder-block cradle sounds like a potential disaster, although your
>> locations are probably OK. The hardest part will be getting the boat
>> back onto the trailer. I might hang the boat with 2x8's under the
>> trailer tires, then omit the 2x8's when I again back the trailer under
>> the boat...
>>
>> Or maybe you could jack up one quadrant of the trailer, block the boat
>> and let it down onto the blocks, then move to the next quadrant, until
>> all four corners of the boat were up on blocks. A lot of work, though.
>>
>> Just thinking out loud here...
>>
>> -Doug Julien
>>
>> --- On Sun, 3/14/10, Nexi <ohnoitsnexi@...> wrote:
>>
>>> From: Nexi <ohnoitsnexi@...>
>>> Subject: [OMC-Boats] Getting boat onto blocks/stands
>>> To: omc-boats@...
>>> Date: Sunday, March 14, 2010, 9:26 PM
>>>
>>> Hiya all! Temps are rising here in the
>>> Northeast so it's time to start working on
>>> things. So I've got a trailer with no VIN # and no
>>> title that needs to be titled and registered. Looks
>>> like I'm going to have to get the trailer weighed and
>>> inspected in order to obtain a title. It's going to
>>> be classified as homemade. The problem I've got it how
>>> to get the boat off the trailer and on to blocks, the right
>>> way. I have done some google searching but figured
>>> I'd ask here. What's the best way to get my
>>> Sportsman 120 off the trailer and is it safe to put it
>>> on cinder blocks? I've read all sorts of stuff from
>>> using a tow truck to hanging the boat from a tree, none of
>>> these are an option for me.
>>>
>>> I'm figuring cinder blocks and a 2x8 on each side
>>> of the stern. Moving forward about 3/4 of the
>>> boat's length towards the bow I would put cinder blocks
>>> and 2x8s on each of the outer sections of the hull.
>>> (The 'wing' section as I call it). I'd love
>>> to get some input from you folks.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>>
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