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Old 03-21-2012, 09:54 PM
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I put my boat up on jackstands a couple of years ago to redo the bottom and I documented how I did it with a slide show in this post: http://www.classicseacraft.com/commu...+paint+project It's pretty easy with a roller trailer; you'll have a lot more drag with a bunk trailer but if you can somehow lubricate the bunks, you should be able to use trailer winch like I did to get it on and off the trailer. If you have the plastic skids on the bunks, that would make it a lot easier. Just make sure that the transom towing eyes on the boat are tied to something solid. And make sure you use jackstands under the hull, not cinder blocks, which are a lot weaker than most folks think they are!

Loading the boat back on trailer is easy - just use the trailer winch you normally use when retrieving boat at ramp - I'd say that's a lot safer than trying to back the trailer under it. Again this is much easier with a roller trailer; this might be a good time to add those plastic skids to your trailer bunks!
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