How to get the 16 off the trailer to touch up bottom paint

[mr.jadkowski]

I've been scratching my head about this. My bottom paint is in generally good shape, but there are a few spots that need to be touched up. Unfortunately, most of those spots are where the bunks amd rollers on the trailer contact the hull. Is there an "easy" way to support the boat so I can pull the trailer out from underneath it? Is there any way to do this without taking it to a boatyard and having them lift it off the trailer with a boat lift?

[slode]

I found this article while researching this for the same reason.  Haven't tried it yet, but have plans for bottom paint this fall.

https://www.auroramarine.com/aurora/dealers/06_tips_tricks/Pro-boat-raise.html

[Pat Collins]

The technique described in the link works on most boats. Here is a photo of how I did it recently.  I used some old barrels with padding.  I used a couple of alternating jacks and jack stands under the keel and slowly walked  the trailer out.  Took about an hour by myself.  Used a couple of boards against the rub rail for a little lateral support. It made me feel better while under the boat.  I have used this method on a Catalina 22 also.

[Salty19]

No need to move the trailer.  Just remove keel guides, jack it up under the keel, support it from tilting, remove hull bunks and sand/clean/prime/paint the under roller spots.

There are a ton of threads on this subject here.  Do a search to read more.

[Mas]

Saw these on-line. We don't keep our boat in the water so she has never been bottom painted but if i were to and wished to do it myself, which i don't!, I would be tempted to check these out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW5eEdypDjw

[relamb]

I have jacked up many boats using the approach described in the link.  A CP16 is not that heavy.   I happen to have a forklift, so I lifted mine off the trailer, laid it on it's side in the yard with a tarp and some old tires as a cushion. did one side of the hull, then tilted it over and did the other side.  If you have a very sturdy tree with a big branch, and some of the 20,000lb ratched tie-down straps or a block and tackle, you can lift it up from the tree, pull out the trailer and lay it on the ground.  ...Make sure it's a really sturdy tree!  While the boat is off the trailer I redid the trailer bunks, wiring, lights etc as well.  I have even jacked my Compac 27 up off the trailer like the link shows and painted it's bottom.  There's a thread in the CP27 section someplace.
 

[Potcake boy]

Mr. J,

Been a while, but when my wife bought our first production boat (ComPac 16), and when we decided to leave it in the water it was easy to handle. I simply raised the trailer tongue enough to ground the transom on a tarp in the yard, with rudder removed. It required working the trailer tongue back and forth and the boat eased right off the trailer onto the tarp. Painted one side then pushed it over to the other side to finish. The winch was strong enough to get it back on the trailer again working the tongue back and forth a bit.

I just finished painting our current boat on the trailer for the first time. I used the time tested method of supporting the boat on one side while lowering the supports on the opposite side. I used a line from the trailer frame to the primary winch on that side to support it from possibly falling over. I removed the keel guide to provide better access. I didn't lift the boat so the bottom of the keel didn't get painted. It was a little more work than having it on jack stands, but in total required less time, logistics of getting back and forth to the yard, and worth mentioning is the $400.00 savings that would have been hauling costs.

[Wayne J]

$400 savings!  Now your singing off my sheet of music!