bottom painting

[awamd]

I am new to this group.  I just purchased a 1989 com-pac 16.  I'd like to paint the bottom.  Is it possible to get the boat on and off the trailer easily while in your yard?  Will the bow ring and the stern cleats support the weight of the boat?  Can you lay it on one side, paint half the bottom, roll it over and do the other side?
AWA

[mrb]

Welcome AWA

About your bottom paint questions you may want to go up to boat and hardware modification.  Scroll down to post by TeamSlacker's post "BottomPaint Confusion".

After reading that post go to pictures and search his photos in album.  He has pictures of his boat on ground and what he did for his boat. Also he may read your post and offer first hand answers.

Many people on site have done what you want and they will offer their advice.
Good luck on your project.
Melvin

[elx8407e]

I just painted the bottom of my boat and found how to remove it from the trailer and paint the bottom on the internet. I will try and explain the method to you.
First I lowered the front of the trailer as far as it would go and placed an 8 foot 6x6 beam at the stern of the boat placing the beam on six 12x12 cider blocks, three on each side.
Then I raised the front of the boat by placing a block and jack under the trailer, where all of the trailer supports meet to form a "V". Then I jack the trailer and boat up and repeated the process of putting a 6X6 beam across the front supported by the 12X12 cinder blocks. Make sure the beam was high and wide enough to roll your trailer out and under it. Once I lowered the boat on to the beam, I was able to roll the trailer out by lowering the sides of the trailer bed. Make sure you pad the beam where you lower the boat on to it. Beware, the boat will be somewhat tippy on the beam, so you may want to put some supports under the gunwale to keep it from tipping. Once the bottom was painted, I reversed the process. After the boat was back on the trailer I touched up the bottom where beams were.
I hope this is helpful.

[TeamSlacker]

Unloading the boat in my yard wasn't my idea, I can't take credit, someone else here I believe had already posted pictures.

In any case, yes it was pretty easy. I hooked the trailer up to the ATV, drove into the backyard and unloaded. I did use the tilt of the trailer and had a helper. Once on the ground, it balances pretty easy on the keel, and you can tip it to either side by yourself. When loading it back up, backed the trailer up, tilted it, had my g/f sit on the stern, backed the trailer under it, winched a little, backed a little more, and repeat till it was back on the trailer. IMHO it was probably the best option for doing any bottom work, wether painting or removing paint as I did.

I don't have any pics of the actual loading/unloading, but my gallery has some of it laying in the yard.

[Dan]

AWAMD:

Go to page 10 of this forum. Read post titled "Painting Hull / Support Boat". Pictures there of getting boat off of trailer, tipping it on its side and getting it back on trailer. I believe this will involve a couple of friend and some beer to accomplish.

Dan H

[Paul]

Just visited page 10.  I still laugh every time I see that series of photos.  Seems to work.  All's well that ends well.  Can't fall far when you're already on the ground.

I have a carport/deck.  I screwed some eye bolts into the joists.  Three on either side to correspond with the bow cleat, the midships cleats, and the stern cleats.  I rig a tautline hitch across the boat to each cleat and eye bolt.  Then I can adjust the ropes to secure the boat as its careened.  I place a 2x6 on the fender of the side I'm leaning the boat towards.  Of course, the bunks must be lowered first.  This gives easy access to the bottom of the boat, but not the bottom of the keel.  Probably not a good idea for any boats bigger than the 16.

[Rick Klages]

Nice to know if you need to beach your C-16 it won't kill it.  Wild how it balances on the keel.  Very funny.

ick