Painting hull/ support boat

[ilbuildit]

I am trying to get the hull painted on my 16 done by the end of December and that won't be a problem but what I am stuck on is how am I going to support the boat and paint from the boot strap down. The sides I can paint with the boat on the trailer no problem. Anybody have any good ideas on supporting this thing without obstruction to the bottom?  I need to do this in one shot.

Lee...

[Cricket Crew]

Lee,
Here's a link to a post by DaveBarni on how he did work on the keel of his CP19. The link is to the Yahoo Compac Owner's site;
http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/com-pac/photos/view/99d4?b=10
He did both his CP16 and CP19 this way...
Just search the posts there and you'll find the description.
I'll need to do the same thing when I tackle my keel blow out on
Cricket.
Hope this helps,
AJ

[ilbuildit]

You know, that's exactly how I was thinking of supporting my 16 but I didn't think that the rub rail area would support it well enough. Thanks for the info.

Lee...

[multimedia_smith]

note the concrete blocks taking most of the weight on the keel (just like trailering... the bunks are only for stabilization)
Dale

[Mercrewser]

It'll balance on it's own.  Support each side with a 2x4 at the rubrail for good measure.  You can lay it on it's side, and flip it to the other side easily, even by yourself.

[Paul]

Mercrewser:
LOL!!    So funny to see a 16 in a yard like that!!  I laugh every time I see those photos!

[HORI]

Wow!! Now I know that the keel works even on the ground.

                              ......only my concern is ....how do you put it back on the trailer?

[Gil Weiss]

Now you know why it is so important to "stay on an even keel".

To get the boat back on the trailer get a few cases of brew and invite your friends over for a party. Seriously, the hutch trailers do have a tilt feature (which few seem to use?)