I want to paint my keel while the boat is on the trailer. So I'm considering lifting the keel out through the deck by building a frame work out of 2X6s , sort of a tripod with 4 legs (quadrapod?) , winching the keel up 6' in the air with a come-a-long and painting it, then lower it back.
Is anybody crazy enough to have tried this bofore?
Dave
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By Dave G on Monday, May 20, 2002 - 07:58 am:
I made an A frame of two 2X8s about six feet long that is braced fore and aft with ropes. I made a notch in the top where I put the daggerboard tackle plate that is normally on the deck above the board. The line goes from there, down to the deck at the bottom of one of the legs, through a turning block, back to a winch. The turning block attaches to the toe rail so that the leg is not pulled back. This is done with the boat on the trailer so that the board is up so you can take the tackle off.
I use some thin flat dry wall trowels to keep the board's nylon guides from catching on the deck as it comes up through.
If you do it this way, you have to work on the board with it hanging in the A frame. If you want it off the boat, then I recommend using a hoist.
By yspringuel on Friday, May 17, 2002 - 09:45 am:
I made a 4 leg tepee out of four 10' 2x4, a 1/2" bolt and some brace boards scewed to the legs. Cut the bottom of the legs to meet the deck against the rail and tied the legs to the rail. Used a gun takle and one of my larger winches. Once up a scrap 2x8 served as a fine resting board.
Could have slid the board off the boat on a skid-board, but it was just as easy to refinish the board in place.
About the only change is that I need to trim the stern legs 6" +/- so the tepee sits more vertical
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How to lift centerboard ? May 21 - 08:53 am
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By Dave G on Monday, May 20, 2002 - 07:58 am:
I made an A frame of two 2X8s about six feet long that is braced fore and aft with ropes. I made a notch in the top where I put the daggerboard tackle plate that is normally on the deck above the board. The line goes from there, down to the deck at the bottom of one of the legs, through a turning block, back to a winch. The turning block attaches to the toe rail so that the leg is not pulled back. This is done with the boat on the trailer so that the board is up so you can take the tackle off.
I use some thin flat dry wall trowels to keep the board's nylon guides from catching on the deck as it comes up through.
If you do it this way, you have to work on the board with it hanging in the A frame. If you want it off the boat, then I recommend using a hoist.
By yspringuel on Friday, May 17, 2002 - 09:45 am:
I made a 4 leg tepee out of four 10' 2x4, a 1/2" bolt and some brace boards scewed to the legs. Cut the bottom of the legs to meet the deck against the rail and tied the legs to the rail. Used a gun takle and one of my larger winches. Once up a scrap 2x8 served as a fine resting board.
Could have slid the board off the boat on a skid-board, but it was just as easy to refinish the board in place.
About the only change is that I need to trim the stern legs 6" +/- so the tepee sits more vertical
Yves Springuel
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Living in Maine you should be able to find somebody with a log loading truck. It works great. Most loggers don't mind the work during the off season. My neighbor lifts the boat for painting the bottom and lifts the keel out for about $30.00. We use VC17M so he isn't waiting too long. He can also lift the boat and lock the hydraulics in place if we need to do some more in depth work.
Living in Maine you should be able to find somebody with a log loading truck. It works great. Most loggers don't mind the work during the off season. My neighbor lifts the boat for painting the bottom and lifts the keel out for about $30.00. We use VC17M so he isn't waiting too long. He can also lift the boat and lock the hydraulics in place if we need to do some more in depth work.