Purrfect is in the water in Florida where we sail year round. This means that every winter, when it gets under 70 degrees, I put it on the trailer to touch up the bottom.
I do this on the trailer by dropping the two back bunks and removing them, I have two jack stands, and painting under the bunks. Then reinstalling and doing the front two.
This works well except that I can only get about 6 in. of the daggerboard.
In the past MYC had a crane and I just lifted the board out painted and put it back in. The crane got old, near salt water, and died. Since no one, except me, was using it, the crane is now gone. I have checked every option to pull the board out but nothing in this area will go high enough.
This year I wanted to haul out in the boat yard, and paint the bottom and daggerboard.
No one around here, within 100 miles will do the job because I don.t have a keel to rest the boat on.
Has anyone else faced this issue.
Bottom job.
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J.D. Kloss
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Re: Bottom job.
I was able to pull the board with a chain hoist under a big mahogany tree, but you probably don't have one of those available either.
Typically I only (re)paint the bottom 18 inches of the board. Since she sits on her mooring with board up, there's never much growth any higher up on the board.
Jim Kloss
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Typically I only (re)paint the bottom 18 inches of the board. Since she sits on her mooring with board up, there's never much growth any higher up on the board.
Jim Kloss
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LarryE-old
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Re: Bottom job.
The boat yard said they would pull the board, with the boat in the water. I have a few small dings that I want to repair.
I also never leave the board down when docked. I used to have a mooring, in Coconut Grove, and the boat sailed around a lot, with the board up.
I also never leave the board down when docked. I used to have a mooring, in Coconut Grove, and the boat sailed around a lot, with the board up.
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Re: Bottom job.
Larry,
We have a friend who is an electrical contractor and has all kind of nifty equipment. The one we use is a 'cherry picker' man lift. We can roll it up to the boat on the trailer, pull the board, turn and set it on a pallet or something. It does take about a case of Founder's All Day IPA to get the use of the device.
We have a friend who is an electrical contractor and has all kind of nifty equipment. The one we use is a 'cherry picker' man lift. We can roll it up to the boat on the trailer, pull the board, turn and set it on a pallet or something. It does take about a case of Founder's All Day IPA to get the use of the device.
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SailingUphill
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Re: Bottom job.
I'll let Stef tell you how he did his, I think he said big forklift...
This is what I did...
But the pole barn was perfect for it... roof was the exact height needed.
Winched it up with the primaries, it was faster, and surprising "calm."
This is what I did...
But the pole barn was perfect for it... roof was the exact height needed.
Winched it up with the primaries, it was faster, and surprising "calm."
Presently hull 399, "Ragtime" Blackwater Yacht Racing, Smith Mountain Lake, VA
Fomerly hull 68,"Rum Line," Paupack Sail Club, Lake Wallenpaupack, PA.
Fomerly hull 68,"Rum Line," Paupack Sail Club, Lake Wallenpaupack, PA.