Flipping Day pretty easy

We finally had a few days of nice weather, and a day with no other projects on tap.  So, I decided to take the boat out of the garage and flip it.  The process went so quickly, that I did not stop to take a lot of photos.
It was a two person job, but not difficult.  It took longer to clean the boat out than it did to flip it and put it back on the frame.

1. Roll frame out onto driveway, adjacent to a smooth landing spot.
2. Place four strong saw horses that are taller than the building frame left and right, front and back next to the boat. 
3. Lift boat up with a long pry bar and insert 2X4 to receive boat.  The boat is now above the building frame.  remove frame to the front of the boat so it is ready to put back under.  
4. SLOWLY, move one side to the ground level.  I did this 1 at a time.  Boat is now ready to flip. 
5. Get your 22 year old son and have them stand on the low side.  Lift from the high side and SLOWLY roll the boat over.  Son will grab the high side and hold it while you go around to assist. 
6. Choose soft ground to lay it on



Boat has been lowered to ground after flipping,  nice soft grassy spot.  Building frame ready to reinsert.












The 2X4 is slightly wider than the boat, making it easy to lift the frame and kick the pvc pipe rollers under.








ready to go back in the garage.


6. replace the building forms on the frame with stout 2X4s 6-12" wider than the boat. Bolt to frame.  Now the frame can be moved by lifting on the 2X4.  This is very handy.

7. Grab your 22 year old son and lift adjacent to the Centerboard slot and place the boat back on the frame. 


Seriously,  it took longer to write this than flip the boat.  




All seams are now filled with WEST 410 and ready to be faired.  Hope to glass the seams next weekend.  It does take a while.  CB slot needs a bit of trimming out.  thinking that the router with a flush trim bit is the way to go here.  







7. 
   

Related Posts by Categories