From Ground to Trailer with a 20' Boat?

[scameron]

I'm trying to figure out how to get a boat off the ground and onto a trailer---any Ideas ?

 

[JonathanW]

Re: From Ground to Trailer with a 20' Boat?

Well my best idea (assuming you don't have a small crane or tractor with a front bucket thing) is to use a jack to jack up the back end, support it, do the same for the front so that it's off the ground and on the supports.
Now roll the trailer under it, removing and replacing supports as you go, once you have the trailer all the way under it, you can use the jack one again to rain the boat off the front supports, lower it onto the trailer, then do the same for the back.

I'm going to be doing that backwards to get a boat off a trailer here pretty soon.

 

[tashasdaddy]

Re: From Ground to Trailer with a 20' Boat?

if the boat is sitting completely on the ground, like the trailer up straight with the boat, and start winching. you will need a couple of guys to help. if it is on blocks, again line it up and start working the trailer under it.

this would be the preferred way.

Getting Boat Off Trailer

you don't need stands.

1/you can lower the tongue to the ground. i would get some 6x6 or old railroad crossties cut the +- 12 inches, now block up the transom. 2/

Raise the tongue of the trailer the back of trailer will drop away from trailer. this is the tricky part. between the cross braces of the trailer block the keel lower trailer, boat will be suspended on the blocks.

3/ pull forward, lift bow again, and reblock i a different place. repeat until trailer is out from under the boat.

4/ to reload, just reverse the procedure.

if you were just working on the bunks, or painting the bottom. you could just do the first 2 steps.