Re: Removing our "toon" from the trailer
Just finished doing this task, and this time it was a one man show. A second body would have been helpful, but not available this weekend.
I used a Hi-Lift jack, but any kind that could take the weight would do. First I blocked the trailer front and rear to prevent tipping when the weight was off. Then I jacked up the rear, one toon at a time and blocked up each side with a stable base under each. I stacked shipping pallets. I should note that I had the boat back beyond the rear of the trailer to allow this to happen without interference from the trailer. With the back suspended slightly above the trailer and stable I moved to the front. There was enough space between the deck and the top of the toon to slide in two 12' 2x6 planks across the boat with a couple of feet sticking out each side. I jacked up the front at the center until the front was suspended as well and then braced each end of the 2x6 with a makeshift sawhorse with an extra outrigger out to the side for adddition stability. Now with the boat suspended I removed the trailer blocks and pulled the trailer out by hand. Now the tricky part. I jacked up each rear corner, alternating back and forth, removing one pallet at a time, until the boat was on the ground. then I moved to the front and with the jack in the center, removed the sawhorses and lowered it to the ground.
