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Just looking for ideas on how to flip my boat back over after painting the bottom. We flipped it originally using a Bobcat! I don't really want to do that again so if anyone has a better idea, please help.
The best idea we've come up with, so far, is to use lotsa man power and put a couple mattresses underneath the boat, just in case..
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Yeah manpower seems to be the way to go, some guys use tires instead of matresses
man power! or a huge metel contraption that would totaly not be worth the work but would work for someone alone. I would just round up strength though.
I used a matress and it seemed to work well. I have done this several times... Ive done it with as few as four people, but it was a little rough. I recommend atleast 5 for a heavy layup hull like mine.
Heres some pics of flipping it upside down-you get the idea...
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you call that heavy. i just flipped my 21' rayson daycruiser sorry no pics no people left to take the pics. used lots of packing blankets and a lot of man power. here's a pic of the bottom when i finished. http://www.***boat.com/image_center/...done_2-med.JPG
Thanks for the help guys. Looks like old fashioned man power is going to be the way. I'll post some pics when I figure out how again. I just may even get it wet this year. Pleeeeeeeeaaaaase.