Originally posted by cyclone:
[B]Ok I've got the sides and top of my boat all sanded. What's the best way to flip my boat over? Its sitting inside my shop on the trailer. After I flip it over, i figured I set it on some tires.
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Dude you're in deep. And that's pretty cool. I almost bought this complete & running rare Python drag hull (1 of 33) that needed both the paint and gel coat cut down for my repaint. I shot polyurethane enamels (Imron) for years and have a friend who is the general manager of a body shop (for spray-booth access). Even with those points on my side, I was eventually talked out of the project and found something else.
If tires are all you have, I don't see why they couldn't support the boat. Just be sure to have enough of them to spread out so that you can distribute the weight of the hull over as many support points as possible. It might be a good idea to throw a blanket or something over the tires before you put the boat on them so that you don't get rubber streaks on your freshly sanded hull. AND CHECK CAREFULLY FOR STABILITY; some used tire cases may be weaker than others and collapse--then your hull comes grinding to the garage floor. And so if you must do this tire deal, don't stack more than two high. Just get the hull off the ground. How about some saw horses for this home project?
I once sprayed a Sanger hull that was hanging from a tree......be imaginative.