gcarter
03-17-2010, 09:49 PM
I know, you take it off every time you launch. LOL!
But I was going through some pictures tonight and I found a series showing how I took the Minx off several years ago.....
The dollies here was a set I borrowed from Poodle. He had a set of uprights that were about 6" longer (taller) than normal....in fact they were so high that he reccomended that I strap the uprights together just for safety.
So I started out w/the tongue all the way down so that one dolly fits under the transom. Next, the tongue is jacked up again so that the boat comes off the rear end of the bunks and the weight is split between the forward end of the bunks and the dolly under the rear.
Next, a small floor jack is used to lift the bow keel where the keel is flat. The boat trailer is moved forward until the jack intersects the next trailer crossmember. The bow is landed back on the bunks and the jack is moved aft of the crossmember and the hull is lifted again and the trailer is moved more.
http://www.donzi.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=54402&stc=1&d=1268879729
http://www.donzi.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=54398&stc=1&d=1268879729
http://www.donzi.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=54399&stc=1&d=1268879729
http://www.donzi.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=54403&stc=1&d=1268879729
After the trailer is moved forward to the point where the bow no longer fits on the bunks between moves, I placed a 4 X 4 on a cross member to land the keel on.
Eventually, you can place the jack aft of the rear crossmember and the trailer is pulled free.
This is the only time I get nervous!:nilly:
Quickly, park the other dolly under the flat part of the bow keel. The bow is pretty light. Once everything is secure, you're free to move the boat around at will.
In this particular instance, I removed the hooks w/o turning over the boat.
Easy huh?:wink:
I love dollies!
http://www.donzi.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=54404&stc=1&d=1268879729
http://www.donzi.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=54405&stc=1&d=1268879729
http://www.donzi.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=54406&stc=1&d=1268879729
But I was going through some pictures tonight and I found a series showing how I took the Minx off several years ago.....
The dollies here was a set I borrowed from Poodle. He had a set of uprights that were about 6" longer (taller) than normal....in fact they were so high that he reccomended that I strap the uprights together just for safety.
So I started out w/the tongue all the way down so that one dolly fits under the transom. Next, the tongue is jacked up again so that the boat comes off the rear end of the bunks and the weight is split between the forward end of the bunks and the dolly under the rear.
Next, a small floor jack is used to lift the bow keel where the keel is flat. The boat trailer is moved forward until the jack intersects the next trailer crossmember. The bow is landed back on the bunks and the jack is moved aft of the crossmember and the hull is lifted again and the trailer is moved more.
http://www.donzi.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=54402&stc=1&d=1268879729
http://www.donzi.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=54398&stc=1&d=1268879729
http://www.donzi.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=54399&stc=1&d=1268879729
http://www.donzi.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=54403&stc=1&d=1268879729
After the trailer is moved forward to the point where the bow no longer fits on the bunks between moves, I placed a 4 X 4 on a cross member to land the keel on.
Eventually, you can place the jack aft of the rear crossmember and the trailer is pulled free.
This is the only time I get nervous!:nilly:
Quickly, park the other dolly under the flat part of the bow keel. The bow is pretty light. Once everything is secure, you're free to move the boat around at will.
In this particular instance, I removed the hooks w/o turning over the boat.
Easy huh?:wink:
I love dollies!
http://www.donzi.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=54404&stc=1&d=1268879729
http://www.donzi.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=54405&stc=1&d=1268879729
http://www.donzi.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=54406&stc=1&d=1268879729