DIY report, How To, with Pictures

[epervier]

As some will know, I sold One Away, in April this year, and I trailered her in and out as required, some thought I needed an allergy notice hanging round my neck, as they thought I was nuts.

So I thought, six ton wasn't too bad, so why not nine and a half, just needed to get a bigger tow vehicle, oh, and of course a trailer to cope with ten -twelve ton to be on the safe side.

First get a trailer fabricated to the specs required,(second hand steel and running gear is fine as long as it's serviceable) using the designers line drawings, it makes the whole job so much easier if the boat fits the trailer.

Then add an extension dolly to make sure the trailer goes far enough down the ramp.

Using a suitably heavy enough vehicle, or a JCB if you haven't got one,Shove trailer down ramp.

Man handle boat over submerged trailer,using lines already tied to trailer, pull boat into place.

Make sure you've got it in the groove and located, 'cause the docking arms and snubber ain't fabricated yet.

Then get off boat and gently start to pull her out

Then drag her across the car park and push her into her tarmac berth.

Then prepare to get wet and dirty, by power washing her bottom ready for the soda blast man later in the month.

So what do you think?

Keep the allergy notice round me neck or not?

 

[oGaryo]

hope you jet washed my boat after sorting yours out should be down at the weekend to move mine a few feet to the right as it looks a tad tight for us both? oh, and keep the sign, just make it a bigger one to match the boat

 

[Firefly625]

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So what do you think?

Keep the allergy notice round me neck or not?

wow, its not the usual sort of trailer boat is it! but just shows, where there's a will there a way!

 

[rafiki_]

hope you jet washed my boat after sorting yours out should be down at the weekend to move mine a few feet to the right as it looks a tad tight for us both? oh, and keep the sign, just make it a bigger one to match the boat

Good job you have the fenders out. Parking looks a bit snug!!

 

[jhr]

hope you jet washed my boat after sorting yours out should be down at the weekend to move mine a few feet to the right as it looks a tad tight for us both? oh, and keep the sign, just make it a bigger one to match the boat

Nah, never mind oGaryo's boat, just don't damage that lovely Triana parked on the other side

Nice pics.

 

[carlton]

Nice job.

Daka will be along shortly to tell you that soda-blasting is the work of the devil...

 

[epervier]

Nice job.

Daka will be along shortly to tell you that soda-blasting is the work of the devil...

Yes, I know he will, he did when I had the sunseeker done, and coppercoated.

 

[omega2]

I think I would rather have paid for lift, but well done in doing what you did!! Oh and you are Nuts

 

[epervier]

I think I would rather have paid for lift, but well done in doing what you did!! Oh and you are Nuts

My excuse for being nuts:-

Paying for a lift out can be an expensive past time, as I would probably be the only one having the lift, so incurring a bill not shared with others, as is the case with most sailing clubs, either they have their own crane on site or they agree a date when they all come out and share the cost of the lift from a contractor, as is the case with the sailing club of which I am a member.

But, I found that my particular sailing club lift out at the end of October and don't return to the wet stuff until April, their reasoning behind this is, their insurance says they have to have a period on the hard during winter, my insurance allows me 365 days cover, and while the initial cost of the trailer is high, it will break even within half a dozen in and outs, compared to paying for a crane each time.

Plus, there are some very lovely days during the winter, as attested to on this very forum.

This being the first recovery even though without docking arms or snubber fitted, I was very pleased that the whole operation from afloat to on the tarmac berth took only 40 mins, when the trailer is finished, I expect this time to drop below 15 mins.

 

[omega2]

My excuse for being nuts:-

Paying for a lift out can be an expensive past time, as I would probably be the only one having the lift, so incurring a bill not shared with others, as is the case with most sailing clubs, either they have their own crane on site or they agree a date when they all come out and share the cost of the lift from a contractor, as is the case with the sailing club of which I am a member.

But, I found that my particular sailing club lift out at the end of October and don't return to the wet stuff until April, their reasoning behind this is, their insurance says they have to have a period on the hard during winter, my insurance allows me 365 days cover, and while the initial cost of the trailer is high, it will break even within half a dozen in and outs, compared to paying for a crane each time.

Plus, there are some very lovely days during the winter, as attested to on this very forum.

This being the first recovery even though without docking arms or snubber fitted, I was very pleased that the whole operation from afloat to on the tarmac berth took only 40 mins, when the trailer is finished, I expect this time to drop below 15 mins.

you do it your way I'll do it mine.

£180, gets us out, power washed, chocked for seven days and back in. But well done on your enterprise. We too are 12 month boaters, and the winter is bliss, due to the "sailer" men being on the hard.

 

[rwoofer]

How did you get a JCB as a tow vehicle?

 

[DAKA]

Nice job.

Daka will be along shortly to tell you that soda-blasting is the work of the devil...

Here's a copy paste of the post I presume to refer to


My personal view is I would never have a grit/soda blast or paint stripper anywhere near my gel coat.

A few years ago at lift out a friend had his 1987 Fairline corniche at the side of my 1988 corniche.
He wanted me to join him for a slurry blast of 'gentle soda'.
I wasn't keen even when offered a two for one deal and declined.
My mate went ahead and I saw the damage the following weekend

Whole hull was riddled with small holes in the gel coat.
The whole boat had to be filled and epoxy coated.
At some stage a section of 1 ft by 2 ft on my bow had also been blasted.
It is unclear if
they started on the wrong boat.
they hit it by accident
they wanted to see if my hull would also be wrecked
they thought it was such a good job I would want mine done


My 'test' section was also covered with pin prick holes that I needed to fill.
I was pleased a small section had been tested as it confirmed to me that GRP shouldn't be grit blasted unless it needs an osmosis treatment.
A friend was then kind enough to clean my hull with an electric chisel, the old antifoul came off and left beautiful white shinny gelcoat with no visible signs of weakness.
It is clear that older boats have naturally occurring bubble holes deep within the gel coat that are created during the mixing. These bubbles are fine and will not cause a problem unless the Gel coat is overpolished with compound, over sanded or slurry/grit blasted.

The slurry blast had not made the holes but it had exposed voids that had been water tight for 15 years (moisture reading were very good).

The grass under the treated boat has still not grown back and turned into a bog for a while.

From my experience I would only have a slurry blast on a modern boat that had used a vacuum technique to mix the gel coat and so reduce the amount of bubbles.

If you read the professional sites they warn about this in a round about way " leaves a nice key finish ready for filling and epoxy coating " shouldnt the surface be ready for AF Primer ?

 

[epervier]

How did you get a JCB as a tow vehicle?

On this occasion, used the JCB that is on site, for the princely sum of 30 mins welding in exchange normally they charge £16.75p

 

[rwoofer]

Thx. Sounds good value even if you are paying.

 

[BlueLancer]

Very impressed, great pictures.