[Derek Blaszak]

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[Derek Blaszak]

Thanks for that very helpful. I live in Summerland so so getting the hoist would involve about 16hrs of driving (to pickup and return it) so I’ll struggle to paint it on the trailer. I got most of it done last year on the trailer just the mid and rear supports where it’s lacking fresh paint. I’m on Okanagan lake so I don’t need it as much as on the coast but I am moored in the Summerland yacht club so it helps a lot with the algae growth over the summer. The old bottom coat was originally white and the new is black so it’s almost a cosmetic thing however in the next yr or two I plan on coming down to the coast and cruising with the club so I expect it to be valuable then.
Where did you place supports at the stern. Exactly right at the end? I started doing this last yr and when started lowering it I was worried I would crack the hull at the stern as if you are point loading all on that small section so I abandoned it. Same thing with the bow right under the keel before it starts to rise? See my pic below of a sketch. Have I got it right or do you have the 4x4s as an X on the ground and then build it up and spreading the load on a bigger area?

[Derek Blaszak]

Hey Rick,
Looks like also a good method for getting some new bottom paint on my M.

I started down this road with this method last year but I stopped as I thought I might break my trailer or the bottom of the boat, as you are bearing a lot of weight on the bow.

What shape and size do you use for the blocking under the stern and bow, and what material do you use for the blocks?
How far back do you put the bottle jack, right where the Y starts?

Thanks

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