Re: How to turn boat over?
This is not going to answer your question but I was in Wanchese last spring when they were turning over one of Buddy Davis's new 67' wooden hulls. It is quite a site to see. The hulls (67'x22')are built up side down inside a barn. After they are built the forms are removed and then the hull (unfinished) is moved outside to be turned over. They are cold molded plywood. There are usually 2 bulkheads in place but at the 2 points where the crain attahces they use chain and Eye-bolts. 4 holes are drilled in the hull, 2 on each side and large Eye-bolts are put through them and then chained to its counterpart on the other side of the boat. Then wooden beams are cut and epoxied to the top side of the hull just above the chains. The crain can then pick up the almost 70-foot hull and turn it over with out it splaying open like a dead clam. When its a $3million hull hanging in the air a lot of breaths are held. Pretty neat sight. I was lucky to be just driving by when it happened but I was unlucky not to have a camera with me.<br /><br />As for the problem here, its a 15' boat, I'd tie a rope to the aft end and just drive the trailer out from under it on the grass. Then I'd scrape the bottom while it was facing up and do any refinishing I was going to do while it was so ver easy to get to. Then I'd turn it over once it was lighter and shiney. Once again, its just a 15 foot hull. Get a bunch of buddies and a 12 pack together and you should be able to get that hull up and supported in minutes. Don't open up the beer until the boat is up in the air.<br /><br />Thom <br /><br />Thom