Monday, July 23, 2007

Jacking Up The Stern & Playing with Big Blocks



We were able to find 2 used timbers an 8ft 6x6 and an 8ft 6x10 at The Rebuilding Center for only $31!!!! The 4x3 oak blocks for the blocki ng stacks came from a family members firewood pile.
The idea was to jack the stern off the trailer and support it well on the big beam using tapered shims to fit the hull shape. Then move forward and jack the boat up on her keel and pull the trailer forward a bit, lower the boat back onto the trailer, reposition the jack(jacks) and repeat

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