Get it a few feet off the ground and above the trailer using a boat stand.

How to bottom paint a boat on a trailer. Let the water do the heavy lifting. As requested, i pieced together a more detailed step by step procedure for how i lifted my boat off of my trailer for bottom painting. A paint stripper, scrapper and brush will be required for this task.

Establish a cradle for the boat to rest on. Follow the steps below to successfully move the boat off the trailer. Take off all the old and peeling paint from the trailer.

2) secure a chain around the tree & transom. Raise the stern first and then secure it before heading to the midsection and repeating the process. How to paint boat bottom on trailer.

Cheap way to raise boat off trailer to paint the bottom? 3) slowly pull the boat forward & use cinder blocks & wood to support the boat. The paint begins to cure as soon as it is exposed to air.

Paint the bottom around the bunks, let it dry, launch the boat, readjust your upright guides, if so equipped, by half a foot to port or starboard. Only open one can of durabak marine paint at a time and stir thoroughly. Does anyone have any easy suggestions as to.

Cover the ground around the. I plan to slide the timber under the stern, remove the stands, sand and. It is important to properly paint the bottom of a boat when it is on a trailer.