I have this problem:



Instead of storage I would like to keep the boat at home to do some minor work during the winter.


I`ve done all the googling I can and most folks that have done it own all smaller boats.
Is taking the trailer out from under and then having it on blocks and stands all winter a good idea? I have these nightmares about the making a hole in the boat jacking it up.

I`ve thought about a gantry crane....

I`ve thought about moving the bow stop get the boat further up the trailer..
Removing the trailer would give me the most room thou..

thoughts?

p.s. the redneck "box" I`ve made for the front of the trailer looks too red neck

My boss has a piece of ply cut to fit trailer perfectly and painted to match the garage that's bolted on both sides. Disconnect power to door opener. Its actually hard to notice, but then again its a white door and white trailer.

easy but not in 5 minutes.... make sure you can put blocks, stand or whatever else to support the hull at transom one on each side. You might have to back your trailer in water, and make your boat going back on trailer until you can have 8 inches clear to put the support... once that is done, back off in your garage, take the trailer off of your truck. lower at the lowest point you can the front of the trailer, in order to have the back of the boat as high as possible. put your support in the back of the boat. then, raise as high as possible the front of trailer. put your support in front of the boat usually at least under or forward the windshield. lower the front of trailer, your good to go! well, maybe only for 2 or 3 feet until your trailer touches the front support. once there, just use a simple floor jack, just enough to lift the boat like half inche, change your front support either a little forward or bacward, lower the floor jack, move trailer forward till it's out!

might take 30 minutes to do. use wood 6x6 instead of concrete blocks, since they may sometimes crack and split... could be dangerous...

pretty simple honnestly, once you've done it once..

have fun! take pictures!

always use piece of wood on your floor jack to make sure metal does not damage gelcoat

Why dont you pull your drive off? Maybe you can pull the tongue off as well. I know you can have a swing tongue made, but I would imagine it would cost some money. Just throwin some ideas out

removable tongue
easy and clean

Great idea! Service it yourself at the same time! Take a pic of the back of the boat.

I wish my old girlfriend had that feature.....

or swing away

My dad jacked his wellcraft recently with a bunch of bottle jacks he bought from Harbor Freight - worked GREAT!!