Broken Dipstip Tube - This Sucks

Jim,

The vertical posts are 6X6s, left over from a a trellace (sp?) I took down. The top header is a 4 X 8. I inserted 1 inch shims on each side of the 4 X 8 so that it would be flush with the 6 X 6 vertical posts (cut the shims on my table saw). I used a framing gun to attach the side braces into the 6X6 (fast and easy), and used 5 inch screws through the lateral brace, 1 inch shim, and 4X8 so that I could easily take it apart into three main pieces.

The back of the boat is supported by two sets of blocks, just like you see under the front of the boat. I used a floor jack to lift the back about an inch as I wheeled the trailer away.

Spent about 2 hours making the frame including rounding up the wood and making the cuts.

The structure you see is the frame for a garage cabinet I was building today. Just an optical illusion that it appears to be holding up the back of the boat.

When I took the motor out I used two come alongs, just because it I had them, and it was easy. I suspect you could attach a chain to the two lifting point on the motor and use a single come along. BKH

Jim, Here's a couple of close ups of the structure, as well as a pic of what's going on at the back of the boat. BKH