boat dolly photos

DrStevens wrote: How is the transition from trailer to dolly made?

All depends on your trailer setup, I had success by myself just using the trailer and common sense. I have a number two trailer and a 78 SN I wanted to put the boat behind the shop so I built stands similar to what Jeff has above and then simply lowered the front jack all the way down (this allows the back of the boat to raise up about 4" in my case) then simply slide your rear stand underneath and jack back up. Now for the tricky part you jack the front (I used a good floor jack with a homemade V notched 4X6 and towel on top) up till the trailer is loose in the back, now take a couple of 8X8X16 cinder blocks with another V notched piece of wood on top and block up. I then pulled the trailer as far as possible till I hit my block and now jack and block again pull the trailer out a position everything where you want it.

I had limited space in back of the shop for placement of engine hoist so this was my approach to things

How is the transition from trailer to dolly made?

Connorssons builds a really nice one for his 75 separator reubuild

The thing is a work of art and it looks like it can transform depending on what stage he's in. All his work is pretty amazing. He's gone quiet lately. Anyone heard from him?

LOL Gary those are the same exact ones as my picture. They were built by my friend Jeff with the 79 SN and he let me borrow them this summer for my boat. Yes, his garage is much nicer than mine!

Ahh, I see- makes sense. I believe you want a dolly similar to the one built by mountaineerminer.

Mustang dolly

Hopefully youre also aware that the tongue on a '94 CC/Ramlin trailer should swing (up)?

The garage is 3 ft. shorter than the trailer, or as Arlo used to say: 3 ft. of the trailer is sticking out of the garage. (remember Alice's Restaurant?)

The boat needs to get into the garage with the door closed so that I can turn on the heat and finish the gelcoat sanding, buffing and polishing that I didn't get done this spring. I'd like to be able to slide it around a little to work both sides, then slide it back up against one wall of the garage when I'm not working on it. I'm also going to hook up my big screen TV and sit in the back seat and hang out, but that's irrelevant.

I'd love to be able to jack that hull up in the air so that I can sand away standing up, but I'm thinking that a gantry type device would be rather cumbersome, although for some reason I have a better concept of how to build a gantry than I do of a small dolly.

Summary:

Garage mobility, no big wheels required, supported from the bottom, limited mobility, but still able to push sideways a few feet when needed.

Thanks for the quick response.

Ed

What will the purpose of the dolly be?

What will the project be consisting of?

There would be a difference in the cradle design depending on how the boat needed to be supported. Regular storage vs. stringer job, etc.