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echobravoecho 
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 Topic: boat dolly photosPosted: December-02-2011 at 7:25pm |
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Anybody have pictures of homemade dolly they can post?
I've got the project of getting the 94 SN off the trailer and into the garage this weekend. Picked up 4 of those wooden furniture moving dollys at Harbor freight to act as the rolling stock, need some advice on where to put the bunkers, how far apart they should be, etc. I'm guessing that I should bracket the vertical risers fore and aft of the engine, act as a cradle. This will be no work of art, just utility. Appreciate the advice. Ed |
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TRBenj
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Posted: December-02-2011 at 7:31pm |
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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. |
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ny_nautique
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Posted: December-02-2011 at 7:49pm |
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Here's mine:
I can get you measurements if you'd like. |
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echobravoecho
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Posted: December-02-2011 at 7:58pm |
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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 |
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echobravoecho
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Posted: December-02-2011 at 8:00pm |
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Jeff,
Sweeet! Thanks for the photo, that looks a lot easier that what I was thinking. Ed |
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TRBenj
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Posted: December-02-2011 at 8:10pm |
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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)? |
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Gary S
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Posted: December-02-2011 at 9:06pm |
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I saved this picture because it really impressed me and thought I might have to copy it someday.Sadly I don't remember who's it is.
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ny_nautique
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Posted: December-03-2011 at 3:00am |
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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!
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snipe
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Posted: December-03-2011 at 10:41am |
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FWIW....The dolly wheels work best if they are steel wheels, not the hard rubber kind. The rubber ones get flats on them and will be hard to move. I jack the trailer up with the dollies under the axle and tongue for winter storage so I can move the entire rig into position in the garage. Works great.
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Bri892001
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Posted: December-03-2011 at 12:53pm |
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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? 
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echobravoecho
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Posted: December-03-2011 at 3:41pm |
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Thanks, those are two great but completely different solutions. I'm liking the first a little better because it gets the boat up higher, but the stability of the 2nd is reassuring. I'm off to Harbor Freight for different casters.
Also, I checked the trailer I have again, can't see any way that it folds, unless I remove the surge brake assembly. But that only affords about 10" of clearance. Regards, Ed |
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DrStevens
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Posted: December-03-2011 at 7:01pm |
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How is the transition from trailer to dolly made?
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connorssons
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Posted: December-03-2011 at 11:38pm |
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2 engine hoists
 preferably over head crane! 
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Posted: December-04-2011 at 7:08pm |
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 |
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