I am going to repaint my boat trailer but have no way of getting the boat off and leaving off for a period of time. I was wondering what is the best way to get it painted? I had thought about spraying but was worried about getting oversray on the boat, thought about brushing but then leaves brush strokes, my final option is a roller. What is your thought? Thanks.
I have been thinkin about this as well and I think I am going to tarp it and tape it from the bunkers over the top...
285 Stratos PRO XL/ 175 Merc
2006 Z-71
build a cradle for the boat. then jack the boat up off the trailer a tad then spray silicone spray on the trailer bunks on the carpet and allso on the bunks on the cradle let the boat back down on the trailer and push her off onto the cradle she will slide sraight off...
using the hand crank jack,let the trailer all the way down to the ground-next cradle/or build up under the transom with wood as tight as you can. after this simply raise the trailer all the way up,cradle it,block it and release a little air from the tires and roll the trailer out from under the blocked up boat. paint trailer, replace bunks and roll it back in place- all with you hand crank.. good luck,brace and block as needed.
I used the same method as ranger372xt to get mine off then I used a method called roll and tip to paint mine.
Google roll and tip and you will find more info it is used on a lot of big boats that cant be sprayed. I used rustolem industrial paint on mine thinned a little and it has been two years now and it still looks great and I get lots of compliaments!
Todd Lahey
Lawrenceburg IN
2019 Bass Cat Lynx
I think I am going to use this...
http://www.jamestowndistributo...+Cans
with a small 3" roller.
I repainted my trailer last year with the boat still on it. I did it in my garage. I laid a giant plastic tarp on the garage floor to catch the overspray and protect the floor. For the boat, I bought a big roll of painter's plastic sheeting. You get a ton of it for cheap. I wrapped the entire boat, bunks, anything I didn't want to get paint on. It only took an hour to wrap the whole thing. I'll try and post a pic of what it looked like when it was wrapped. It was much easier than trying to figure out how to remove the boat. BTW, I used DUPLO spray-on bedliner and it turned out great. Still looks great even after sitting outside all winter.
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