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 Post subject: Re: Winter Lay up
PostPosted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 11:07 am 
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The thought of removing my 248 from the trailer and cribbing it on my own? Frightens me! It's just not something I would ever try myself! Of course I am also the guy that takes an hour to jack up a car to do a 10 minute job... I'm so paranoid when it comes to lifting stuff :)

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 Post subject: Re: Winter Lay up
PostPosted: Sun Sep 20, 2009 6:35 am 
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This didn't happen yesterday (Saturday) like I wanted it to because I realized that the location I wanted to keep her would have interfered with my snowplowing....I have now chosen another spot in my yard but need to move all my firewood first! I started moving stuff in that general area but will take some more time. Going to work this morning for a few hours then will continue this process this afternoon.

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 Post subject: Re: Winter Lay up
PostPosted: Mon Sep 21, 2009 6:44 am 
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Brett248Vista wrote:
The thought of removing my 248 from the trailer and cribbing it on my own? Frightens me! It's just not something I would ever try myself! Of course I am also the guy that takes an hour to jack up a car to do a 10 minute job... I'm so paranoid when it comes to lifting stuff :)


Brent
You have that nice level solid concrete pad! I would not hesitate to take your boat off the trailer in that location!

I still didn't get the boat off the trailer yesterday. I decided that i am going to pull the motor out first before I put it up on the blocks and I need it on the trailer so I can back it under the tree we use to attach the chainfall. If I take the outdrive and motor out this Fall I will have the winter to try and figure out if the motor is salvageable or should just be replaced.

I am also having a hard time deciding where to put the boat in my yard. Where I initially wanted to put it will interfere with snowplowing/blowing and my second location may be unappropriate because I won't be able to pull the trailer straight out! If I park it pendicular to this second location it may just work! This would be alot easier with a hydraullic trailer (as was suggested above) and I may just do it this way so I can tuck it in nicely and not have to worry about the winter interferences.

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