HOW TO PUT A BOAT ON BLOCKS or STANDS from trailer

DIY WATERWORLD
DIY WATERWORLD
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Published 2021-05-22
Welcome to this episode of DIY WATERWORLD where I walk you through How to take a boat off a trailer and put it onto stands / blocks or onto another trailer ! In this video I use a forklift to lift the bow, but you could easily use an Auto type engine hoist / cherry picker / A frame / strong roof beam / or even a strong tree limb instead! Just be sure it can handle the weight of your boat! Thanks for watching and if you have suggestions for future episodes we'd love to hear them!
All Comments (21)
  • @robbenoit6065
    I can't wait to do this when my forklift arrives 🤣
  • @djmini2numpty141
    not everyone has a forklift, gantry, shop crane, consider doing another clip with outboard attached and home handyman tools. cheers
  • @garyhoward2490
    Yeah.....so just get your forklift, cuz, everybody has one....and lift your boat off of the trailer....easy!!! Thanks for the advice.
  • @WizardOfWhoopee
    Holy crap. Simple and brilliant. I knew there had to be an easy way and this is it. Several different bow lift methods could work.
  • @110welding
    This was very helpful since I am about to begin my boat project, BUT.... can you demonstrate with out a forklift as I do not have one at home?
  • @WayneTheBoatGuy
    This is a great tutorial! I may need to do this sometime soon - but of course I don’t have boat jack stands or a forklift! Regardless, the physics, mechanics and process order is A++
  • @Sokren817
    I’m gonna need to borrow your forklift 😂😂😂
  • @michaelbeckman1794
    At work we aquired a old 25 boston whaler, utility style, maybe 1970's, from the USN. Bare bones vessel, no console. It was going to be our vessel for work, diving operations. Built in a 4" wide x 4" tall wooden cap all around and added 4" D rubber to the rub-rail. Built a steering console with storage, aluminum bimini top and rear towing bitt, powered it with twin Johnson 140's. It also had a 127 gallon fuel cell built in. For engine and vessel maintenance it was easier just to lift it with one of our tugboats deck cranes. One time we lifted it, I put a load cell on and it weighed 16,000#'s
  • @FishingwithCristina
    That's pretty awesome I was thinking how can I get my sailboat off the trailer thank you so much
  • @billyblue922
    LOVE IT! Any advice on what to adjust on a larger (23ft) boat with a sharper keel (a.k.a. not flat?)
  • @wolfpackflt670
    Great! Now all I need is a Forklift because I don't have one for some reason unlike everyone else apparently.
  • @stuartseldon1737
    For swapping trailers, it's a lot simpler to just launch the boat from the old trailer and recover on the new one. You just need to figure out bunk and roller positions. This way however, is great for storage, making trailer repairs, or painting the hull.
  • @alessandropischedda3410
    hey great video!!! what would it be the biggest boat you would suggest using this procedure? can it be done with a 25foot boat? thanks
  • @ryanw9398
    Cool video. Part of me looks at your "lifting point" and thinks, clever it does the job. Seriously though, don't trust that tow ball it's dodgy af. Be easy to make up a jib with a hook that you can pick up with the forks