We rolled the boat back over today and put it on the trailer. Rolling it over was actually very easy. We just put some plastic sheet on the grass and tipped the boat and cradle over and rolled the boat right off onto the plastic. Picking the boat up to get it on the trailer was a bit harder because the paint is actually pretty slippery and it's hard to get a good grip on the boat. However with my two younger sons and my wife helping, we made pretty short work of getting the boat onto the trailer. The only thing left to do once the boat was on the trailer bunks was to adjust the winch stanchion so that it just touched the bow. We actually only had to move it an inch or so from how it came from the factory.
The pictures to the right show the boat on the trailer. The top photo shows my two helpers.
More about the trailer
The picture to the left shows the completed trailer waiting for the boat. This particular trailer, a Ventura 1300, seems to be very well suited for an I550 because the back cross-brace lines up very nicely with frame 169 and there is another cross-brace right under where the keel will be let down. I still need to attach a keel bulb platform to this cross-brace, but that will happen after I lift the boat in order to install the keel foil.
Sounded like a lot of work, Phil. Good thing you have your family to help you. I can see you were able to load the boat perfectly because no part of the paint was damaged in the process. Your Ventura 1300 looks sturdy with cross-braces that strengthen its holding up capacity. Just make sure to check your tires and suspensions from time to time.
ReplyDeleteDelena Millener