Dry Dock Support to Expose 100% of Hull

[Man~ana]

I have a 26M. Planning to put on barrier and anti-foul paint on the hull. I want to support the boat from above to expose 100% of the hull so that I do not have to separately paint the patches where it is either on the trailer or supported by stands at a later date. I have a shop and two fork lifts with ropes and straps. Any suggestions where I can safely tie off on the upper portion of the boat hull to lift and support it from above (anchor, cleats, motor support, etc....)?

[waternwaves]

you can't

you will have to block, fork, sling or tilt.


One of the interesting things I evaluated was strapping it down tightly to the trailer and rolling the boat and trailer together onto 2ft square stryofoam blocks.....

but after figuring out the time for removal of the cabin top hardware, winches, railings, outboard etc.........

It was still just easier to jack it up in mulitple locations.

[Night Sailor]

I think that is a question the factory best answer. Some boats can be lifted by their chainplates and that's what those factories do during construction, but i've never heard of a finished boat being done that way. All the yards I know of have used slings front and rear to lift, paint, shift the slings, finish the painting. The backyard alternative is as you say, jack and block up off trailer, paint, remove blocks.