1986 Montgomery 15 - Hull Number 385
The photo in the top row, right (click to enlarge) shows the curvacious lines of the Montgomery Sailboat. Lapstrake, flared and rockered hull, rounded and sloping cabin and tapered cockpit coamings... how pretty. But, that's not what this album is about:
George Burmeyer, a frequent participant of the MSOG Forum had to remove his M15 from the trailer in order to do a trailer bunk replacement. Due to restrictions, this had to be done under cover. So, George borrowed the Admirals side of the garage (honest honey, this wont take long) to get he job completed. The following is taken from George's web site:
STEP 1: Using four jack stands and a floor jack, the entire boat, trailer and all are lifted as high as possible. The limiting factor was the open overhead garage door.
STEP 2: An eight foot 4X6 was placed across the flattest part of the hull, forward of the keel. Scrap wood wedges cushioned with a carpet strip were carefully screwed on.
STEP 3: Compound cut wedges of 2X4 and 2X6 were screwed onto a 3/4 inch ply base, set on two stacks of blocks and wedged up where needed to meet the contours of the stern section on either side of the keel close to the aft end of the trailer.
STEP 4: The trailer was very carefully lowered away from the boat. After repairs were completed with the new trailer bunks, the trailer was again carefully placed back into position.
There were a couple of height issues which had to be dealt with and are explained in detail on Georges site. Suffice to say, if the garage door were higher, or if the boat and trailer could have been positioned all the way into the garage, the process would go off without a hitch. Visit Georges's web site click <here> to see all of the photos and more on the height adjustments he had to go through to accommodate the open garage door.
Photos and story by George Burmeyer
George Burmeyer, a frequent participant of the MSOG Forum had to remove his M15 from the trailer in order to do a trailer bunk replacement. Due to restrictions, this had to be done under cover. So, George borrowed the Admirals side of the garage (honest honey, this wont take long) to get he job completed. The following is taken from George's web site:
STEP 1: Using four jack stands and a floor jack, the entire boat, trailer and all are lifted as high as possible. The limiting factor was the open overhead garage door.
STEP 2: An eight foot 4X6 was placed across the flattest part of the hull, forward of the keel. Scrap wood wedges cushioned with a carpet strip were carefully screwed on.
STEP 3: Compound cut wedges of 2X4 and 2X6 were screwed onto a 3/4 inch ply base, set on two stacks of blocks and wedged up where needed to meet the contours of the stern section on either side of the keel close to the aft end of the trailer.
STEP 4: The trailer was very carefully lowered away from the boat. After repairs were completed with the new trailer bunks, the trailer was again carefully placed back into position.
There were a couple of height issues which had to be dealt with and are explained in detail on Georges site. Suffice to say, if the garage door were higher, or if the boat and trailer could have been positioned all the way into the garage, the process would go off without a hitch. Visit Georges's web site click <here> to see all of the photos and more on the height adjustments he had to go through to accommodate the open garage door.
Photos and story by George Burmeyer
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