2007-03-24 11:21:42 · 15 answers · asked by rosie 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating
a mechanics creeper would work, only if it was on a smooth surface. I used to lay down a plywood sheet and lay on that to paint underneath, many times on a creeper. Get an extension handle and reach under as far as you can. You could try and paint the boat in the lift straps or on the forklift of the yard its in, but I doubt they would let you.
2007-03-24 12:01:35 · answer #1 · answered by mark t 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ok check it you have a boat trailer right??
slide the boat alll the way to the back of the trailer (you need some weight be hind it) not mask off your trailer and baot and such. now prop up the boat this should be kinda easy since you have wieght in the back. now paint everything ... let this dry as needed 1-3 days now let the boat down (gently) and move the boat forward u suold have 2 spots in the and maybe 1 in the front (spot u propped it up with) since u have open paint edges u might want to prime them. paint the 2 -3 small 6 inch squares clear them and blend out the clear. the most you have to do reall is site on a small stool the other option is turn the boat over upside down or raise it with anchor points inside the boat
2007-03-27 04:29:16 · answer #2 · answered by VAN 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I take home some very thick cardboard from work. Buy a pair of tyvex coveralls. Wear a old base ball hat. Put on my organic vapor respirator and safety goggles. I lay on my back and paint the keel and as much as I can. The rest,I sit on a 5 gallon paint can. Consider this, beats paying someone 150 bucks for labor. To have the paint applied, easiest 2 hrs work with that in mind
2007-03-26 11:02:45 · answer #3 · answered by David A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't say what size of boat, type of hull, etc...but....
1. Lift it higher
2. Roll it to one side, then the other.
3. As has been suggested, use a "creeper" - and wear goggles!
4. Use a roller on a long pole, to let you reach underneath.
Whichever you choose... wear old clothes :-)
2007-03-24 13:10:57 · answer #4 · answered by IanP 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a 42 ft john boat and I had a 43 ft pool put in my back yard and had it filled with bottom paint and just dipped the boat in the pool. No bending over. Works great !
2007-03-24 11:38:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Lie down on a skateboard. Just kidding. Short of hiring someone to help you (neighbor kid) I'd get a roller and do what I can from the side (you didn't say how big the boat is.)
2007-03-24 11:26:48 · answer #6 · answered by MichelleM 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
pay the boat yard to do it for you? get a roller with a long handle on it? i hope you have the rite paint
2007-03-28 09:28:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ian P hits it........you can buy a four foot pole that screws into the end of a paint roller.........much less squatting and it keeps you 4 foot away from that incredibly toxic bottom paint......
2007-03-25 13:34:08 · answer #8 · answered by yankee_sailor 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Get a rolling cart (like the ones the mechanics use) and lie down.
2007-03-24 11:26:11 · answer #9 · answered by Lab 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
try to tip the boat a little on one side then when the paint is dry tip it the other way use jacks and bords to stabilize it good luck
2007-03-24 12:58:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋