Righting a Ty on it's trailer

[TY375]

I had a tree come down on my Ty over the winter. Fortunately it came down at an angle, plus it lodged in the fork of another tree, which held it up. Damage is two hull perforations, a deformation of a couple of inches of the hull to deck joint, some torn up rub & toe rail, and a slight bend in the lower section of the mast. Part of the impact was absorbed by the boat rolling on the trailer, where it now sits at about a 45 degree angle, supported only by the side bunks of the trailer; the keel has moved sideways a foot or so off the keel support plank.

Anybody have an idea of how I can right it on the trailer so I can move it to a repair shop? I'm afraid to try to tow it in it's current position, for fear that the bits of metal from the trailer that are poking through the hull will make the perforations dramatically worse.

Thanks.

John

[mgphl52]

without a pic or 3, it's rather difficult... but, I suspect with a pair of heavy duty hydraulic floor jacks (automotive style) and some bracing for topsides, you could elevate the hull enough to coax the keel back into position.

[bottomscraper]

Bucket loader, backhoe or construction forklift and some straps?

[Oswego John]

I used to post all kinds of pictures in times past. Guess what, I haven't posted pics in a long time and now I have to experiment and reteach myself how to send in pics again. Duh!!!

What I'm trying to say is somewhere deep down in the belly of my computer I have pics of when I would reposition hulls with keels. I also raised hulls when I would repair rudders, especially on older Tys and other boats of similar size. Tomorrow I will look for pictures of how I raised them up. My son says that my method was how they built the pyramids but it worked for me.

What I did was erect a construction scaffold at the stern, two sections high . Next I'd place two scaffold planks on top of each other across the top of the higher section over the center of the stern. I would attach a sling or stout line around the planks and hang a coffin hoist or come along under the planks . Then I would pass a web sling or stout line under the stern and attach it to the come along and gently raise the stern.

The idea is when you raise the stern, a lot of the weight is still supported on the front of the keel. As the stern rises off its supports, the hull teeters sideways to its proper alignment. ( with some urging) A second set of hands comes in handy about this time.

Who said "Rube Goldberg?"

I'll try to send pictures of a Ty raised up on a scaffold. Look up a tool rental service in the Yellow Pages for scaffolding, planks, and hoisting equipment. When you rent, you can work at your own ease, no rush.

Good luck,
O J