lifting a 93 SN off the ground

I found a nautique that floated off it's trailer and is sitting on it's side, held up by the trailer tire. It doesn't appear any of the running gear has been damaged, but to move it, will put that in jeopardy. Any ideas how to save it?

If it's on it's side, use the rings like Kevin mentioned and possibly strap and wrap hull from pylon to prevent twisting until it's clear of all obstacles.

Make a spreader bar out of an I beam or perhaps the person with the tow truck or crane has one.

It is going to want to twist (on to the running gear) when you initially lift it, I like the idea of a stack of tires under the opposite side that it is leaning on, right up close to the running gear. This way when you start to lift, it will hopefully roll onto the tires (and not onto the running gear). You only need this until the boat rights itself. I also am not sure if tires will actually work, you may need some actual boat jacks. As Chris said, you really only need to lift the stern, as it will pivot on the V of the bow. Lift the stern, set on two stands (or a cradle or piles of tires), then re-position and lift the bow, set on stand or trailer, etc.

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so you just found a boat in the woods?

Hollywood wrote: so you just found a boat in the woods?

Sometimes you just can't sell a purple boat so you end up just walking away

uuuh and there's no explanation how you accomplished the task??? Throw us a bone here Bama...
Was this thing in a flood or hurricane?
"You know a boat that floats off of it's trailer can be heard in the woods" LMAO..

Moj'

Not exactly "just found" it. The guy is selling the property that it's on. The property has been for sale for a few years. A year or so ago a friend was looking at the land and told me about the boat, sitting, wasting away. I tried then to buy the boat but keeping in contact with the owner was difficult. Also at that time, the boat was still on the trailer. We had a major flood in July, and it washed the boat off the trailer, luckily causing no visible damage. I went by last month, looking into buying a lot and saw her sitting on the ground. It broke my heart. I have no need or desire for a project but I couldn't leave it there to die. I dug out around the gear, jacked it up, cribbed it in,jacked it up, cribbed it in again. The post was slid underneath the bow to incrementally turn it away from the pine tree that had it jailed. Blocked that up, pulled the trailer out, then back under it, unblocking and reblocking along the way

75 Tique wrote: ....and then after lunch....

Quick wipe down, launch, and got a few slalom sets in.

Pat, nice work getting it up and out without more damage! I'm hoping you get a pleasant surprise that the drivetrain and wiring are all unharmed, and you are just faced with a big cleanup and interior work.

That would be the first ever cracked block in Alabama?

Interesting, didn't think Alabama ever got cold enough. And, no other signs of neglect on that boat, are there????????

Yeah, it's funny in a very unfunny way, but I winterize my boat about 6 times a winter. It get's down into the 20's for a couple days, then warms back up to the 60's so I plug everything back up and go ski. It also leads to a large number of near sinkings from missing a connection or forgotten fitting.

I didn't mean i was having a near sinking, I'd never forget! I was, of course, talking about other people.
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