Flipping a 17ft Chris Craft

Discussion in 'Wooden Boat Building and Restoration' started by ncuster, Jul 23, 2006.

  1. ncuster
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    ncuster 1968 Chris Craft Ski

    I am currently restoring a '68 Chris Craft Ski. The boat has been in the family since it's birth and it's time to do some work on the bottom. I have built a skeleton for the inside so that it doesn't stress the frame in the flipping process.

    Is there a secret to flipping these things over? I just can't think of a safe way to do it.

    Any input is greatly appreciated!
     
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  3. VKRUE
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    VKRUE Just another boat lover

    Flipping your boat

    Hey Ncuster:

    Have you attempted to flip your boat yet.

    I'm a little late to read your thread but might be able to help if it's not to late.
     
  4. Texas Boater
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    Inquiring Minds

    I too would like to know the outcome - and take pics if you have a digital camera.

    Its been raining every week here on the Gulf Coast and I've been using every excuse I can to put off filipping my boat over!:D
     

  5. VKRUE
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    VKRUE Just another boat lover

    Flipping A smaller boat.

    As mentioned in another thread or somewhere around here... I placed a temporary re-inforcing stud under two rafters in the center of my garage, one fore and the other aft. I then suspended the bow from the fore rafter with a nylon strap atached to the bow hook. I also suspended the transom from the other rafter by first stretching a nylon strap with a (loop in the center) from the tie down / ski hooks on either side of the transom and then attaching another nylon strap from the rafter down to the "loop". Jack / or lift the boat straight up, tighting the straps as I go, on each end and when the boat is high enough I was able to literaly spin the thing over.

    A bit of care jacking (or lifting with an engine hoist / cherry picker) up the boat again, to relieve the tension off of the nylon straps and let her back down. I sat my boat on a couple of very short saw horses that I made just for this project.

    This worked slicker than @#%&. I was able to flip the boat BY MYSELF in approximatly 30 minutes.

    My boat is a 17' plywood power boat with a cuddy cabin... and is longing to be worked on again, something that has been forced to the back burner due to moving to a new residence. Bigger & better garage now too :)

    Best of luck all....:D :D :D
     
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