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Accidentally discovered an easier way to work on the inside of my dory--sitting on the floor under the boat upside down. It can be a long reach over the gunwale to reach inside to work on things...(right now it's fitting the foam for the floatation). I finished the bottom paint yesterday and really didnt want to flip it back up until tomorrow just to be safe but I wanted to work on the foam so I laid out the interlocking foam pads and got good at rolling under the boat...actually easier to work on fitting the foam pieces like that, or take a nap, but dont hit your head on the daggerboard trunk. I'm sure experienced boat builders discovered this long ago, so this falls into the "tips for first time builders" list.
Curt
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RE: Upside Down Has Advantages
A shop creeper (a la auto shop) and/or wheeled shop stool (hight adjustible) are great for moving around a boat if you are one of us that is mobility challanged. Just be sure to whear your safety glasses because the odd bit of crud will fall into your eyes.
RE: Upside Down Has Advantages
» Submitted by Laszlo - Tue, 5/13/14 » 5:40 PM
Curt,
To avoid rolling under the boat (I have an old knee injury that makes that a nuisance), I tilted my dinghy (here it's getting its first coat of primer) by tying it to a support. If you've got the right setup, you can even hang it upside down from the shop ceiling and work on it standing up, if that's more comfortable.
Have fun,
Laszlo