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Boat cradle

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Anyone on here has any pictures of a cradle made to set your boat on when flipping it over?
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Mines a little overkill but works.


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My vulture involved some man power and then just layed upside down on the floor.
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Re: Boat cradle

Post: # 24143Post tnelson77 »

I just set mine on a few old tires. Its in a cradle for the core, floor, and transom work though.
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Post: # 24144Post bottomofdaboot69 »

thanks guys, mines already flipped i just need to roll it in and out the shop to sand and paint.
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Post: # 24145Post Hippie459MN »

Could always do like Chet did and just put it on the trailer. He flipped it, worked on it, then drove it to and from the paint shop like this. This was the day he picked it up from the paint guy. His shop was like an hour away too. lol

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