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If your flipping from upright to upside down, this can be done by one person, now that you've removed all the weight from the boat. This 15-footer is a waterlogged 15. Based on how hard my engine hoist has to work to lift just the back end, my best guess [is the weight of the hull now] is 600 to 70...

Just use the 3 points on the hull (bow and stern eyes) Sadly, this is good advice only if the [lifting] tackle is in good repair. Mine obviously wasn't. My Boston Whaler boat came smashing down onto the concrete of the carport from about 4 feet high. If I ever do get it inverted, I shudder to think...

Just use the 3 points on the hull (bow and stern eyes) Thanks, that's what I've done. But being chicken, I removed the seats, the outboard and the console--everything, really--to get the weight down as low as I could. I then used an engine hoist on a stern eye to lift one side, rotating the hull 75...

Thanks to all who replied.

Q1: on a SPORT 15 Is mounting an outboard engine off-center a normal installation? Q2: is a list to Starboard at rest normal for a SPORT 15 hull? BACKSTORY: The outboard on my SPORT 15 I bought in Summer 2021 is mounted off center by 1/2-inch. The lower [Port] hole is 27-inches from the [Port] gunwa...

If the SPORT 15 is going to live on the trailer and only see use in the water for a day or two at a time, you probably do not need any bottom paint or sealing coat. Nope, that's not the plan. I find myself in the incredibly fortunate position of having ocean-front property with a deep water dock. I...

Use the two lifting eyes on the inside of the transom and the one eye inside at the bow for a three point lift. I would take it a step further: ⋅ and remove the engine and loose stuff from the boat ⋅ get a case of beer ⋅  invite over three or four friends ⋅ f...

My recently purchased c.1980 SPORT 15 is my first power boats. I believe the hull has six coats of bottom paint--that's how many different paint colors I can see in various scrapes and scuffs. The paint appears to be applied many years ago. I want to apply new bottom paint correctly: sand down to ge...

I've just purchased a c.1984 SPORT 15—my first powerboat. I've been a sailor for for nearly 50 years. I am, quite frankly, delighted. The boat is currently sitting in my driveway. I'm dying to get her in the water but there's a few things I want to take care of first. As such, I'm sure I'll have man...