# Upside Down Has Advantages **URL:** \ **Category:** Builder's Forum\ **Created:** [May 13, 2014, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/upside-down-has-advantages/42167 "2014-05-13T16:46:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Curt\_Dennis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Curt\_Dennis](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Curt_Dennis)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2014, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/upside-down-has-advantages/42167/1 "2014-05-13T16:46:00Z")
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 ---
**Author:** ![Laszlo\_Morocz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c68b51/32.png) [@Laszlo\_Morocz](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Laszlo_Morocz)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2014, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/upside-down-has-advantages/42167/2 "2014-05-13T17:40:54Z")
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   ![](http://www.morocz.com/posts/psoriasis.jpg)  ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_Richardson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/97f17d/32.png) [@Robert\_Richardson](https://forum.clcboats.com/u/Robert_Richardson)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2014, 9:10am UTC](https://forum.clcboats.com/t/upside-down-has-advantages/42167/3 "2014-05-14T09:10:18Z")
   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.