No new pictures. I don't want anyone to see how messy I've let the garage get.
It's been a while since I've been able to work on the boat. I realized I couldn't do much else until I got it sitting flat on the trailer. My work schedule through the holidays gave way to Michelle's recovery after surgery. No time, no money. But life slowly gets back to normal, and I have the itch to see this boat in the water.
The stringers at the cabin bulkhead are clearly damaged. I built some small sawhorses and have the boat sitting on them. The aft rollers have been removed from the trailer. The forward rollers will be removed soon.
I now have real doubts that this trailer is safe to tow, much less put in the water again. I had planned on removing the rollers and converting it to a bunk trailer. It sits a little high for that, and I would have to lengthen the tongue. After looking at the rotten frame, and the roller assembly I took out folding in half when I loaded it in the truck to take to the dump (pretty heavy pipe, about 1-3/4", thick wall - was very concerned when it folded and broke with no effort), I am now convinced this trailer is done. I may take the axle and make a utility trailer from it. The rest will be cut up and sold for scrap.
With the boat sitting solid on stands, I started poking at the cabin bulkhead. I took half of it out. It was never tied to the stringers (closing off the cabin compartment) which I'm guessing weakened the structure. Now there is nothing to do but move ahead and start removing the cabin.
The cabin is in really pretty nice shape. Just needs paint. I need to remove everything so I can get under the deck and sniff around for moisture. It looks dry at first glance, but it sat in the weather for a really long time.
My Dad and Brother are coming over next weekend to work on the trailer. I think I'm going to write off the trailer as a loss, so maybe we can get some real work done on the boat? I suspect we may not get a lot done besides "talking" about doing something to it.....
I will get my piles of junk cleaned up from around the trailer and take some pictures soon.
It's been a while since I've been able to work on the boat. I realized I couldn't do much else until I got it sitting flat on the trailer. My work schedule through the holidays gave way to Michelle's recovery after surgery. No time, no money. But life slowly gets back to normal, and I have the itch to see this boat in the water.
The stringers at the cabin bulkhead are clearly damaged. I built some small sawhorses and have the boat sitting on them. The aft rollers have been removed from the trailer. The forward rollers will be removed soon.
I now have real doubts that this trailer is safe to tow, much less put in the water again. I had planned on removing the rollers and converting it to a bunk trailer. It sits a little high for that, and I would have to lengthen the tongue. After looking at the rotten frame, and the roller assembly I took out folding in half when I loaded it in the truck to take to the dump (pretty heavy pipe, about 1-3/4", thick wall - was very concerned when it folded and broke with no effort), I am now convinced this trailer is done. I may take the axle and make a utility trailer from it. The rest will be cut up and sold for scrap.
With the boat sitting solid on stands, I started poking at the cabin bulkhead. I took half of it out. It was never tied to the stringers (closing off the cabin compartment) which I'm guessing weakened the structure. Now there is nothing to do but move ahead and start removing the cabin.
The cabin is in really pretty nice shape. Just needs paint. I need to remove everything so I can get under the deck and sniff around for moisture. It looks dry at first glance, but it sat in the weather for a really long time.
My Dad and Brother are coming over next weekend to work on the trailer. I think I'm going to write off the trailer as a loss, so maybe we can get some real work done on the boat? I suspect we may not get a lot done besides "talking" about doing something to it.....
I will get my piles of junk cleaned up from around the trailer and take some pictures soon.
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