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Paul, a 1979? Wow.....that's like brand new compared to this one! I have my own wife that is having thoughts of killing me, one is enough! I have no pics to put up tonight, progress has slowed considerably because of the required time needed to double coat both sides of the plywood panels with...

T. Hanley - Thanks for the suggestion. I've looked the axle over and it is still very solid. The trailer is probably much beefier than the boat requires. I might replace the u-bolts but even this is low on my list. I wont be trailering this boat very far and doubt it goes over 55mph at any time...

The last few days have shown some progress but nothing "sexy" enough for photos. Most has been indoor work to accommodate for the weather. I mostly have been cutting floor panels and laying them up on the saw horses to get slathered in sealer and left to dry. I picked up outdoor carpet and will...

No progress today! The damn restorer decided to drink Yuengling in the shop and work on the motorcycle restoration. That guy........................ Dave

That felt so good looking at those pics.......what a sight they must have been in real life. Thanks....I needed that! Dave

Some baby steps....backwards....but still baby steps. I decided that I didn't want to take any chances with the trailer so I took the new rims off and put on new galvanized hubs today. It's been at least two months since I packed bearings on something so I might as well get back to it. I'm...

They don't have much of a "manufactured" look to me. I would guess privately carved. Dave

Lots of running today and furniture shopping....but I still got home in time to get some stuff done. Bottom of the boat....PAINTED! I got the 12v outlet installed in the back as well. Bow floor cut. Rear Decking was also cut out. Time for dinner and a good nights rest. Dave

Ok, so some crappy weather and some schedule conflicts kept me from getting to where I wanted to be by now. Half of today was spent watching the first floor of my house and the stairs get new carpeting. The wife was happy soooooo....that's all that mattered there. I did receive a few things I...

Congrats and good luck with bonding with your new buddy. Looks like this dog is going to get a crash course on birds this year. Best of luck and keep the photos coming. Dave

All good ideas except for Steve's. The spare tire is just finger tight since I am still waiting on a new tire before I cut the u bolt down.......but I will get to it. Your time demands are starting to be a strain on me. Thanfully the weather will give me a few days of rest before I have to...

The weather is supposed to be crap for the rest of the week with severe weather starting Wednesday. I need to get out to the lumber yard and buy the flooring and I still don't have any direction on what to do with the floatation. I have read all kinds of forums regarding different thoughts on...

After work I got started on a couple of items that I had done the prep work for yesterday. I received the new Plexiglas and installed it into the frame. I took out the old screws which I doubt were factory and installed rivets thru the frame and into the plexi. Installed it into the...

Come on Tom........I'm steam bending the wooden ski as we speak! Dave

In time Dave. This was one of the original tires that came on the trailer. It's just a "placeholder" until I pick up another. I don't even have the lug nuts tight on the holding bracket. Dave

Ha! Well I was so concerned about the tongue jack handle being in the way (it's on the right), that I didn't even pay attention to the winch handle. Thanks Bob. So I moved the tire to the other side. Then I needed to unbolt the tongue jack and move it to give the handle some clearance...

Steve, you need to take down the cameras you set up in my woods! That was literally the first thing I accomplished this morning! I also added the horn, finished the second coat, and painted the interior. Rain is coming in so I need to work on projects inside the shop like wiring up the "T"...

Steve, I rolled on the paint today. Still needs a second coat but I like the way it looks. I used Duralux Marine paint in Dead Grass. I also was able to finish sealing the interior floor, fix/adjust/repair all centerline rollers on the trailer and do some more priming on the inside. This was...

Nice weather for some PAINT!

Steve....great info and suggestions. I have been on a couple sites and have been doing the formulas to "guesstimate" floatation requirements. Most calculations come up with around 14.7 square feet of floatation. When looking at other examples, that seems about right since my boat is relatively...