Getting her on the trailer and sea trials

This was a task and quite nerve racking. Considering the countless hours I put into her, I was lucky nothing happened! I swear the three of us men looked and sounded like a bunch of goons trying to get her on the trailer smoothly. It was a blast though!


One last trip to lowes! Thats trip # 36

Painted my little work horse

You can see the primed area (grey) I primed this because it had almost no paint over the bare metal.
Painted the prop just for fun.


The Evinrude 4 - What a champion. Thanks to Huntley Marine for the tune up and carb rebuild.

Waxing was hard work. Also attached numbering.

3m marine wax is a phenomenal product. It smells tropical too.

Keel Mounting

This was a delicate procedure since the keel weighs in around 430 lbs.
Watch out toes!

Trailer restoration...glamor

Mr Gower came over to give me a lesson in 12v wiring!






Added a pin strip for a finishing touch!



I matched the trailer to the bottom paint to show some real class.










Fenders were a critical element for the trailer.

Nuff said...

Fire extinguisher and first aid kit mounting.


Croakie holder...nice touch.




The tiller and engine mount are on. Glad I choose to paint them black. It is a good contrast with the blue. Nice flag too.


Removing the painters tape. A 2" white stripe will fill in this gap.


Reflection.

Second coat primer, mast raising, help from friends!

The mast is taller than the roof line on our 2 story house!

Bob, I worked out the boom holder thing you were telling me about.

This is a good shot of the interlux primer after a second aplication. The primer went on great and should be a great base for the Flag Blue!





Here we were doing a little rundown and assessment of the rigging etc.

Great Saturday. Primer, Cleat attachment, and Mast clean

Here is the slew of marine paint products that will be used to make this baby sparkle!


The mast had a huge bees nest in it! No longer. It actually cleaned up a little bit with the cleaner I used.


That Interlux grey primer is great. It has microspheres in it that help fill imperfections in the underlying layer.

Brushing the surface with interlux 333 helped the primer adhere and go on smooth.