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.