Put her on the trailer

[Trayder]

I reached a point where I was unable to continue work on the 20 because I was unable to get to the otherside of the boat while she sat on the floor in my garage.

My neighbors once again think I am looney as I backed the roller trailer to the bow of the seacraft and winched her on. It looked as though my house was the proud mother of one mean looking boat as the hull emerged from the basin.

Anyhow It is refreshig to have the boat on the trailer and off I go to work on the other side.

Fellowship- please tell me there is light at the end of the tunnel??? [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

[FELLOW-SHIP]

HA TRAYDER
I WAS TOLD BEFORE I STARTED MY PROJECT THAT IT WOULD COST ALMOST TWICE AS MUCH AS WHAT I THOUGHT AND TAKE TWICE AS LONG TO FINISH THEN WHAT I PLANNED I JUST SMILED AT HIM. WELL HE WAS ABOUT RIGHT. THANK GOD THIS IS MY FIRST AND LAST BOAT RE REDO. I ENJOYED MOST OF THE WORK AND NOW I REALLY ENJOY TAKING HER OUT FOR A RUN. I NOW HAVE 45 HRS ON HER AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO MY NEXT FISHING TRIP. I KNOW I COULD NEVER MAKE ANY $$$ DOING THIS TYPE OF WORK I THINK THE ONLY ONES THAT CAN MUST SKIP A LOT OF STEPS OR CHARGE REALLY HIGH PRICES. I WILL SAY THAT I GET A LOT OF COMPLEMENTS EVERY TIME SOME ONE SEES THE BOAT AND STARTS TALKING THEY CAN’T BELIEVE IT IS A 1977 HULL. I DO HAVE A SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT WHEN I LOOK AT HER OR WHEN SOMEONE STARTS TALKING ABOUT MY BOAT AND THAT WILL LAST A LIFE TIME. JUST KEEP ON SANDING, SANDING, AND SANDING AND ONLY LOOK AT THE WEEKS PROJECT SOMEDAY THIS WEEKS PROJECT WILL BE TO SPLASH THE BOAT.
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[Trayder]

When are we going to be able to see some pictures of your completed boat? I forgot that the original color of your hull was red. What color is she now?

I can relate on the one project a week but... I just added up the weeks and I lost track [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img]

[FELLOW-SHIP]

I HAD A FEW GUYS ASK ME HOW MANY HRS IT TOOK ME I TOLD THEM FORGET HRS. I GOT 150 DAYS INTO THIS BOAT. I PAINTED THE OUTSIDE SIDES OF THE BOAT A AQUA MIST (LIGHT BLUE GREEN) THE INSIDE SNOW WHITE AND THEN THE BOTTOM WAS WHITE GEL COATED. I STILL HAVE A FEW MINOR JOBS TO DO YET, BUT I HAVE TAKEN SOME PICTURES. I STILL GOT TO DO THE HAND RAIL AROUND THE BOW. I AM INSTALLING A TACKLE BOX UNDER THE CENTER CONSOL UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL AND ALSO A HATCH DOOR NEXT TO IT. I HAVE ROOM FOR BOTH THE TACKLE BOX AND HATCH THERE. I HAVE SOMEONE MAKING A FULL COVER FOR THE BOAT NOW OUT OF SUNBRELLA. I AM GOING TO PAINT THE OUT SIDE OF THE BOAT ONE MORE TIME TO MAKE IT 3 COATS (NOT FOR A FEW MONTHS) NOW RAINY SEASON. PLUS I HAVE TO SAND THE GEL COAT TO MAKE IT SMOOTH AND THEN WAX. ALL THESE ARE PROJECTS I CAN DO WITH OUT INTERFERING WITH MY FISHING. THE ONLY THING THAT MAKES ME WANT TO HURRY UP AND DO THEM NOW IS THAT I TOLD THE EDITOR OF THE FLORIDA SPORTSMAN I WOULD TAKE HIM OUT AND HAVE HIM DO A ARTICLE ON THE BOAT SOON. I WILL SAY NOW THAT I AM NOT ON THE TIME CLOCK OF GETTING THE BOAT READY FOR MY PAST KEYS TRIP MY APPROACH TO BOAT WORK IS NOW MORE CASUAL.
FELLOW-SHIP [img]images/icons/cool.gif[/img] [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]

[FELLOW-SHIP]

OH BY THE WAY. I STATED THE MY BOAT IS A 1977 IT REALLY IS A 1976 MODEL (ID ON THE BACK OF BOAT) BUT THE FIRST TIME IT WAS REGISTERED WAS IN 1977 THUS ON MY TITLE IT SAYS 1977
FELLOW-SHIP

[John R]

Good work Fellow Ship - like everyone else, I'm dying to see pictures too... If you have some, e-mail them to me and I can put them up...

Trayder - I was thinking last night, that new trailer that you have, is it going to be long enough to be useable if you mount the motor on a bracket? Any new pictures from your boat? I got your message and I'll give you a call today, I was working at a job site yesterday...