Anyone local have boat stands?

[gofastsandman]

Yes. The Expedider has better prices but doesn`t have crossmembers.
Cheers,
GFS

[jwclbi]

I bought my float on from there a few years back, got a great deal. The guy I dealt was a bit crabby but still the deal was great. Good luck

[Caymanboy]

Hey Sandy!
How's that trailer project coming?
OP

[gofastsandman]

Ole are you back in town?I scewed up the gelcoat bondo keel job 3 times. Aren`t you proud? Went back to brushing and got a pretty good color match. I`d like to get one more coat on tomorrow. Can I bring them down Sat. and hit Sailorman for an east coast chip for the Furuno.
Cheers,
Sandy

[Caymanboy]

Sandy,
That's fine, just bustin! You wouldn't be using bondo underwater would you?
Got a 69' hull the other day!
OP

[gofastsandman]

That fine `69 is in good hands. Congrats!

No bondo! Mixed up gelcoat, tint, and cabosil to bondo consistency, but I forgot why I haven`t done bodywork since I was 17 or so. I really really suck at it. First batch was lemon yellow. Second was a little lighter. Third was ok, but not great. I couldn`t get the coats consistently thin or even coverage. Not acceptable. Sanded all off. Tried 2 more times. Same frustration. Sanded again and went with just gelcoat, tint and a brush. Almost out of gelcoat.

This pitiful admission will self destruct in 30 seconds.
Insert Mission Impossible music here.
Over and out.
Sandy

[gofastsandman]

Headed down to Ole`s tomorrow am. Anyone looking for anything at Sailorman on short notice?

My trailer is a 22/23 and was never set up properly. It was also neglected. I brought the full tool kit to delivery. It was crunchy. I learned a lot at DeSoto and talked more with the guys at the Hub. I just got her back on with the aft stands still in. Oh no! What happened? I have a 1" gap from the top of the fore end of the bunk to the hull. The fore v guide is all the way down and I really expected it to be right at close to max height when adjusted.

I Duct taped my level to a framing square and took copious notes. ???. One more call to the Hub.

I dropped the tongue down , took out the aft stands and presto, a perfect 1/4" gap. I`m still wondering how this could be. Weight? Bueller? Bueller?

I`ll get a few pics and post what I learned along the way.
Thanks Ole!

Cheers,
GFS

[thehermit]

Hey Sandy,
Now that you know how to type...you have to start posting pix
Hermit

[gofastsandman]

I`ll get some up this week. I still owe Evan a shot of the mini tackle console insert.
Cheers,
GFS

[Blue197320]