Cap is off

[jasoncooperpcola]

Well my buddy needed to borrow my boat trailer. So the 18 Fish has been sitting on it. Got it unloaded and was checking tire pressure and the right front tire moved a bit when I put the air chuck on it. Pulled the cap and nut and the bearing fell onto the ground in pieces. Checked the others and all the seals are eat up by rusted spindles. So I need 2 axles, 4 hubs, 4 springs, and a couple new cross members because they are rusted out. Also need a new tonque .

[Destroyer]

Originally Posted by jasoncooperpcola

Well my buddy needed to borrow my boat trailer. So the 18 Fish has been sitting on it. Got it unloaded and was checking tire pressure and the right front tire moved a bit when I put the air chuck on it. Pulled the cap and nut and the bearing fell onto the ground in pieces. Checked the others and all the seals are eat up by rusted spindles. So I need 2 axles, 4 hubs, 4 springs, and a couple new cross members because they are rusted out. Also need a new tonque .

Sounds more like you need a new (Good used) trailer. By the time you invest in the parts and labor to repair your present one it might just be cheaper to find a good used one. Winter is getting nearer, and some boats didn't make it through the summer, but their trailers did. Good buys can be had. Also, check Boat Angel in eBay. They always have project boats that people donate for peanuts, and a lot of times they have decent trailers on under them... buy the boat and scrap it and keep the trailer...

[jasoncooperpcola]

I know this has been dead but I want to get started on it again. I have no motor and really no trailer. I am selling my kayak to help fund material costs.

I would like to do a floatation bracket, solid transom, and remove some of the cuddy and build an Everglades style enclosed console. I am still undecided on a motor but it will have to be a 25" shaft for the bracket. I am going to school for Marine Engine repair so I may pick up a project motor.

Right now the V is bottom up in the garage. I have to grind out all the gelcoat blisters and fill with epoxy. Then doing a barrier coat followed by the Interlux VC epoxy. Then the bottom is done and she can be flipped back upright.