Slightly Twisted's new project

[steplift20]

Before you start to stamp vin on the trailer can't you go to the m v and tell them it's home built and you want to title it? I don't know if you can do it now but I know you used to be able to do it

[garbubba]

Home built works in MS, but then again, that's MS.

[Destroyer]

Personal trailers in NJ do not have titles. Only registrations. You still need a VIN number to register one, but if you buy one from someone all you need is a handmade bill of sale and the old registration. SO much easier than other states...

[macojoe]

In Ma you can say homemade and up to a certin weight not need title. Hope it works out for you cause it is a nice trailer!!

[Slightly_Twisted]

I'll make it work. I'll find some way because MJ is right it is a nice trailer. Drained all the gas about 45-47 gallons, took the lower unit off, striped all the wood off, and started cleaning the cuddy. Wish I have more time to work on it.

Questions

When I was taking the lower unit off. The shifting shaft got stuck two of three times because the shaft was really rusty. Some large rust flakes came off anything I can do?

Also the pic with the top stringer cut off was that normal from the factory. It was behind the fishing rod box on Both sides.

[3 Squids]

Looks like the bulkhead is notched for the rod box. I'd say it's hard to believe they'd cut it and not glass over it at the factory but after seeing what we've found in my transom project it really wouldn't surprise me.

[Slightly_Twisted]

Well took some time yesterday and today to work on the boat. Replaced the water pump, the gear oil, and drained the carbs. I lost my engine flush muffs so I just took the boat down to the lake and dipped the engine. Took a bit but get it started when I noticed there was no water coming out of the telltale. . I had other plans so I didn't have time to figure it out. Today pulled the lower unit off again and noticed the pipe in the mid section slipped out of the pump. Realigned everything put it back together and it works just fine. That shift rod screw is the biggest pain in the a$& I hate that damn thing. I never seem to get it right.
I working on the boats title/reg and I should be ready for some water trials.


My wife named the boat today as well. Our son Finn is 2 and crazy wild all over the place all the time. We were kicking around some names, and talking about seeing him with a live fish on the line for the first time next summer when she stopped mid sentence and said "WILD FINN". It fits perfectly!!

[Slightly_Twisted]

Got a few hours after work to get started on a few things this afternoon.
I had some extra polyester resin and cloth, I really wanted to glass in the cut stringers. I was really inspecting why the stringers were cut and I think it was done at the factory unless the deck was redone. I'm guessing but it looks like they were cut to level the deck. They were cut the whole way across and front to back, with the some type of sealant sealing the deck on. I'll try and get a photo of under the deck but it wasn't working with the iPad. Since I had the glass out I started on patching up the rod boxes as well. They were cracked on the edges. Got the winter cover on her, I went with the 15 year pool cover. The last thing is the galvanized pipes sticking up on the sides. I'm going to build bunk guides and use the pipe as attachments. I will also put my lights up on top of the rear one so they don't get wet. I will trailer the boat and ALWAYS have problems with the lights so I hope this helps.

I forgot how much I dislike sanding fiberglass.