Beginning my 1987 Fisherman 20 Restoration

[Myfathersson]

Well seasons change so time to button her up for the winter.

Got the battery trays glassed in place. More on those later...



And got the hull onto the refurbished trailer:



Will have to remake the forward bunk supports. Keel was sitting too low and only on the forward 1/2 of the bunk. I shimmed them up to where they will set. That'll do until she's ready to hit the road.

And sorted out the appropriate length for the winch stand and welded her back up:



Then early this morning hooked up the cap:



And flipped it right side up:



Lifted it onto some concrete blocks so I could wash it down:



And hoisted it to the sky:



And just like that they were one again:



Marrying the two back together went 100x smoother than I feared it might. Trailer lined right up, only had to shift fore and aft a couple times to get aligned, no side to side jockeying, and the lip snapped over fairly easy, it only took a little persuading with a light pry bar. Except for those pesky battery trays.

I matched the original size and placement of the trays to a tee. However, since I built my stringers 3/4" taller than the factory built theirs in order to minimize the thickness of adhesive needed, the trays are 3/4" higher than the original ones were. So the transom isn't set down tight. Thankfully the plan is to remove the cap again in the spring to finish things up, so I can simply trim the trays in place and re-glass that edge and should be right as rain.









Added some additional "rafters" to the lifting frame which will stay in place until the cap is permanently married to the hull to give good support to the winter cover:



And tucked her in for the long lonely winter:



Tomorrow I'm going to enjoy the first weekend day without a pressing task and kick back watching some football.