The first thing I fixed were the wheel hubs. I put in new bearings. I also needed new lights. Then I sent the tipping parts of the trailer and the forward mast crutch to be sandblasted - as you can see by the picture it was fairly rusty.
The place where I took it to be sandblasted was also the local machinist. The main pole was round and there were too many intricate parts to remove the rust by hand. He extended the metal holder for the bow butterfly roller. The old one was in the wrong position. I used a heavy duty wire wheel on an 4" angle grinder to remove rust on all the flat surfaces. I used a rust preventing paint that I obtained from the local auto parts store. The owner said all the loggers in the area used this paint for their trucks. He said you don't even have to grind the rust off - just paint over it. I figured if loggers endorsed this then it had to be pretty sturdy stuff. I still ground off the rust. The machinist also recommended a rust paint called POR (paint over rust) which he said was similar to the paint I had. I replaced the winch - the old one was beyond repair. The machinist also made me a new rear mast crutch that fits in the rudder gudgeons. I had him drill a hole in the pintle so I could put a cotter pin in to keep it from bouncing out. I plan on removing the rust from the remainder of the trailer with the angle grinder (this worked well). I also added a spare tire holder I purchased from Tractor Supply for $35 - this seemed a bit steep for all it is but it is sturdy and fits well. The next step for the trailer will be to finish grinding off the rust, paint it, and replace all the rollers and bunks. I will need to get the boat off the trailer for that. I was thinking of building the jackable cradle - I saw this on the SJ Asso. Forum (
http://www.sj21class.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=230). My other option is to put it in the water at the local marina. They charge $10/night, then take the trailer home to work on it. I am leaning towards the cradle because I will probably need to replace the keel gasket and I would like to see what kind of shape the keel is in. I also added a picture of part of the deck. You can see the mold and peeling paint. I have my work cut out for me.
The place where I took it to be sandblasted was also the local machinist. The main pole was round and there were too many intricate parts to remove the rust by hand. He extended the metal holder for the bow butterfly roller. The old one was in the wrong position. I used a heavy duty wire wheel on an 4" angle grinder to remove rust on all the flat surfaces. I used a rust preventing paint that I obtained from the local auto parts store. The owner said all the loggers in the area used this paint for their trucks. He said you don't even have to grind the rust off - just paint over it. I figured if loggers endorsed this then it had to be pretty sturdy stuff. I still ground off the rust. The machinist also recommended a rust paint called POR (paint over rust) which he said was similar to the paint I had. I replaced the winch - the old one was beyond repair. The machinist also made me a new rear mast crutch that fits in the rudder gudgeons. I had him drill a hole in the pintle so I could put a cotter pin in to keep it from bouncing out. I plan on removing the rust from the remainder of the trailer with the angle grinder (this worked well). I also added a spare tire holder I purchased from Tractor Supply for $35 - this seemed a bit steep for all it is but it is sturdy and fits well. The next step for the trailer will be to finish grinding off the rust, paint it, and replace all the rollers and bunks. I will need to get the boat off the trailer for that. I was thinking of building the jackable cradle - I saw this on the SJ Asso. Forum (http://www.sj21class.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=230). My other option is to put it in the water at the local marina. They charge $10/night, then take the trailer home to work on it. I am leaning towards the cradle because I will probably need to replace the keel gasket and I would like to see what kind of shape the keel is in. I also added a picture of part of the deck. You can see the mold and peeling paint. I have my work cut out for me.
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