Nothing exciting to show. Hours of cleaning floor of the boat, with nylon brushes on a drill, around rivets and seams to prepare for Gluvit.Wore out my 35 year old Craftsman drill, replaced it with a DeWalt, if it lasts as long it will be the last one I ever buy. Boat is off the trailer and flipped, easy one man job on a 14 footer stripped to the bare hull. Trailer stripped and sanded ready for paint.
Trailer is a tilt trailer with bunks and keel rollers. I plan to keep the same basic setup with a few adjustments including adding guide rollers or bunks to make one man loading easier.
All parts removed. Bolts were all fine thread with steel locking nuts, tough to the end. After I removed about a quarter of them with some skinned knuckles and a few choice words I realized I have an impact wrench. The rest came off easy.
Sanded the frame with a random action sander and 100 grit to remove rust and loose paint to prep for primer. Frame is a channel so I used a nylon brush on a drill to get the inside.
Oh the 70's. Uncovered what I believe is the original paint, Avocado Green.I bet it matched his fridge. The original owner no doubt turned some heads on the road with a green trailer and a bright orange boat.