Re: 1973 Starcraft 16ft SS restore
Well amongst some family time with the In-laws, some snowboarding with one of my daughters and running the other daughter to and from lifeguarding class this weekend I was able to find a few hours to finish the trailer and be ready to flip the boat back to it's dry dock home. Only thing left is to mount the lights and wire them in. I am more anxious to get back to the boat right now than worry about whether or not I have functional brake lights.
So as not to hold out here are some updated pics:
So this is the before pic again. Just thought I would repost as a reference point.
Looks really long in this pic. Well the only major modification from the original is that I removed the original 1-7/8" coupler and had a new 2" coupler welded on.
I also redesigned the bunks so there is more surface area for the boat to rest on. It's kind of a funky trailer with the combination of rollers and then the bunks pivot up after being loaded with the levers on the rearmost bunk post. It worked well back in the day so I just updated it and kept the layout the same.
Oh yeah, figured I would include this. I have made it all the way thru the deconstruction and up to this point this is my first injury of the project. It came from those damn bunks. Apparently I thought it necessary to try to screw my thumb into the bunk instead of the screw. Drilling into your thumb smarts a little every time. If that is the worst of it though no complaints here.
Well now to make a few phone calls and round up a posse to flip the sucker over! Can't wait to