71' Offshore-V 18 - Prize Catch

[knezzer]

Any type of carpet work for the bunks? Anything that I should avoid?

 

[Watermann]

On my bunks I use the indoor/outdoor traffic master carpet from the home depot and construction adhesive.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/TrafficM...r-Outdoor-12-ft-Carpet-7PD5N660144H/203240740

 

[knezzer]

Some indentations from sitting on the trailer for 46 years ! Getting supplies to give the trailer a make over this long weekend while the paint curesView attachment y4mZJNrVWXi2HPT3FBuLkLm_Okv1KIqNkG3EeF94cS1DUAcIcEILfKQj8w-lY1MCGVI7n5Kv1_sFHM1-YYVKwh4XX50CNlEvh6LD

 

[knezzer]

The rubber in the rub rails shrank a bit it seems, or it was just stretched out when installed. Having a hard time getting the screws to line up for the caps. But the paint is on the hull ! When I tried spraying the final coats with the hardener I chose the worst possible time of day and caught about 1200 small flying insects in about 15 minutes. Had to wait a bit and spray again late at night. View attachment y4mOf6z2ZGirYIYUrpzdUCIWU2I87_eoF_lHB7prnw1SqockRQZ73HD8sk5sIDarmWRgAVZ0J24PUdiyTK44_CpT1Vuy8nybH9-6 View attachment y4mS29bouPHEfukOnLsDeE8_xWaMJFLPPgsoYpppLaHFtNCaJIZNZAHDNSuqzBPFmBqt_qNDhpez-29KZ16Tb7I87L1xb95YDMtb

 

[Watermann]

Hey she's dressed up in white and lookin good.

You guys who can paint outside amaze me, I think I'd loose it with all the bugs around here.

 

[Tnstratofam]

The paint looks good. I would lose it trying to paint outside too with all the bugs that like to make my fresh new paint their parking lot.

 

[knezzer]

thanks guys it did drive me a little nuts. Its an off white, kinda almost a creamy whiteView attachment y4m3s_FCrU9T1W-VJ3czFOBBZxi_QlPHnihiJLarP51lngj1Zta8oHBO0J6CcrMOw5ZgkaJKvJcz4kd-pcqsyx3iszp11WLlUNFw View attachment y4mCtHUbP9R3g-RmO5Pevi4knwpSotWtC_67aPQxuqOMaGUIacFU6c6ty1S0XsmIvgvgsTTCbpS9QPfK_-UUPEHCnt95YFLXnoEJ

 

[MD28]

I had bugs all over mine too. I'm not sure it can be avoided without a well ventilated shop. I had to keep my garage door half open to get some air movement. Paint looks great anyhow!

 

[Brackett221]

Paint looks good! Looks like the build is coming along. :thumb:

 

[knezzer]

Thanks for the compliments gents! It's been a long time coming but it's getting there. I did a lot of work on the trailer over the weekend. New lights, paint and bunks. Probably going to get a new stopper for the bow. Soon I hope to be putting it all back together.

 

[knezzer]

View attachment y4m7829L0l09GwJ9SS7gORTbbDhdR6PL853yungxeBpRD98Efz2-lcXn9NeR6QF8bZStms5dg_0JJC8_CoqfwK8hgiFbteiDiRpr Ran new wire for my trailer lights and found the cover was cracked on one side. Looking to upgrade to LED but I wanted to keep the retro look, and all the LED kits were kinda pricey. Bought cheapo basic round lights and made my own LED retro fit replacement. I did this exact thing for my utility trailer a few summers ago and they've held up great. I have about 50 ft of warm white LED strips on hand so I cut and soldered a few strips. Then put them in and used some silicone to help them stay as the sticky back they come with aren't very good. Also cut a hole for the light to shine down on the licence plate. View attachment y4mDKaU7SdXHNN-rgKK-WGZSBGm8RiAE_1uzzIq4JOaEUMvsPciT0oJLYcvB_j-uiuOWHJ02mjtWEDPepp9Fggclr_HjRfBbeCq2

 

[knezzer]

Bunks are done. Used two 10 ft 2x4 pressure treated lengths. Carpet I found at H-Depot, got a returned piece or roll end half price with plenty to spare. Thanks for the tips !
A buddy of mine made me some stickers for the project. View attachment y4mCjp3E1G0bgloyt4g3WVU49uV8sC4hXCmj4x4_rvv_4cRMfhA__FFFghpUDGnm6W3AeFzxxwvdiVQtgMFSPUjOobv35gMIJjxS

 

[knezzer]

Had no problem getting the boat back on View attachment y4mNCvo2CDB38q-8OXAcqx-eKs9vwKDrjFapNxuKLTc1ZHr_7d3ODzwERVzwjdr6cKRqecL_r8LHmLL2knVm7jCwYg_53hxmoL2D View attachment y4mXD9aGStWqHYoJZqDnGo3jXrQ60u8xsps3HSd-uenaNIfc0rqqvwptP6vXWcWjEJ736RdWHrMtVYZn3v1X-XKnIIS3AdpJFQVD View attachment y4mwV8ZVQs8OgOe-z9Xg2MHgWmAU2sxDlTkvwb6HxNSwVL9_UgvJOafMt7U8uLsZLwRM0eIoS7wmlCFfpy-gXEQTDeMjJTtMMTvD

 

[Watermann]

Nice, pretty clever idea with the led lights. :thumb:

 

[MD28]

Looks great! I wish I had converted to bunks with my trailer now. I replaced all my rollers which was pricey! Your trailer looks good and has better support.

 

[knezzer]

Thanks gents ! I kept my rollers in case this didn't work out and wanted to switch back. Also considered rollers on the fore and bunks on the aft. I don't think the rollers are all that bad but I saw a boat roll off a trailer once at the top of a ramp.View attachment y4mazwoN-b3Iiuk3Z-t96lFdtgeNNmXtyp1R0Qsc7hy81Ilz2Nf25FeiQbUFXTpFjZMzIyl_zLjYhkXE4fnYjyGESShrkdOCMpqc

 

[knezzer]

Hey Gents ! I'm still lurking around haha. Haven't posted any progress for a while so I thought I'd bump my thread. Busy with family and a new position at work this year but still keen on making this happen.
So I was cleaning the hull in prep for the gluvit and noticed the one area I never really cleaned out was under the transom support. Using a piece of wire I started poking around and pushing out all sorts of rusted garbage. Most likely from the factory View attachment y4mCcEZu-n0D9UYy9D1EGUMantrSjryNiRjihrXHLRvH1hItt8A9uvzVSbOTHjftmfbp-PmRYFcaY02Xsn7uIrpX5uulk6uTTxOo View attachment y4mqzxDY3JUp7GIEv17eHSlvilsAv6XKOqI0DUfWMoBH3BcPlzYV16LSJ_6iYb9hvDxWEOWoNHPV6kOP54FawNvTpHmf3LrrWE4k

 

[knezzer]

Painted the seams and rivets with gobs of gluvit. I did as much as I could then I did my aluminum canoe because why not. Then put what I had left all around the transom and keel. I still had a bit left but was getting hard View attachment y4mIwcIwWza3qgv1ozV1kAK1Xc5l2xDU-fJ_RSvsdM7BzaF70TnCG-4IwX1ZRDgQoa1mpzDYRwHx2xpI8YAJ6nEvu0UB-Gzn9kmD View attachment y4mrYFHfOcguvCaBeTaivJq91JZH0cIioMECMVyKNHmTfDiPnE56fbQ_4ygP95hh5U6Bk4CdVYqF2oe6gIe9iJHK9SBFDS4VxJ18

 

[knezzer]

Experimented with the extruded polystyrene and found a way to put it down so it's nice and solid. Plywood decking went in to make sure it fits and sure enough it felt like a boat again ! View attachment y4m1ehdbPkOWKo1yerjN4GcFFUOB0MIRaGfmvksoKpPN_bN8z_mhtH5QrASn9_0Jk0F72WtTFmgDWP_5M8uMRZm6WghJRQ3wGBrB View attachment y4mcFyvHLJsrOXqAcENM-Fa2oIEqhmnw863qfif_BgKxxM1Nzfwb3rKVJBfedI_atERPHWqhmYxsM-0W4VD8Z1hZOWuHWL7dJh9N View attachment y4mlV8564qu0-GTj1Abr-2Mk3M_La4PmTuocFQj71gnfxBQtg9HVWfJQWESatx3uKqPHxgtY-4MU3TI3umZTSDkCCYHCj2wJub7N

 

[knezzer]

We had an early winter freeze ! this pic was taken mid November. The ice was already 30cm or close to 12" on this lake. View attachment y4mcVM4isbHn84YSuiUCjKf3gFneNMkoEtxzUFnlfnkiOUFbNQhL4QXy2vG3yutb211Ptdkm9nHFLMudHT7XJZaES48jx23jtJLb