trailer modifications

rhett (aka the fresh prince of pender county) founde this used trailer near the beach so i started modifying it so i could carry both my skerry and my wifes new paddleboard. 

i want to be able to store her upside down but transport 'right-side-up'

so i borrowed an airgun from will and adjusted the brackets for a more horizontal approach. 

its simple. used 2x8s measured to the skerry's beam plus a few notches cut out for the paddleboad. 

seats are in

well the seats are in

now i am waiting on the sailing kit so i can install the mast step

i also re-coated the skeg with resin for another layer of protection

the paint and varnish are in so as soon as i get the rudder and mast step installed, ill paint....then im done!

in with the seats

i added seats today

had to start by cutting a daggerboard slot in the middle seat

i (with O's help) clamped it down so i could rout the slot. 

you can see my router guide marks here

clamping the yardstick down really helped to guide the router this time (as you can see on the left) 

the slot was much straighter than the bottom. it fit pretty nicely. we'll see when i get the daggerboard together. 

next i trimmed up the seats and glued em in!

used all the heavy stuff in my garage to hold them down until epoxy cures.

28 degrees outside tonight so ill give it at least 24-36 hours

fillets (pronounced fill-its)

well

i used my wife's cake icing bag to place fillets along the interior today. 

they came out fine, ill post pics of the final product later

next....seats