Trailer progress/update

Link to here:

http://blog.ravenwoodcanoes.com/2014/04/a-trailer-rebuild-for-under-1630.html

Quick visit to an old employer from 20+ year ago, and the parts went into a blast cabinet with a 6' table and in 3 minutes multiple layers of paint and rust are gone

Completely clean after the steel shot blasts it, light etch ready for primer and finish. 

Table from the Rockwell jointer project shiny and clean

Brackets and fittings

Shiny

First coat of primer

Parts all primed

Everything coated, as once its bare steel it will rust even with elevated humidity.

Next up is assembly....

Finally it starts going back together

Clamp and drift for assembly

New clamps

Hardware to be replaced

Fender bar, also holds rails when set for a boat

Mocked up with rail in place

Stabilizer bars in place

Next is hubs, disassembly for paint and reassembly - silver and black most likely.

Racks to be assembled and welded and painted.

This one will be set for multiple canoes and kayaks, and as light as it is, will tow easily with the smallest of vehicles. 

A trailer rebuild for under the 16/30

Why dont i get more time on my 16/30? Good question! likely because its so heavy, around 150lbs, and hard to maneuver on and off a trailer, and into the water. 

The solution? A nice, vintage lightweight trailer. Love those aircraft type full fenders, have to try to find a set. Trailers such as these are light enought to be pulled by any vehicle, and when unhooked can be moved about by hand, taking care of the need for a launch dolly. So we bought one for $150, hard to find since everyone that has one thinks they are worth $500+. Problem is, they are decades old, rusted and with old hardware, old paint and generally in need of a rebuild. 

Ours has lots of rust under lots of paint.

Old worn bearings, tires, and harware

Bumpy roads and some good travel distances dictate we do a complete rebuild, or risk being stranded. 

Air tools, vice grips and smashed knuckles and cuts galore. 

Original brown,under many coats

Getting there, almost ready for the blaster

Next steps, blasting, painting and reassembly.