Hoosier78 1648 Monark

[hoosier78]

Thanks guys. Working 60 - 70 hours a week is going to make progress a little slow but I am going to get it done ASAP

Are you working 60 - 70 a week at your job or on your boat?? :LOL2: Looks like you are making great progress!

Lol! I actually am working a lot of hours, my boat was in the paint booth at my job and I couldn't help myself! Most of the other work will be evening/weekend hours only. :-D

 

[hoosier78]

Here is a few pics of her. Duralux turned out good.

 

[TxTightLiner]

Looking good.
I think your have a good all around boat there!

 

[hoosier78]

Looking good.
I think your have a good all around boat there!

Thank you! I

 

[hoosier78]

I have the 3"by 4" tube that I am using as a new toungue for the trailer. I welded the tilt bracket on to it and then ground everything down.
Next was a coat of rust-oleum rusty metal primer. Tomorrow I will topcoat it and attach the hitch coupler to the front.
Hopefully have the whole trailer painted and wired by the weekend.

 

[hoosier78]

Here are some pics

 

[hoosier78]

Well, I put the new hitch coupler on and installed new toungue on trailer. Next step is to wire wheel/grind trailer very well, prime and then paint. I then will need lights, bunks, saftey chains, trailer jack and mabye some side bunks

 

[hoosier78]

After much grinding and using a wire wheel to clean the rust off my trailer, it was clean enough to prime.
I primed it with rust-oleum rusty metal primer.
Going to let it sit overnight and tomorrow will topcoat. Here are a few pics of primed trailer

 

[Pweisbrod]

Looks good. I used rusted metal primer on a jeep frame for a rock crawler i built once, works really good on surface rust and bare metal. You're doing great so far, I wish I could tig weld aluminum. I used to tig for a living in my late teens on steel and stainless, never did learn aluminum. Don5 have a tig either. LOL

 

[hoosier78]

Looks good. I used rusted metal primer on a jeep frame for a rock crawler i built once, works really good on surface rust and bare metal. You're doing great so far, I wish I could tig weld aluminum. I used to tig for a living in my late teens on steel and stainless, never did learn aluminum. Don5 have a tig either. LOL

Thanks! I have had good luck with the rust-oleum primer on previous projects. As far as tigging aluminum, its not fun at all!

 

[hoosier78]

I have the trailer painted. I painted it rust-oleum gloss black.

 

[hoosier78]

I bought 2 by 4 by 8' select boards for the trailer bunks. They received 3 coats of helmsman spar letting dry overnight between coats. I marked the holes and drilled them 3/8".
I then ran my bolts through and hammered the head flush with top of board.
I then laid the bunks on trailer to make sure the holes was correct.

 

[hoosier78]

Next was to carpet the bunks. I am not a good carpet man at all

 

[hoosier78]

I mounted the winch bracket back on along with the new winch

 

[gillhunter]

Your trailer is looking great! I wish I still had as much energy as you have :LOL2:

 

[hoosier78]

Your trailer is looking great! I wish I still had as much energy as you have :LOL2:

I wish I had more energy!

 

[Country Dave]

Looks real good. =D>

 

[hoosier78]

Looks real good. =D>

Thanks Dave, I have been following your build and I like it also. Come'on spring!

 

[hoosier78]

I decided I might as well pull my tires off and change bearings out. While the tires are off I will paint the places I couldn't reach with tire on.
I hope you enjoy my redneck jackstands

 

[hoosier78]

Forgot to add pic