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Greetings, All.

New member here. I live in Huntsville, Alabama and retired as of Jan. 2018. I'm actually here by happenstance of a recent purchase. I'm in the final stages of completing a small scratch-built wooden sailboat and was looking for a used trailer to tow it on. I found the perfect trailer, but it had a monstrosity of an old boat on it that I really didn't want. However, it was an all-oracle-nothing deal so I was stuck with it. It was my original intention to scrap it, but once I had a chance to really look it over I realized there was really nothing wrong with it that I can't fix myself. Other then a paint job that looks like it was put on with the kitchen mop it is structurally sound and I got to thinking this could make a pretty cool fishing boat with a little elbow-grease. I live about 20 minutes from one of the best bass lakes (Guntersville) in the country, so I've decided to make restoring it my next project. So, here I am seeking advice and experience. I will try to post about the boat in the general chat section later today.

<blockquote data-quote="macawman" data-source="post: 447708" data-attributes="member: 23375">Greetings, All.New member here. I live in Huntsville, Alabama and retired as of Jan. 2018. I&#039;m actually here by happenstance of a recent purchase. I&#039;m in the final stages of completing a small scratch-built wooden sailboat and was looking for a used trailer to tow it on. I found the perfect trailer, but it had a monstrosity of an old boat on it that I really didn&#039;t want. However, it was an all-oracle-nothing deal so I was stuck with it. It was my original intention to scrap it, but once I had a chance to really look it over I realized there was really nothing wrong with it that I can&#039;t fix myself. Other then a paint job that looks like it was put on with the kitchen mop it is structurally sound and I got to thinking this could make a pretty cool fishing boat with a little elbow-grease. I live about 20 minutes from one of the best bass lakes (Guntersville) in the country, so I&#039;ve decided to make restoring it my next project. So, here I am seeking advice and experience. I will try to post about the boat in the general chat section later today.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="macawman, post: 447708, member: 23375"] Greetings, All. New member here. I live in Huntsville, Alabama and retired as of Jan. 2018. I'm actually here by happenstance of a recent purchase. I'm in the final stages of completing a small scratch-built wooden sailboat and was looking for a used trailer to tow it on. I found the perfect trailer, but it had a monstrosity of an old boat on it that I really didn't want. However, it was an all-oracle-nothing deal so I was stuck with it. It was my original intention to scrap it, but once I had a chance to really look it over I realized there was really nothing wrong with it that I can't fix myself. Other then a paint job that looks like it was put on with the kitchen mop it is structurally sound and I got to thinking this could make a pretty cool fishing boat with a little elbow-grease. I live about 20 minutes from one of the best bass lakes (Guntersville) in the country, so I've decided to make restoring it my next project. So, here I am seeking advice and experience. I will try to post about the boat in the general chat section later today. [/QUOTE]

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