Trailer work

Well i made it down today to Wellfleet,man what a drive. 93 miles one way from my house. Went down after i picked up dad. As always mom had a nice little breakfast feast.

We made it down about 10:30. Got the boat and trailer lifted up and tires and hubs removed. The bearings were in pretty good shape. Grease is junk but to be expected. While there i verified the serial number. Good old 442.

On the way back we swung through a federal beach. Absolutely beautiful. Hopefully ill be making my final trip down in a week in a half. To assemble and bring her home
 

Sunday

To play it safe im gonna head down to the boat this sunday and take the tires and hubs off. The hubs need new studs and grease the bearings. I also need to borrow tires. The springs are cheap enough. So after sunday ill get what i need and bring my vessel home.gonna try to grab some pictures sunday while im there. Gotta remember to get the hull number too

Upsetting

Well today was a total loss. Went down to pickup my new boat,ended up with a outboard motor,sails and an anchor

I had thought. ya this trailer is plenty big. yup bad assumption it was a foot to narrow. oye wtf. Well after trying to figure how to get it loaded,then unloaded. i decided it couldn't be done today. now the trick is figuring out away to get my baby home.

On a side note i figured out the outboard is a 1988. And part are available so that's a good sign. also its in rough shape but not toooo bad.

Well time to ponder what to do...

Today is the day

Well today is the day i go down and trailer the boat back.ill be taking pictures while setting it all up. Im very excited,while i know Laura(my wife) isnt totally sold. She is still nervous it wont be ready for a long time. I cant wait to start cleaning it out with my daughter. She is excited too. Im not totally sold on the name yet, "Snow Drift".

Ill post more later once im loading the vessel up..

Yessssss

Well i did it,i found the boat.its a 1971 catalina 22 with trailer and a Johnson sailmaster 4 outboard. The price???

A toolbox rollaway with tools that i don't use,win for both of us.the ttailer needs leaf springs,hubs and tires. The boat needs a serious,and i mean serius cleaning. All standing, running rigging is there. Some electrical work is needed and has an extra main, and two extra jibs. i cant wait to get here home. Once i do ill post pictures of the journey.

The Government shutdown

          Well thank fully i never got to selling my tools for the boat. With the shutdown in effect I'm out of work. I'm glad i don't have a sailboat that is need of some attention while i can barely afford my bills with one income. Well anyways I have found a few more possible projects. Hopefully this search will continue once i go back to work.

         I really want to go with O'days, if for the only reason D&R Marine is about 10 Min's from my house. Also i really like there layout and design. I think a close second would have to be Catalina and Cal. So hey who knows we will see....