7-24-16 - Trailer part 2

Wheels off for evaluation

The fixer upper trailer is now in the shop.  Old wheels off for now and time to evaluate the state of the hubs and brakes...Good news is that the hubs/bearings look to be usable for the trip to Eugene and back.  The unfortunate part is that there will be no brakes for this trip as a part of the trailer. The remains of the brake pads crumbled off and water & insects have seen to the demise of the mechanism.

I have been reading up on mobile home axles and now see why they are not a good long term solution for a trailer that gets regular use.  After the boat renovation is complete, the plan is to refit the springs with new axles and brakes.

Not much left of the inner workings of the brakes or pads

7-20-16 -Trailers....

So the great part about trailers.... they make your boat moveable over land.....the bad part....one more thing to go wrong.

I received a call from a friend that he was not going to be needing the trailer for his sailboat anymore (it was damaged in a collision), so he was offering up the trailer to me at no cost.....ah...free is never free.

Less than a mile from the location I picked up the trailer, we had a blowout.....limped over to the boat yard and are now determining if the trailer will work for the weight of my boat.

thank goodness for tandem axel trailers....

July 17, 2016 - The boat trailer

Found a very used trailer here locally - now the work begins to get it ready to haul the boat home.

25', 20,000lb capacity trailer

Tires need a look as to the lights

Beginnings - June 2016

It has been about 2 years in the making.  After hours of research, YouTube videos, boat books and conversations, I have just taken the plunge into starting the restoration of a sailboat.  I have just put money down on a 32' Ericson Scorpion - Hull #25.  The boat is currently stored in Eugene and I am working getting it my shop for the project.

Boat on cradle in storage

First look



Looking Aft