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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
2000 Tracker Grizzly 1448
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<blockquote data-quote="meonline06" data-source="post: 466456" data-attributes="member: 8570"><p>Before getting started on the boat, I needed to have a trailer to put it on. I decided to use the trailer from another boat I bought at an auction.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]102065[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>This was an old 14' Starcraft trihull that i got for incredibly cheap. I would take this auction company over Copart every day of the week. The boat itself was in horrible shape, but the motor and trailer were useable. My wife and I broke the trailer down so that we could sand, prime and paint everything. One of the hubs had been replaced recently and looked almost new. The other felt gritty when spinning the hub so we new at the very least we would need new bearings. Both tires were also dry rotted. We ended up buying 2 new wheels, 1 new hub and new LED trailer lights. It had roller bunks on it with the glass boat, so we also picked up some 2x4's for new bunks and some new bolts since a lot of the old ones were rusty.... I came to the conclusion that i would just remove the rust from the bolts next time, because I was completely caught off guard by how much simple bolts added up to $$$.</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]102064[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]102063[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]102062[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]102061[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Tomorrow i will reassemble the trailer and hopefully start painting the boat's hull.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="meonline06, post: 466456, member: 8570"] Before getting started on the boat, I needed to have a trailer to put it on. I decided to use the trailer from another boat I bought at an auction. [ATTACH type="full" alt="20190627_200141.jpg"]102065._xfImport[/ATTACH] This was an old 14' Starcraft trihull that i got for incredibly cheap. I would take this auction company over Copart every day of the week. The boat itself was in horrible shape, but the motor and trailer were useable. My wife and I broke the trailer down so that we could sand, prime and paint everything. One of the hubs had been replaced recently and looked almost new. The other felt gritty when spinning the hub so we new at the very least we would need new bearings. Both tires were also dry rotted. We ended up buying 2 new wheels, 1 new hub and new LED trailer lights. It had roller bunks on it with the glass boat, so we also picked up some 2x4's for new bunks and some new bolts since a lot of the old ones were rusty.... I came to the conclusion that i would just remove the rust from the bolts next time, because I was completely caught off guard by how much simple bolts added up to $$$. [ATTACH type="full" alt="20190627_200101.jpg"]102064._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="20190626_113650.jpg"]102063._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="20190626_113656.jpg"]102062._xfImport[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="20190321_170455.jpg"]102061._xfImport[/ATTACH] Tomorrow i will reassemble the trailer and hopefully start painting the boat's hull. [/QUOTE]
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