Recent content by old&slow

Thank you - I thought of that, but I don't want to raise the boat any higher than it already sits. So, this is how I fixed it. I think it will be fine.

I recently purchased a 1955 Rich Line and it came on a Gator trailer that appears to be of the same vintage. It has a wonderful lever operated rear bunk system. The bunks can be lowered to launch/retrieve the boat and then raised to make the boat stable on the trailer. Unfortunately, the...

Hey, smokepole - That is where this boat is from! I'm down in Manchester, waiting for the rain to quit. Great to "meet" you!

For the moment I'll leave it. Fishing is currently a higher priority than boat prep . . . I'm also kind of lazy . . . . . . . . and the wife didn't say it was ugly.

Thanks for the add. I just picked up a Rich Line 14' from the original owner who bought it in 1955. It's in remarkably good shape, although the grandson painted it camouflage for duck hunting. I'm looking forward to some low impact fishing this summer in Tennessee.