Wow, nice work and nice boat... you shouldn't have much trouble loading your boat solo I wouldn't think.Hi all, it's been a while but I'd like to share some pics of new bunks I built for the SF. At bottom.
For cushioning, I used 2 layers of a dense flooring material used in gyms, etc.. It seems pretty good, plus it was free! Also, rather than buy a sheet of plywood for just a couple of 6" strips, I used 6" x 3/4" (it's actually a bit less) pressure-treated wood for the top of the "T." To reduce the chance of the wood splitting down the middle, I reinforced the ends with a few short lengths of wood. The covering is a metal-look rubbery material, which looks like it should shed water pretty good. Hopefully it holds up well outdoors. The trailer looks pretty badass with it!
New wiring and lights installed. Bearings repacked.
Bunks are not yet bolted down. Very next thing to do is put fish on trailer and determine the correct fore/aft position of the bunks and how it syncs up with the hardware up front (winch, etc.). I hope to do that correctly, and hopefully y'all can give me some tips with that. You guys are always great with advice! When I get help putting boat on trailer, I'll take a few pics.
Trailer will not go into the water, so I have to look up plans for a collapsible dolly.
Thanks for viewing, and your input. Cheers!
Yeah, how much is too much. I was able to load my Fish without too much trouble but don't want to mess it up either. I'm taking my Sunfish to Lake Spaulding on Wednesday and plan on camping two nights and sailing. There's a fire south of there but it seems to be almost out. California is burning up; so many fires near many of our lakes (reservoirs). If the air is clear, I'll get some good photos. A closer place I keep mentioning is Tomales Bay. There's a private campground at the northern mouth to the bay, no fires and will likely be a "go to" place for me.Really nice job! I’m beginning to wonder if rollers are even necessary or if they are even a hazard to these lightweight boats.
Very nice work. Should support the hull well.
I have an old trailer, going to be stripping off the hull supports and go in this direction as I already have a dolly. Was at a regatta and saw several variations on this design. Most carried the sail on the boat under a cover. Their setup time was quick as the only thing they had to put on was the centerboard, rudder and raise the sail
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IMHO having really long bunks aft of the cockpit offers minimal support and complicates loading, you have to lift the boat higher to get it over the peak.
The boat is the 1880s river skiff BARBASHELA from the Beauvoir Museum, severely damaged in Hurricane Katrina. We resurrected her in 2016 and returned her to the Museum. She was built in the 1880s by Captain T. P. Leathers of the steamboat NATCHEZ for his friend Winnie Davis, daughter of Jefferson Davis.
Fish on the new bunks, wood painted silver to match covering, which pics don't capture. Next, building a dolly.