Smilodon on Trailer

Smilodon sitting on its completed trailer.

In addition to a fresh coat of Zophar paint, the trailer got a new upright to support the mast. Like the rest of the trailer, it's made out of quarter inch wall steel. The previous owner had cut...

Something Missing

When I put the boat back on the trailer after painting, I discovered something was missing: side rollers. The boat managed to slide off the side of the trailer, and the uprights for the rollers managed to gouge out a track in the gel coat on both...

Remove Before Flight

Years ago when we trailered our Prindle 16, we'd tie a red bandanna to the main halyard where it came over the top of the mast. This served as the "red flag" at the back of the boat to warn other motorists that the mast extended past the end of

Painting Wheels

The wheels were in pretty good shape already, and the tires were practically new. There was some rust, so the wheels got a thorough cleaning and a shot of Rustoleum from a rattle can.

Ready-for-Lights

Our newly painted trailer, reassembled and ready for finishing touches. One of the first finishing touches is to add a light kit.

Another glaring omission is the upright at the front of the trailer to support the mast. This is being welded,...

Pacific Catamaran on Rusty Trailer

This is how the boat and trailer arrived: the hulls needed a ton of work, and the trailer was rusted everywhere rust could form.

But the trailer was made from 1/4" wall steel, so it was still solid. We chose to refurbish it rather than...

Trailer-Painted

After unloading the boat into the yard and stripping all the bits off the trailer, we treated it with Ospho over the course of several days. The rust took a while to convert to iron phosphate.

Once the rust was converted we painted it with ...