On Sunday David and I pulled the boat off and began work on the trailer. We used a cutting tool to remove the corroded hardware holding the springs in place and we removed the axle.
We used the cutting tool with a wire brush attachment to remove rust from the axle and the trailer. From there we took a sander to the trailer to smooth things out to get it ready for painting. The pic below is after sanding and the one after is post-paint job. Not the best example of what we were working with, but at least a comparison can be made. Prior to painting we also rubbed the trailer down with mineral spirits to remove any dirt, crud, etc.
Last night we put everything back together on the trailer including new springs and hardware. Here's one more shot of the painted axle. We plan to replace the carpet on the trailer bunks at some point.
Tonight we start work on the gheenoe. Here are a few before shots...she's propped up on the saw horse to help drain some of the water that had collected in her after sitting on the back deck in the rain.
As you can see, the old girl needs some TLC. Tonight we plan to remove both the seats, the railing, and strip everything down. This is also going to be a duck boat so we plan on removing the livewell to open up space in the middle of the boat for decoys, etc. We've talked about adding front and rear decks and some other cool features, but that's a little bit further down the road. I'll continue to update the thread as we make progress.
