Thanks to Marc, Ralph and his pops, my buddy doug, wanabe, and flytime for comin by and helpin out.....we got the whole top sanded then got it flipped over on the dolly. the bottom looks good and i will start sanding on that tomorrow as well as replacing the bunks while the boat is off  the trailer. I didnt start snappin any pics until we were done sandin...but ralph took a few when he was there...maybe he will post them up..

heres some pics from today....









the boxes you see here are filled with foam and are totally falling apart. i will be removing the boxes completely and just putting in verticle bow supports in.

Have fun with the bottom today; I'll call late today to see if it's ready to flip back over.

Ralph, sorry I missed you and Pops.

On my way down in 30...

Brad, did you buy the bunks or did you make them? Also why did you bolt them to the trailer like that? I've got to replace one of mine.

I through bolt them like that so they will last longer....most of the bunks that i see fail is due to the lag bolts....it usually rots around the lag bolt easily then the lag bolt falls out....I countersink the heads obviously so they dont gouge the bottom of the hull.

also, i coat the wood with an outdoor sealer....something like what you would coat a wood deck....i figure if you can get the wood to resist absorbing any of the water, it will give it some extra life.

I dont bother using any glue to bond the carpet to the wood....i just use a staple gun on the seems which is on the underside of the bunk...and on the ends.

The carpet I used on these bunks was a real pain in the ass to deal with....as you can see, the edges are all fraid...the carpet strands would run just like a knit sweater. I still need to clean up the edges.

I was think if through bolting it too. But count sunk them and then carpeting ever them so you didnt see them at all.

I was think if through bolting it too. But count sunk them and then carpeting ever them so you didnt see them at all.

i thought of the same thing, but it would be a pain in the ass to carpet the bunks while they were bolted to the trailer.

Great job guys, ya'll kick ass this weekend. I'll plan on coming up this sat. and clear out some of my crap. Give you a little more room to work and keep your neighbors from complaning. As far as the bunks go, I use treated lumber/countersunk carraige bolts set under the carpet / then spray contact cement all the way around and ends.

did you put a straight edge on the bottom,

did you put a straight edge on the bottom,

yes....its straight on either side of the intake.....but about 12" in front of the intake, it drops 1/16th of an inch.

Once I get the trailer wired up and the boat flipped back on it, im going to drag it down to MPD and get some input from Jack to get a second opinion. Eventually, I would like to have him put a shoe/rideplate in it. That probably wont happen until after the march race....i just dont have the time now.

keep up the good work