Not sure why I didn't get much done on the trailer today. I had the 2" x 3" steel pieces cut to the lengths I needed for the trailer. 5' wide and 6' long in the basic box. I didn't even check if he got the lengths correct. I just welded the basic square.
The boat rests in a small square. The curved plywood is so tough the it needs little support and mostly on the ends.
Your know, I do know why I got so little done today. It takes. Bit of time to work all the details of the project out in my head. Though I drew up a quick set of plans for the trailer to get an idea of the materials needed, all the little details still need worked out. In fact, I can tell when I've had a few days off, because the first day back is extremely productive. And even if I hadn't directly thought about the project in the interim, I'm sure my subconscious mind has been working things out all along.
Oh, now I remember where the day went. I threw away the picture, which just looked like another boring photo of the bottom that purportedly showed the first layer of 10 oz fiberglass completely covering the bottom. It took a lot of work to prep the edges. They had to be completely rounded with a block plane and then hand sanded round. Then all the surface had to be sanded smooth and a primer coat of plastic cured prior to glassing. I finally learned that lesson. Coat it once, then glass it. Then the resin won't continue to soak into the plywood, leaving the glass a bit dry.
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