Musta got it all thought out yesterday cause I got a bunch done today.
Lots to splain in this pic. First off, the triangle in front of the basic box is complete. I had planned for and purchased 6' lengths, but decided at the last minute to reduce to 5' to make an equalateral triangle out of the front. Looks more proportionate. Also, see the bathroom scale under the tip of the triangle. I had to place the wheels so that the younger weight would be between 20 and 40 lb. I'll explain that more later. Plus the axle is assembled which included the hubs/bearings, and the springs. It's just set aside on the frame and not in the proper location.
The front bracket is the big one in the right and the front of the spring bolts directly to it. The rear is on the left and is attached to the spring via the two straps. I couldn't place the spring brackets on the frame until I knew where the wheel would be. That bar crossing under the frame is the fulcrum I used to place the wheels using tongue weight as a guide. I started with the gum runs centered on the basic square and ended with them 2" forward of center which yielded a tongue weight of 20 lb. this will grow a bit when the rest of the tongue is attached and may change more when the boat is on. The stem weighs a bit more than the stern.
And with very little more work it's right side up and rolling. The hitch is just resting there right now because I'm not sure how long the neck should be.
And you near time enough to put a second layer of 10 oz fiberglass on the corners of the bottoms of the boat. You can barely see the line on the top of the photo.
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