So the last coat of paint has dried on the hull, I've re-attached all the fittings we took off before painting and varnishing and we've flipped the boat back over and onto the trailer. Finally all done!
A quick side note on the trailer : as I mentioned way back in my first post, the boat originally came with a trailer but it was so rusted that I had to hire another trailer to get the whole lot home. The original plan was to try repair the rusted one as it's a very clever design with a built in dolly. Unfortunately, after getting a few cost estimates the trailer just wasn't worth repairing. I landed up finding another trailer online which, although not built specifically for the boat, fits the dinghy like a glove.
Below some photos before we flipped the dinghy, note the nice contrast between the center piece which was stripped back to bare wood and the freshly painted hull.
Planning on having her "maiden voyage" this weekend so I'm going to practice rigging her tonight on the lawn tonight so as not to have any nasty surprises when I arrive at the dam on Saturday morning.
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| Boat on new trailer I bought |
I'll make sure to post some more photos after this weekend's launch :)
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