Re: the starcraft islander rescue.....sorta.....got some work ahead!
I did a rough fit to the boat today. I havent done much work lately, and I might do less foir the rest of the summer, because I am looking for a house to buy....hectic for sure...
here are a few pictures....I even got most of the warp out of the transom sheet!!!
lots of work there
it is a good thiung I sealed the outboard bracket....because i would have hated to depend on my caulking-sealing of the nbracket to the hull as my only means of waterproofing this attachment.
now i only have to worry about sealing the bolt holes...much easier.
i might not realize much bouyance on the outer edges, but if i load the stern some days, it might help out.
and the fit to the transom....decent enough...
next up is removing the bracket and flipping the boat for paint...
I think Ill at least get that done... then i can flip her up right on the trailer and it can sit like that on the easily moveable trailer until i get settled into a new place.
my biggest headache now if fashioning gunnels with a nice 90 bend and radius...since i cant find a guy with a 20 ft brake...Ill have to weld 8 footers together......but i am getting better with the welder now
bob
