No pictures today. I forgot to bring the camera out with me.
Using some boat stands I got off craigslist, I jacked up the boat in order to get to the bottom where it sits on the trailer. Got myself some clearance between the boat and the trailer and did some more scraping. The paint is much weaker down there, and all of the caulk around the keel came right out. I will definitely need to re-caulk the entire bottom.
Also, where the keel sits on the back 2 keel rollers for the trailer, the wood on the keel is indented from the weight of the boat resting on those spots for so long. I am hoping that with the pressure off, the wood will expand some.
I am going to have to raise the bunks on the trailer so that they carry more weight, taking the weight off of the keel. But the bolts holding the bunks are rusted. I am going to have to cut them off, and put new bolts in.
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Before caulking, filling, or gooping of any kind, ask the guys on the WBF what to use and how to go about it. Better to get it right the first time.
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