lot of boat a 38 footer,
when Im putting my 21 " back together I'm thinking I could do with another 10' in length for the BBc, crash box, parallel drive, as room is precious

nice job

I won't cut it up. I've pondered the outboard center console conversion. I'm not sure I'll have the energy for it lol.

I may go back with 2"tubing and weld blanks in the bottom to keep water from getting in there, I'm not sure. I'm glad I've finally got all my trailer parts here.

You may not want to weld blanks to close off the tubes. My B-laws trailer has boxed tube on his trailer bunk supports and it is rotting from the inside out from internal sweating and nowhere for that condensation to evaporate. Something to think about.
Looking really good though and glad to see you back on the project.

Good point. Looks like I'm back to angle steel again. Not as pretty but don't want it rotting off.

On the steel box tube trailers, a guy local to me who used to do repairs, would weld the tube closed and fill them with drain oil and a plug. Cant rust from the inside then

That’s interesting scarabman.
I’ve been fine tuning the hatch to fit the deck and the grilles better. I don’t know if it’s because mine is an early boat or they were just not finished precisely but just about everything needs a little more attention to be right. I had to add more material to the right front of the hatch to get it to fit better, also had to cut some material off the rt rr grille opening so it wouldn’t shoe thru the grille opening. Also spent a bunch of time repairing cracks on the underside, also worked the underside with filler to remove the roughness and smooth it up. It will be sprayed base/clear urethane.

I think the difference between a good resto and a great resto is often minor details, things like the hatch and grille fit. Most people wouldn’t notice but I reckon you’d see it every day Heath. This is definitely a “great’ resto. 👍

RR

I was watching a youtube video the other day of a guy who built his own steel sailboat. He said when they were constructing the steel mast, before they sealed it up, they stuffed a bunch of old newspapers inside. They lit the newspapers as they were welding the cap on the mast. The newspapers burned up inside and used up all the oxygen preventing future rust. I thought that was pretty cool.

Thanks, I'm trying to catch everything. If not a great resto, it's definitely a lengthy one lol.