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Got a bit further with this much later than planned. The rollers (all bar one) are now fitted. I have started making the pins for the snubbers too. They are roughed out to size waiting to be finished one evening this week.
Strangely, I feel far more confident on the lathe than the mill and setting it up, so when I found it was cutting a taper, it was quite easy to adjust to get it cutting at an allowable tolerance.

The new rollers were 19mm bore, the old ones were 16mm, so the trailer had to be drilled out to accommodate. A 19mm blacksmiths drill from toolstation was the solution. Managed to mash my hand up in the process!! New drills are generally too sharp for hand drilling of larger sizes which often results in chipped cutting edges and drills grabbing. Impressed that my ryobi 18v brushless could spin me up. Not so impressed that when it did, it kept smashing my hand into bracketry and the like.... Hohum

I did say ouch followed by ooo that smarts!!
The bunks got loaded up and taken to the workshop ready for new carpet. We are getting there, Will be borrowing a staple gun to get the new carpet fitted along with glue as well. Hoping next weekend, the trailer will be ready to take the boat....
Really busy at the moment as got 4 weeks to get at least 3 bikes ready for auction and delivered, as well as getting the boat sorted.
 

Cheers guys. Yes Andy, it was satisfying that despite the headf*ck maths on a Sunday night, it came out as intended. Would I do it again, yes, but different setup for sure. This is exactly why I bought a manual mill, to learn all this kind of setup on, then later, if I can justify it, a coversational CNC.
Thanks Saintly, yes, chamfers would make it look truly pro, but currently don't have a chamfer tool. At about £90 plus inserts, it might be a while before I do!!

This week has been spent making a floor drain for the cockpit floor. Yes, I probably could have bought one, yes it would have been quicker and easier, BUT I have a mill sat there that I need to learn how to use fully. I also had a lump of ally that I could use, so a no brainer really.
Manual machining takes a lot of time and mistakes are extremely easy to make so this has been a while in the making. What with work n stuff, this was started last weekend and finished this weekend. But, all bar deburring etc it is ready.


Learnt quite a bit doing this about setups and the like. This did an awful lot of bowing during the process which made it extremely hard to get even depth of cuts. So well worth the time to do it. Anyway, I'm pretty pleased with how it turned out. Next time you guys see this, it will be in position and nailed down.

Was sat at work yesterday watching the trees bend at some serious angles and nervously checking Windy every hour. Windy gave us NE 6knt wind and sunshine......
Arrived at quayside this morning with a full boat ready to rock. Once the fuel boat had passed High Flyer2 departed her moorings and we were off.....
Mackerel were a struggle to say the least, first 3 marks and we had boated less than half a dozen. Possibly attributable to yesterdays winds. Last maccy spot and I had a string of 4, a couple of others boated and we were away for the tope. Didn't have long to wait, my rod being away in the first 20 minutes. a small but feisty 15-20 in the bag....

Then it went quiet. We moved to another nearby spot and within 2 minutes another rid was screaming..... Another around 20lb and again went quiet. Almost at the death of the ebb, we had 3 in quick succession, one that wrapped 4 lines up without tripping a single reel ratchet!!
All too soon it was over, we headed back in a happy bunch on a beautiful day. For once the forecasts were spot on, even the switch to easterly around 4pm which killed it stone dead......
That was the last of the tope trips booked for this year, hard work but we got there in the end. I may be lucky and catch the tail of the summer in my own boat, working towards that as fast as possible.....

So today saw the yam get hoisted down from the mezanine in readiness to prep it to go on the back of the jack tar......
Will soon be a follow up of going through the service items and getting it bolted on.....

Just in case anyone is fishing south shields pier, this is how the tide runs on a decent sized flood tide. 
 

Okay, so work got in the way a bit...... Had 2 x 3m lenghts of 19mm od EN8 bar turn up, slightly later than planned, but set to cutting the lengths required, facing and chamfering on the lathe and drilling on the mill. Hopefully Thurs will be over to get them fitted with the new rollers. Will get a box of Stasinless split pins I think, and some new washers, 20mm will be close enough. For the snubbers, I want to do something slightly different, so need to measure up for those. Hopefully by end of next week, it will be ready to have a boat lifted on. Need to order some strops and make some spreader bars. Getting there!!

So today saw the yam get hoisted down from the mezanine in readiness to prep it to go on the back of the jack tar......
Will soon be a follow up of going through the service items and getting it bolted on.....

I will get round to ordering the parts this week, so can get moving on this........

Was sat at work yesterday watching the trees bend at some serious angles and nervously checking Windy every hour. Windy gave us NE 6knt wind and sunshine......
Arrived at quayside this morning with a full boat ready to rock. Once the fuel boat had passed High Flyer2 departed her moorings and we were off.....
Mackerel were a struggle to say the least, first 3 marks and we had boated less than half a dozen. Possibly attributable to yesterdays winds. Last maccy spot and I had a string of 4, a couple of others boated and we were away for the tope. Didn't have long to wait, my rod being away in the first 20 minutes. a small but feisty 15-20 in the bag....

Then it went quiet. We moved to another nearby spot and within 2 minutes another rid was screaming..... Another around 20lb and again went quiet. Almost at the death of the ebb, we had 3 in quick succession, one that wrapped 4 lines up without tripping a single reel ratchet!!
All too soon it was over, we headed back in a happy bunch on a beautiful day. For once the forecasts were spot on, even the switch to easterly around 4pm which killed it stone dead......
That was the last of the tope trips booked for this year, hard work but we got there in the end. I may be lucky and catch the tail of the summer in my own boat, working towards that as fast as possible.....

Was sat at work yesterday watching the trees bend at some serious angles and nervously checking Windy every hour. Windy gave us NE 6knt wind and sunshine......
Arrived at quayside this morning with a full boat ready to rock. Once the fuel boat had passed High Flyer2 departed her moorings and we were off.....
Mackerel were a struggle to say the least, first 3 marks and we had boated less than half a dozen. Possibly attributable to yesterdays winds. Last maccy spot and I had a string of 4, a couple of others boated and we were away for the tope. Didn't have long to wait, my rod being away in the first 20 minutes. a small but feisty 15-20 in the bag....

Then it went quiet. We moved to another nearby spot and within 2 minutes another rid was screaming..... Another around 20lb and again went quiet. Almost at the death of the ebb, we had 3 in quick succession, one that wrapped 4 lines up without tripping a single reel ratchet!!
All too soon it was over, we headed back in a happy bunch on a beautiful day. For once the forecasts were spot on, even the switch to easterly around 4pm which killed it stone dead......
That was the last of the tope trips booked for this year, hard work but we got there in the end. I may be lucky and catch the tail of the summer in my own boat, working towards that as fast as possible.....

Was sat at work yesterday watching the trees bend at some serious angles and nervously checking Windy every hour. Windy gave us NE 6knt wind and sunshine......
Arrived at quayside this morning with a full boat ready to rock. Once the fuel boat had passed High Flyer2 departed her moorings and we were off.....
Mackerel were a struggle to say the least, first 3 marks and we had boated less than half a dozen. Possibly attributable to yesterdays winds. Last maccy spot and I had a string of 4, a couple of others boated and we were away for the tope. Didn't have long to wait, my rod being away in the first 20 minutes. a small but feisty 15-20 in the bag....

Then it went quiet. We moved to another nearby spot and within 2 minutes another rid was screaming..... Another around 20lb and again went quiet. Almost at the death of the ebb, we had 3 in quick succession, one that wrapped 4 lines up without tripping a single reel ratchet!!
All too soon it was over, we headed back in a happy bunch on a beautiful day. For once the forecasts were spot on, even the switch to easterly around 4pm which killed it stone dead......
That was the last of the tope trips booked for this year, hard work but we got there in the end. I may be lucky and catch the tail of the summer in my own boat, working towards that as fast as possible.....

So today saw the yam get hoisted down from the mezanine in readiness to prep it to go on the back of the jack tar......
Will soon be a follow up of going through the service items and getting it bolted on.....

So today saw the yam get hoisted down from the mezanine in readiness to prep it to go on the back of the jack tar......
Will soon be a follow up of going through the service items and getting it bolted on.....

So today saw the yam get hoisted down from the mezanine in readiness to prep it to go on the back of the jack tar......
Will soon be a follow up of going through the service items and getting it bolted on.....

Hi Jon, yeah prices have gone up massively too since I last did a trailer....
In this case, bigger wheels would make no difference, as the trailer has been raised with packers under the chassis and risers for the rollers (now removed). I will wait until boat is actually on the trailer and see where we are at. I also like a trailer as low slung as possible. My L200 also has a high tow bar, so will need to make sure I have enough clearance at the rear with boat and engine on....
Yeah, it is a shame, I seem to collect everybody elses left overs lol. In your scenario, for me the welder would have been out and made/repaired to rebuild, I may even get round to building a trailer from scratch as I keep threatening to do. Galv plating is quite cheap so all doable, but the cost of axles, hitches and stuff is quite scary at the moment.
Steve

£16 but ok, B&Q have it so will go with it..... Cheers

Go for Gorilla glue mastic, the clear stuff. Costs about £12 a tube but it's awesome stuff. 

The costs soon get away from what you first imagine to what the end job actually ends up at, I keep looking at the new boats I could of bought at the cost of what Ive put into the one I have now 🤑

With this bigger wheels and the design of it, you might find yourself having to back the tow vehicle quite far into the water, which can often be the most slippery part of any ramp depending on the ramp angle. I always like 13in wheels and a low set trailer so I can keep my vehicle out of the water. I also helps in regards to handling with it set lower to the road on the distances I tow. 

Im enjoying the progress posts, like you I love tinkering around with boats. Shame you weren't closer so I could offload a heap of the trailer parts Ive gathered over the years. I just stripped all the running parts off my old one and dropped the frame at the local tip, id also bought new parts to rebuild it but decided a new trailer was far more cost effective. 

Yep, the fun is in the building of it, or so they say 🤣.
Keep going- good progress so far 👍

I also decided I wasn't happy with the castor rollers, so they will get replaced also.
After that, it just left the winch and winch strap.

It was at this point the decision was taken to retire for tea!
I need to get some glue for the bunk carpets, then can start the carpeting process and get those refitted with new bolts. Don't know whether to go for evostik or sticks like sh*t.... We will see.
Will make a decision in the morning, have to go pick some sealer up so get both at same time....
The trailer looks to have been modded for height, with the roller blocks, and also packers between the chassis and axle. I feel this should probably have 16" wheels, but that would involve new hubs as the bolt pattern is now obsolete.....
Like the boat, what started out as a cheapie, is fast racking up, with the current shopping basket, plus the bits already bout, we are over £500 already, so the trailer is coming in at £1300 so far...... As yet, I still have to finish the boat, service the engine and probably reprop it. I envisage being around £3k all in..... Had I had turned up a shetland alaska for that sort of money, this wouldn't be here but half the fun is the project eh.....

I also decided I wasn't happy with the castor rollers, so they will get replaced also.
After that, it just left the winch and winch strap.

It was at this point the decision was taken to retire for tea!
I need to get some glue for the bunk carpets, then can start the carpeting process and get those refitted with new bolts. Don't know whether to go for evostik or sticks like sh*t.... We will see.
Will make a decision in the morning, have to go pick some sealer up so get both at same time....
The trailer looks to have been modded for height, with the roller blocks, and also packers between the chassis and axle. I feel this should probably have 16" wheels, but that would involve new hubs as the bolt pattern is now obsolete.....
Like the boat, what started out as a cheapie, is fast racking up, with the current shopping basket, plus the bits already bout, we are over £500 already, so the trailer is coming in at £1300 so far...... As yet, I still have to finish the boat, service the engine and probably reprop it. I envisage being around £3k all in..... Had I had turned up a shetland alaska for that sort of money, this wouldn't be here but half the fun is the project eh.....

Just a update  om my suzuki DF140    i finally  got to  sea on sunday   and the engine run fine for about 1/2 an hour  then started to misfire on one cylinder   Bugger   throttled back  and it went back onto 4 cylinders   thinking it may be a duff plug     we stayed  inshore  and never went above  4000  RPM     all was fine     on the way in a  gave it some  throttle   and  it  ran great  even at WOT   it never missed a beat     idle speed is   spot on    while  the engine is out of gear and in the water    ( something ) you can.t test on muffs     once home  i checked the water separator & filter  and there was a drop of water in there   thinking this could of been the cause of the misfire     ive fitter a new filter and 4 new plugs   now ill have to wait until the weekend as see what the weathers like   if  ok  ill drag the boat back over to whitby   for another days fishing    we did ok on the inshore ground with cod to 4 lbs   loads of maks   a few  undersized  haddock      so the  £26 /27   I A C valve off a ford  Ka       works as it should  on a DF 140      tight lines Alain 
 

Made our way to Gorleston harbour to jump on the High Flyer 2. The previous day the sea had been flat calm and a boat record tope was caught at 70lb. They had also had a big session on schoolie bass, tho mist were undersized. The first notable thing before casting off was there was a significant breeze, NE 12-15mph, so was going to be a bit snotty to start as wind against tide, The day was also rearranged to hit the bass marks first and do some drifts rather than be at anchor, then anchor on the tope mark once tide had turned and sea flattened off.....
Mackerel, plenty of them, all bait size, but no bass. Got harpooned by a scad, and thrown about a bit, but unlike 2 of the crew who needed to rearrange their stomach contents, all good...
The time came to hit the t5ope mark, a little bit early, but weren't too bad. First rod goes flying off... My mate to my right off of the back, then it goes quiet, dropped........ Shortly after, the rod to my left goes off, this time a 20lber on uptide to scad head. Then the tide dropped away and all went quiet, the wind switched to E, and that was us done, not a thing after that on feathers, bait or tope rigs, even with a move.
Right at the death a rod goes flying off, I jokingly said it was the seal that had been watching us for the last hour....... It was!! Hook pulled, seal reappeared to give us the flipper, and that was that.
With that we headed back in. A good day out except for the fish..... Roll on the 16th

I agree, vhf regardless of licence. But all the better if you know how to use it.
Was quite surprising when I did mine, I was on CB for years so no issues at all, but there were 2 or 3 gin palace owners who really struggled with the basics, like keying the mike before you start talking...... If you have no experience of radio useage, then I think the course is ideal......
However, with many areas being combined nowaday, we got a call for a mayday at Matgate. Now, if we had left to attend immediately the call came in, we still wouldn't be back yet!! I think they need to look at it again, otherwise people will start turning them off....