Re: [bolger] Micro hull and trailer $600 Seattle
You can keep the boat, but I'll give you that for the trailer, delivered.
It's about 2300 miles.
Roger
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It's about 2300 miles.
Roger
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----- Original Message -----
From: "gammelgaardrf" <gammelgaardrf@...>
> The trailer is great in some ways and not in others. I think it must
> have been custom built for the Micro. It has a long bunk for the
> keel - totally solid, then separate bunks along the side. Hard to
> describe this. One of the bunk supports bolt (u-shaped bolt) broke,
> and I took it off. (Rust in bolt - the trailer itself is galvanized,
> and in very good condition.)
>
> When I got it 3 years ago, I got the trailer new wheels and tires and
> bearings, and had it rewired.
>
> One thing the trailer has that I think of as a design flaw is that
> the turn signals are integral to the frame, at the bottom level. I
> broke the left turn signal plastic thing when I went on a curb.
> I "fixed" it with red plastic and tape - it works - but I think that
> the real fix would be to have those round bolt-on turn signals
> attached farther up the sides, so possible curb interferance wouldn't
> be a problem. Of course, some of us might not HAVE curb interference
> as an issue - so...
Ok, let's see if this moves. The interior is unfinished, the hull
had some rot which I repaired with amazing amounts of CPES and a
plywood patch (inside) - that probably should have been plywood
scarfed into the hull in the first place, but a fix like that was
beyond my abilities. I think it still needs that, as the last time I
had her in the water (2 years ago) some water did come in (few
gallons, not a boatload). The rest of the hull is sound. I'm the
3rd owner, so I don't have details on construction - I think fir
ply. Pretty basic. At some point the sliding hatch had a problem,
and the second owner "fixed" it with a hinged hatch. Stupid. Needs
to be replaced.
The trailer is great in some ways and not in others. I think it must
have been custom built for the Micro. It has a long bunk for the
keel - totally solid, then separate bunks along the side. Hard to
describe this. One of the bunk supports bolt (u-shaped bolt) broke,
and I took it off. (Rust in bolt - the trailer itself is galvanized,
and in very good condition.)
When I got it 3 years ago, I got the trailer new wheels and tires and
bearings, and had it rewired.
One thing the trailer has that I think of as a design flaw is that
the turn signals are integral to the frame, at the bottom level. I
broke the left turn signal plastic thing when I went on a curb.
I "fixed" it with red plastic and tape - it works - but I think that
the real fix would be to have those round bolt-on turn signals
attached farther up the sides, so possible curb interferance wouldn't
be a problem. Of course, some of us might not HAVE curb interference
as an issue - so...
I've got a storage problem with this boat. If you're thinking of
building a Micro, this one's worth looking into. My email access is
limited right now, so please call me at 206 387-7437. I'll answer
any questions I can, and would be happy to make arrangements to show
the boat.
If you think my price is wrong - try yours! But here's part of what I
went by: the price of scrap lead, purchased in Seattle, is $0.60 a
lb; the Micro hull has 420 lb. Just to buy the lead for the keel
would be $250 - plus the hassle of pouring the keel. Then - the
trailer purchase, wood for the hull, building the hull, etc. Of
course - on your side is the fact that I don't have a place to keep
this boat much longer, and don't want to start paying to store it!
(I do have the plans, as they were given me. Pretty much complete, I
think. But - I'm not a builder, or I'd have kept this boat and fixed
it.)
Rosalie Gammelgaard
had some rot which I repaired with amazing amounts of CPES and a
plywood patch (inside) - that probably should have been plywood
scarfed into the hull in the first place, but a fix like that was
beyond my abilities. I think it still needs that, as the last time I
had her in the water (2 years ago) some water did come in (few
gallons, not a boatload). The rest of the hull is sound. I'm the
3rd owner, so I don't have details on construction - I think fir
ply. Pretty basic. At some point the sliding hatch had a problem,
and the second owner "fixed" it with a hinged hatch. Stupid. Needs
to be replaced.
The trailer is great in some ways and not in others. I think it must
have been custom built for the Micro. It has a long bunk for the
keel - totally solid, then separate bunks along the side. Hard to
describe this. One of the bunk supports bolt (u-shaped bolt) broke,
and I took it off. (Rust in bolt - the trailer itself is galvanized,
and in very good condition.)
When I got it 3 years ago, I got the trailer new wheels and tires and
bearings, and had it rewired.
One thing the trailer has that I think of as a design flaw is that
the turn signals are integral to the frame, at the bottom level. I
broke the left turn signal plastic thing when I went on a curb.
I "fixed" it with red plastic and tape - it works - but I think that
the real fix would be to have those round bolt-on turn signals
attached farther up the sides, so possible curb interferance wouldn't
be a problem. Of course, some of us might not HAVE curb interference
as an issue - so...
I've got a storage problem with this boat. If you're thinking of
building a Micro, this one's worth looking into. My email access is
limited right now, so please call me at 206 387-7437. I'll answer
any questions I can, and would be happy to make arrangements to show
the boat.
If you think my price is wrong - try yours! But here's part of what I
went by: the price of scrap lead, purchased in Seattle, is $0.60 a
lb; the Micro hull has 420 lb. Just to buy the lead for the keel
would be $250 - plus the hassle of pouring the keel. Then - the
trailer purchase, wood for the hull, building the hull, etc. Of
course - on your side is the fact that I don't have a place to keep
this boat much longer, and don't want to start paying to store it!
(I do have the plans, as they were given me. Pretty much complete, I
think. But - I'm not a builder, or I'd have kept this boat and fixed
it.)
Rosalie Gammelgaard