1989 Saltare - My god Spock, what have I done???

Here are a couple of pictures of my old boat on the trailer. You can see I had to either power load or really sink the trailer because there was not a winch.

Your loading description is right on target. Your boat/trailer might not be as sensitive because it does have a winch and strap. My old boat had a hook and a turnbuckle.

If you ever get to the ramp to unload and can't get the metal arm to swing down because it is stuck on the bow eye, lift up on the bow of the boat and the arm should drop on out.

Hope this helps.

Thanks, Patrick. Since I have a winch, I plan on just using the brace while towing. Unhook winch strap, lower the brace, reattach winch hook and back down the ramp with just the winch strap.

Sharp looking Supreme btw.

Didn't realize it was hinged. Still seems irritating. If it's hinged it can't be as strong as a normal bow stop. Was this used to keep the boat from going back off the trailer if the winch strap snapped? Seems more trouble than it's worth compared to a traditional winch post with safety chain and stern straps.

Well, my earlier concern that the strut was bent proved correct. Now that the hull's back on the "new" trailer, I could crawl underneath (didn't trust my hull dolly design enough for that) and see a wear mark on the hull near the shaft log. Once the strut was out (dang, 21 year old 5200 is still strong stuff), you could really see that things weren't square.

62 bucks later, it's now straight & looks good as new (the polished finish will make it go faster, right?). :)
Good news, the shaft rolls flat & appears straight.

Started cleaning up the gas tank a bit & checked the sender while I was at it - open, no resistance & only half a cork float left. Skidim, here I come (again).

Nice! You'll have to keep it polished to keep it streamlined ;-)

Very nice! How did you straighten the strut?

Looks like gold! Better break out the lacquer to keep it that way.

I've yet to drop off all my nibral for rebuild after a rock incident in Sept. I'm pretty sure I'll pay for what ever polishing fee they want. That thing looks sweet!!

Titan - I took it to a marine repair shop down on the ship channel (shoulda taken a pic of the 8' dia prop they were working on!).

Chatted it up with the manager & turns out he did a Supra Beast cap off resto many years ago. Guess he took pity on me & threw in the polish job. Not gonna be too anal about keeping it shiney (although I did put on a coat of wax), but it is pretty while it lasts.

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Originally Posted by sybrmike

but it is pretty while it lasts.

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Which will likely be the first time it goes in then out of the water. :p