Archive for September, 2006
Wednesday · Popularity: 51% · Restoration
We picked up the trailer on 9-24-2006 and began working on the restoration. The seller drew us a comical map of where it was located and we are confident that we picked up the correct one. The trailer wasn’t too bad off. Like the boat, it just needed some cleaning, sanding, and repainting. We decided on a deep red paint color. Eventually we will have to replace the tires in order to haul the boat any significant distance. Here are the before photos.
The trailer was still in solid condition with little rust, just needed a little work to get it in a respectable fashion to move a sailboat.
Friday · Popularity: 38% · Catalina 22
We purchased our Catalina 22 from a gentleman in Auburn, AL. Prior to the purchase we went out to Lake Martin to look it over a couple of times and take some photographs. Here is what she looks like in her slip today, 9-15-2006.
The plan is to haul her out and bring her home around the 12th of November 2006 and begin work on her restoration. You can see from the photos that she has been sitting here quite a while. From all we can tell she has been sitting on the lake here for the better part of 5 years. At least it was fresh water. There is a lot of work to be done.
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Saturday · Popularity: 37% · Catalina 22
We had been thinking about a purchase of a Catalina 22 from a gentleman in Auburn, AL. Prior to the purchase we went out to Lake Martin to look it over a couple of times and take some photographs. Here is what she looks like in her slip today, 9-15-2006. It hadn’t been moved from the slip in some time and needed some TLC but we knew it would clean up nice, after all, it was still floating, and from all we gather, it hadn’t moved in about 4-5 years at the time of our purchase.
It is a 1979 Catalina 22 [hull number to follow], purchase price was $1,000, which included the trailer.
The plan is to haul her out and bring her home around the 12th of November 2006 and begin work on her restoration. There is a lot of work to be done but it will be fun to work on her. See next post for full photo shoot.