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Well... The bow gel coat saga continues !!!! Found a " paint guy " to repair the gouges caused by My dogs and or whatever knocked the ladder into Dauntless So He comes out and does His thing....which was saying....man this stuff is way too thick and commenced to thin it down. I had to go inside due to My Wife's medic alert alarm went off and when I got back , He had it sprayed and it looked good ..... for about and hour....then it dulled and started taking on the texture of spray in bed liner for pickups. I called Him back and told Him all this , and He said He would come back and wet sand the finish and it should be ok. Enter a gel coat Guy by chance meeting at the check out line at wally world.....The Guy smelled like a new boat !!!!! Long story short, this Guy has been building and repairing boats for over twenty years . I took pictures and My gel coat to Him , and after He had a good laugh , He told Me to bring Dauntless in and He will fix it.....and also see about adding some bunks forward of the front axle to help in single handed loading Lesson learned.... Never ever get a paint Guy to try gel coat Ron. Dauntless. When/ will I ever learn

mrron_tx wrote:When will I ever learn

Hopefully never, as the day you do is the day you put the boat up for sale.

As far as loading goes, driving the boat on or pulling it on with a bowline both were greatly simplified just by adding these guide bunks. I made mine from brackets found on etrailer and pieces of HDPE horse fence. Works like a charm.

Oh.... I thought you were going to say

Drive down the highway with rudders and motor down and mast up
Fill the gas tank with diesel
Sail in a gale with no ballast

Sounds like fun.

Tomfoolery wrote:

mrron_tx wrote:When will I ever learn

Hopefully never, as the day you do is the day you put the boat up for sale.

I admit that I have tons more to learn But ... Dauntless will never be placed for sale again... during My lifetime anyway Ron.

RussMT wrote:Oh.... I thought you were going to say

Drive down the highway with rudders and motor down and mast up
Fill the gas tank with diesel
Sail in a gale with no ballast

Hmmm Russ ol Buddy I hope I never even see enough Canadian Whisky to do any of the above , and I hope I never drink enough of that smooth blended Canadian nectar to do them either Ron.

Lee Ward wrote:As far as loading goes, driving the boat on or pulling it on with a bowline both were greatly simplified just by adding these guide bunks. I made mine from brackets found on etrailer and pieces of HDPE horse fence. Works like a charm.

Hi Lee.... I like that idea and may just steal....I mean borrow it for Dauntless's trailer. I have dual axles and would move it just in front of the front axle cause that's where I usually get out of line. Thanks. Ron Dauntless.

It works well, I saw it here, but the HTPE board was my idea. I plan on dual axles too. Even if you completely botch the landing they just straighten her right up. Oh and that was bow line, maybe tied with a bowline.

Lee Ward wrote:It works well, I saw it here, but the HTPE board was my idea. I plan on dual axles too. Even if you completely botch the landing they just straighten her right up. Oh and that was bow line, maybe tied with a bowline.

Thanks Lee: I am putting Her in for some gel coat repair in a couple of weeks and the boat builder is going to give Me a price on the bunks while She is there. BTW.... Where in OK do You sail???Texoma is on My list for this summer Ron.

We've sailed Grand, Tenkiller, and Table Rock. Our favorite so far is Table Rock. We are thinking of sailing Texoma this summer.

Hey Lee, you should drive a little farther north of Table Rock and visit Stockton lake. It is continuously in the top 10 sailing lakes in the U.S.

It's on the list. The Admiral only likes to stay first cabin, which our little Mac doesn't have. We really like the Chateau on the Lake at Table Rock. Excellent service, atmosphere, private docks etc.

Lee Ward wrote:It's on the list. The Admiral only likes to stay first cabin, which our little Mac doesn't have. We really like the Chateau on the Lake at Table Rock. Excellent service, atmosphere, private docks etc.

I looked that up. Chateau on the Lake at Table Rock Spa and Convention Center. That would be the bait to get the admiral to sail there, for sure.

Roughing it in the Mac? - not so much.

Lol that's for sure. I'm working on her though guys. She's done back country backpacking in the Sierra when she was in college, and I've been telling her the Mac would be spa like compared to that! No go yet.