Fixing up a Facebook Marketplace trailer for my homemade houseboat (Boat Build Series #10)
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- This week on the boat build we're tackling the trailer (which I will need to flip my boat onto, once I finish building the hull). As I get closer to building the house part of this houseboat, it's going to need somewhere to live and I'm hoping this $300 boat trailer from Facebook Marketplace will do the trick.
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About me: I decided to jump on an opportunity to buy a school bus for $1000. After 2.5 years of building and a couple summers doing bus life, I sold the bus and began building a tiny house boat from scratch. My hope is that with a couple years of practice building under my belt, I can do a bit better of a job this time and build something that actually floats 🤞
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I work with grinders a lot. They can be surprisingly dangerous. It is good that you are using the auxiliary handle and two hands. PPE . Protect your ears with both plugs and muffs. Protect your eyes with safety glasses and your face with a shield ,both. I have had grit fly around glasses and get into my eye. Thickish gloves to limit the vibration your hands suffer. And loose the baggy shirt. A close fitting thick shirt or two. If it is loose and the grinder grabs it ,things get unpleasant faster than you can let go of the trigger. Thick to defend against flying debris . I can’t count how many times I have pulled wire brush wires out of my body. Very useful tool that demands respect. Keep up the adventure.
Great safety tips. Good job
Hah. Gotta love it when a video starts with "oh, shit!".
It was so satisfying to watch you transform the trailer! I hope you talked to your brother on the clearance issue (boat and fender). I was thinking a half inch wasn’t enough. And, I hope you guys came up with a way to build the rails where the boat will ride.
You are doing a great job!
Beautiful job, and I appreciate how hard you worked. I repainted an old trailer once, and I prepped it using a sand blaster. I never want to do that again.
The trailer is looking good Emma, and you are making good progress on it. You are doing the best thing by installing new lights and running new wires, that should cut down on issues when you hook the trailer to your truck.
thank you for bringing a smile on my face for almost 16 min. Emma :)
keep the fun and have nice easter days
Awesome job. Thoroughly enjoying the videos Thanks for being here.
I have to agree, the white only was very nice. Not crazy about the almond. But painting white on white is a challenge. You need to get a thing of tint for your primer if you ever choose to do that, so you can see a little contrast when you put your top coat on.
Have a fantastic Easter, Emma! You are doing great and a lot to be proud of You NEVER waste time when you learn from it Only when you do nothing
Time to take up welding. You can weld some uprights to fill in the gap between the hull and the trailer. That attach some 2x6 that the boat will slide on.
I’ve been an auto mechanic for 45 years and I used that type of grinder for the first time last year and found it quite sketchy. Definitely need the PPE. Nicked some fingers then put on the gloves 😮
Happy Easter 🐣 Emma
well done Emma..good job..keep going ..have to weld the new brackets shaped like the bottom of the boat..❤
I think the color is good. Comming along good.
Nice job Emma. Damn you are super talented. See you on the next one.
Great Job Emma! Work on trailer paying off while weather holds looking like a work of art. I agree with comments on trailer bunks glue some wood together to raise height and get some pool noodles cut squares and glue to blocks to cushion hull. Thanks for Sharing...
That roller. lol I just usually smack it on the concrete like you would a hammer, only with it angled so it hits the outer edge. That usually breaks it loose.
Another splendid video, Emma. Keep up the great work
You may need a holesaw to install those lights. But it'd be cheaper n easier to get an LED trailer light kit from Harbour Freight that will screw or rivet into the holes that are already there. At worst you may have to drill one hole per light or use self drilling screws.
There is a great variety of boat trailer brackets that can be easily bolted to the frame with ubolts. Do some research, it should be easy.
main thing is you want to support the boat But at same time kee[ it as low as possible with out sacrificing strength rigidity, etc
Coming nice keep up the good work
Another great video. Again, you ended it making me smile. The trailer looks amazing. Way to go.
Happy Easter Emma. Xoxo 🐣🐇🐰
Make sure before you use that trailer to have the wheel bearing checked and serviced. Common problem with boat trailers .
And if it had brakes check them too
If you ever venture into sand blasting you're going to be SO happy! With the results anyway...
Great job, Emma. Looks like new!😊
I can't believe how good the trailer turned out.Great job Emma!
Yeeey! More houseboat content!
WOW, you go girl! ❤❤❤
I like to listen to your videos while working on my computer. Your dedication and attention to detail are inspiring! It's amazing how you navigate through challenges and find solutions along the way. Your perseverance is truly commendable. Can't wait to see how the project turns out in the end!
Yes correct arbor size is critical. Wrong size can crush disk etc causing it to explode. Good job using handle and using rest of your arm too. Use light pressure and let the tool do the work keep the cutting disk at the same angle when using.
Wow, great job on the trailer Emma, it looks like new. Happy Easter.
Great job on the trailer, it looks awesome!! ❤
Remember your lights red to the rear yellow to the sides.
And yellow to the front
Trailer is looking😃 good
Using scissors to cut the wire actually made me laugh out loud. I'm. really enjoying this channel. Keep it up, girl.. You are such a hard worker.
I used to work for Magic Tilt Trailers in Louisiana and they do make a 12” adjustable bunk bracket for the trailer if you go the adjustable route make sure you get all the hardware from each bracket and also make sure you measure the cross member it’s looks like a 4” cross section you measure from the top to the bottom.
3:16 You reminded me of my years of using naval jelly (no, not something you put on naval toast). I don't know if you can still get it in it's original unforgiving strength but whatever you put it on, metal, it stripped it right down to bare metal. Pretty much no matter what was in the way, paint, coatings, Godzilla, didn't matter. 8:42 That sticker? Gone.
Whoahhhhh....that trailer looks sharp!
Thanks!
On those rails for supporting the boat. Yes you can bolt a few planks together. To change the angle to match your hull's bottom angle, you can bevel the support filler boards. I would bevel a short bottom piece for above each support.**** Maybe 3 times the length of the top of the support. Then use a longer and longer ones to build up to the height needed for your carpeted support rails. The reason I'm using longer and longer ones is to counter twisting fore/aft of the support structure.
**** You can make a long plank and bevel it all at once, then cut it into pieces for each support.
For the support boards and rails, I'd use direct burial/foundation grade pressure treated wood, and stain with a fence type stain. They won't be constantly submerged in water, so they can dry out. The fence stain will shed most water and allow the wood to breath to get rid of moisture that gets in it.
On fiber-glassing: RAN Sailing youtube channel is going through building a 50' sailboat build. They talk some on the need to round corners for fiberglass layup. Also they have a few videos on laying up the fiberglass on their hull. They found wetting out the fiberglass on a table, then rolling it up, and finally unrolling it on the hull worked best for them. Proper fiberglass rollers are vital for wetting out, and bubble removal. Boat supply places likely will stock them. They can be cleaned and stored in acetone. Warning, acetone is highly volatile and flammable. So store and use outside.
If you buy a wood 4x4 post you can make risers for the trailer bunks to set on
Loved every minute of this video (what’s new 😉) Probably I would have chosen a darker color for the trailer but this looks amazing. Greetings from 🇳🇱👋 and 👏 for your hard work.
I like the color.
Thank you for bringing us all along in your projects. I love all your content and perspective. Your doing great work. I'm so excited to see how this boat comes together. Blessings in your journey
Loving it!!!!
Grinders have sandpaper too. and Thay cool.
To get the sticker off. You can buy some stuff called sticky stuff remover or use nail varnish remover anything with acetone
Use rollers instead of planks. Go from side to side instead of forward to back. It's a little late, but just in case you haven't done it yet.
A regular 2X6 board is actually 5'1/2" wide. 2 of them bolted together would be strong enough.
I like the color
Very impressed with all you have done so far. There are a lot of firsts for you with this project , and your handling it well.
Hello Emma, my sub feed has been messed up for a while, so I am glad that you popped up. Always good to see what you are working on and your progress. Be good, take care. 'Til next time. ❤❤
I would get 2 x 6s or 2x8s and mount cross wise, or length wise whichever is easier. I have restored and painted several utility and boat trailers, but never uses a roller, but it works better than I expected. I generally spray Rust-Oleum but have brushed what can't be seen.
Very nice work.
Best of luck to you on the build.
Just got to your channel. Very cool to see you working trough the challenges... i'm a builder my self as well, from Brazil. I think your videos are pretty inspiring. Keep on winning!!! ;)
Great start to the trailer Emma. Prep work is always the worst! Do a couple thick coats of paint and then a couple coats of UV resistant clear coat and she'll be good till the welds fail lol do your research on primer/paint/antifoul bottom finish when you finally get the hull prepped. several sailing channels on here with others doing DIY. Sailing Catalpa is great, they're in dry dock doing their annual bootwork now. They use TotalBoat brand of epoxy for their bottom and topside finish. Good luck! Happy Easter!
You are such an inspiration,I love your energy. You my heavenly bliss.shamim 🧜♀️✔👫🤝🕊💑🤱👨👩👧👦
Nice work!
Speechless...carry on forward. Can help on the questions, please ask.
That colour on the trailer looks good Emma, it has turned out well. Good Job.
Nice!
You are gonna need metal or heavy wooden adapter plates made to mount the bunks on that trailer. It was originally welded up for a semi-deep V bottom bass boat
Look at your template, and where the waterline of the boat is going to be. Thats how far under water the trailer has to be to launch and retrieve the boat. Have a second truck stand by when you go to launch, to prevent you from sinking your little truck or help pull you and the boat out.
Cant tell from the pics, but it looks like you have bearing buddies, if not, have them installed.
Hey Emma you may have to lift the roller at the back of the trailer
Hello beautiful great video ❤❤❤
Awesome video
Great video Emma
Looks like New!!! Good work!
Too late for this but for the future. There is stuff all rust converter/conversion, that you apply to rust and it turns the rust into another form of Iron. It works on surface rust so once you wire wheel off the cake up rust just apply the rust conversion once that drys it is ready for paint.
Do you still have your motorcycle? Haven't seen it in long time in any of your videos. You should more exploring Vlogs on it them was really nice to watch seeing a new rider just get out and go!
haha only because it’s winter! I’ll be back at it soon
11:12 Smart!!!
Using a template to measure. 😊
Well great idea Emma can't have boat with trailer frame nicely done on both projects
As a general rule a 2x6 is 1 3/4" x 5 1/2", a 2x8 1 3/4" x 7 1/2" etc. And bolting or screwing 2 together an shaping them to your hull would be a viable option. Go to a flooring place and see if you can get some 'removed' carpet to make it slide easier.
WRONG 2x lumber is 1.5" not 1.75"
@@mrmotofy Tis possible I'm used to D grade lumber and dunnage as I haven't bought any lumber in a while, just recycled pallets and shipping crates for industrial equipment. My bad, thanx for the correction.
trailer is looking sweet emma! you're doing great!
Been looking forward to your next video keep up the good work you're doing an amazing job❤
Hi, I am mechanical engineer. Those supports for your boat needs to be strong in case of emergency braking. I would weld proper support spacer on trailer frame. Ask for help it is not that expansive for someone to weld you this and u will be safe on road.
Great Job Emma! your doing great. keep going stay frosty.
Stack wood, it will work fine. If the bunks are hit with anything strong other than downward pressure, you have bigger thing to worry about than the bunks. Happy Easter.
You have to take into consideration going over potholes and bad road for the clearance under the boat so it doesn’t get banged and cracked because the trailer will contort in different directions
Awesome work! Looks like a really solid trailer for what you need
Moving along nicely😊
❤
That was a lot of hard work. Well done. Looking great. I would suggest maybe practicing a little fiberglass work on a scrap board just to get a feel of it before the boat itself. I know you will do great
Perfect!!!!
Use an eraser disk for that sticker on the side. (Don't use on plastic)
...i wouldn't worry much about the rust on the t railor right now because you will probably have to modify it before its over...
Great find!
do you put any rust converter on your metal or metal primer after, you do all this good hard work and don't finish off, that rust will be back in a bit.
Us the standard 3 inch clearance.
GO EMMA! 🎉 ✅ - One more step off the list! Keep up the good work! This project is coming along nicely! I like the almond, are you going to put colored stripes on your houseboat that match your truck and your helmet? (Do you still have the "Monkey"? It looked like a lot of fun!)
2c Take it or leave it. 📌 Might at least take a look at the breaks and the tires on that trailer at some point. Would really suck to get it restored only to have a dry rotted tire blow out and rip off your fender and throw your houseboat off the trailer.
Anywho! You are doing great! Stay well and be blessed! 😊
Good video!
We learn as we do.
The lights in front of the fenders on the frame really should be amber. Red should only be used at the rear of the trailer.
are we watching the same video? it was orange
Haha hilarious reply
you can get wire discs for the grinder. holy shit do they work well.
Happy Easter Emma!!
Hey, hope all us well? Was thinking aviut your trailer, and how about putting rollers o it?? Think they comes in different hights and can be regulated.
For rust I destroy it quickly with a Sand Blaster gun. Have you ever used it?
oh what a delight, is this a new upload schedule? i think the switch on the grinder if you slide it a little bit farther can lock and keep the grinder on, so you dont have to hold it and that way you can position that hand a little bit better, more comfortable, safer and a little bit back around the vents somewhere.
oh, and i think you have your cutting wheel backwards, the labelling or the metal ring in the middle of the disc needs to be at the guards side and the black side of the disc needs to be on the side where you are tightening the nut on the angle grinder.
prep work is 90% of painting ,fiberglassing
Are you going to call the trailer manufacturer and get a new set of stickers?
Emma? Would.