Fixed up an old trailer this weekend

Old jon boat trailer my dad bought back in the 80's that we've used to haul pond hoppers for years. The frame is still rock solid and it's got some sentimental value so I decided to give it a facelift.

Before:


Here I had already removed the bunks, axle, and old leaf springs, but it gives you an idea what kinda shape this thing was in. The bearings were gone (in fact one whole tire/hub had come off during a recent trip through a cow pasture), and every single bolt was frozen solid. Gave it a bath in PB blaster and tore it down before sanding and wiping with acetone.

After:



New paint job, bunks/carpet, hubs, tires, and leaf springs. Left the original stickers, thinking about touching them up.



This is the part I'm most proud of. Finding a winch stand that will fit a small flatboat well is kinda tough, so I decided to just make one. I slapped this together Saturday night with aluminum flat bar and angle, and it turned out surprisingly strong. I could have had someone weld one out of steel but I wanted to be able to change it later if it didn't work quite right, and the aluminum was really easy to work with. Loaded the boat after taking these pics and it fit like a charm and held the bow snug.

All told I probably spent too much money on this little project considering it's just a jon boat trailer, but I was really happy with how it turned out.