I bought a trailer for my as yet unfinished boat. It also has a boat attached to it, so now I have one and a half (maybe 9/16ths) boats. By the price was right and the trailer looks perfect for when my boat is done. The boat is an unknown vintage Butterfly. The boat way complete except for three missing battens for the sail and drain plug. The previous owner said he used tape to plug the hole. So far the list of repairs includes refinishing the wood bits, loosening up the kick up rudder parts and adding a drain plug and access hatch.
I looked up the trailer by itself and they are still being made, which is a bonus for parts. The Butterfly has a two part mast so it can fit on the boat during trailering. I will have to add an extension to the jack stand to hold the mast for my boat.
Speaking of my boat, I glued the other side planking in place. The side was coated with epoxy last week when I glued up the other side. I had to rough up the epoxy along the gluing area so the epoxy would stick.
This is the latest photo. Both sides are glued and trimmed to size. Some of the screws were in the way so I had to cut through them. I guess my pre-drilling was a little off. Next up is some fairing and install of the bottom battens. In the back of the picture you can see my wood refinishing station. I hope that the boat that floats doesn't distract me from the one that doesn't.
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