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@Bait_drifta The bottom of my shed was rusted worse than your trailer with holes right through it from the dirt in the garden bed. I sanded, applied acid, puttied holes, etched primed, primed and sprayed underbody spray over area.I just need to paint it now and it will outlive me. basically you are doing that to your trailer.

Trailer manufacturers care about sales mate.The quicker your trailer rusts the quicker you come back and give them your $$$$$.

- I would start by removing roller cradle and locking bolts. -Cut off the rusted piece of rhs for roller cradle locking bolt. -Then brush on hydrochloric acid straight to rusty areas.(You can dilute it 5 parts water to 1 acid and make it stronger as needed if you like). I don’t muck around and use it straight. Make sure you wear a mask, gloves, long sleeves ,goggles and don’t splash it on anything you don’t want eaten away) You’ll see the rust get eaten away in front of your eyes as it fizzes turning a mustard yellow. -When you see all the rust eaten away you’ll need to neutralise the acid with lots of fresh water(use the hose) and wash it all off really well. - After drying trailer weld plates on top and bottom of cross members and weld on new piece of rhs for roller cradle locking bolt(don’t forget to drill it and weld a suitable nut on) - Spray some etch primer and primer on the area and after it’s dry spray the lot with underbody sealer. This will make it stronger and last that little bit longer but remember it will still be continuing to rust from inside out.

Can you weld or get what I’m going to tell you welded up?

As for rust conversion….I used phosphoric acid when I was painting cars.I’m assuming there’s many brands of rust converter around these days.The one I used was called Deoxidine.

Cutting off cross members and welding new ones on will still rust at the welds both inside and outside. Any time you grind, cut, weld anything galvanised it will rust as you’ve compromised the galvanisation unless you get it re-galvanised again.( You should always remove galvanisation prior to welding and don’t breath in the fumes). personally I would cut the cross members off and make new galvanised bolt on ones. Remember rust converter can’t magically put metal back. I would invest the money you are going to spend on bandaids like cold gal, rust converter on a used/new trailer or replacing the cross members like I mentioned. Any photos of rusty trailer? Remember the outside will look better than the inside.

Time on the water goes real quick without having to stuff around.Quick and easy wins it for me.At 126kg at manly sexiness even if I didn’t eat on boat no one would notice.😂😂

I really need to stop eating on boat.

Love your work mate but seriously eat your spinach and wind them up by hand.😂😂I got sea sick just watching that so I’m off to bunnos for some rapid set.I’ll get you a bag while I’m there as I want to see those forearms working. What a vessel ,team and fisherman/woman.😂😂

In all seriousness when we use to go out fishing at 4am and come home at 10pm we would pack(mrs would pack) that much food,drinks and munchies no one would go hungry. it’s to easy just to pull out a nice chicken and mayo roll etc and eat while you fish instead of fluffing about making hot food. I have a one burner gas and Weber ga charcoal in boat that I have used many times from shore only after beaching boat. Obviously you can’t do that at sea.The risk vs reward cooking with gas burners or charcoal on the water isn’t worth it although possible. Its Electric like Zoran has said if I were to go that way but even then I couldn’t be bothered as I would want to chill and fish letting the world pass me by. Some great options out there these days if you have the space, will and inclination to try them. Ps. Don’t ask me how to cook fish on board as I’m still at the trying to catch stage and yes I blame that bloody @Yowie.😂😂😂 I’m going to put a gps on my boat so it doesn’t get lost remembering how to get to the water.

Or you can just take one of these “disposable” bbq’s with you so you don’t need to cart it back home. See, I’m clever and not just a pretty face after all.

This bloke has the ideal set up.

It’s not the fishing I’m worried about is being able to get out there.Will see what eventuates.

Yeah I know it’s quiet out there.To be expected this time of year.As you know I enjoy being out there regardless.

What happens happens..I’m getting over walking past it looking at it sitting there.I just want to A use it again or B sell it and hopefully someone else enjoys it.

Tigers got this one this year.

It’s just sitting in garage unused mate.Other than it’s 5 meter trip out the roller door to fire her up once a fortnight for a while.If I don’t get a chance to start using it again come spring it’s gonsky.

You wouldn’t even get me out of bed to go to the fish markets this morning let alone out there trying to catch them.Well done as always mate.You certainly are keener than I’ll ever be.Come spring my boats gone.

you get a scabby $2 a kilo then go and try buying lead from the shops.You’ll fall over when you see the prices.I went into the hardware to buy lead flashing once and when I saw the prices I nearly ran out the aisle I left so quick.I ain’t no mug.

I sold a few kilos of buck shot (lead) to a bloke a few years ago through gumtree. I kept about 20kg for me which I still have. Try fb marketplace and gumtree mate.

My brother in-law a way better boatie than me had a pongrass in the 80’s that use to get him out there and back safely then.Good info you provided Damon 7 mate.

My question is does it even matter what it was when it is no longer what it was? Enjoy it for what it is and get out there. Nice boat.

That’s a barn find.Well a boat shed find.

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Come fishing with me and you won’t have to worry about bringing anything back or build a pond.It’s a win win for you.