We left the beach bright and early Friday morning for what should have been a short drive to our Daughter's house in Clinton NJ. But instead of short, the trip was plagued with more troubles with the boat and trailer. First the crutch I built to hold the masts up, came apart and we had to stop on the very busy I 295 in NJ to create a lash-up so we wouldn't loose the spars over the side. The next series of mishaps occurred when the frame of the trailer began to distort under the stress of the "new torsion bar" suspension system I installed before leaving home. What a mess, tires rubbing on the fenders and wearing through the license plate holder. Our plate is now floating around somewhere on NJ 31. Oh dear!
So what was supposed to be a relaxing afternoon playing with the grand kids, turned into a trip to Lowes and an afternoon under the trailer trying to beef up the frame. I think it will make it to Saranac. When the boat is off the trailer for a week, I'll find a shop which can do some welding and make a better job of it.
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