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Thanks jvz!

I am definitely going to get another custom trailer built for the 27, did you see the pics I have put up recently? That converted 1992 Karavan just doesn't cut it when you look at that quality Magnum pictured above it :)

I don't expect to have to use a trailer for this boat except in the case of hurricane emergency or boat maintenance, I still think I really need a good trailer I can count on. This is a HUGE boat, and I am not a spring chicken anymore, I need the easiest load/unload operation I can get. Who knows? We may even get the urge to go to Alaska or Massachusetts, or some other exotic location and actually need to pull the boat for another long trip. I know that I really can't take all that clunking from those crappy brakes for the duration of another trip, I cringed every time I felt that all the way back. There is just not enough support on the keel and the Whaler Drive in my opinion for the size of this vessel with this current trailer, and from my experience with the makeshift trailer I had under the Outrage that actually did some damage to the boat when loading and unloading in windy conditions, I hope I have learned my lesson. The most critical time I will have to use a trailer for this boat will be in bad conditions pre-hurricane, I won't be able to choose my weather even as much as I can with the Outrage.

I can't believe just how nice the condition of this boat is in. Apparently, freshwater use is a great preservative!

My next big task is getting a generator installed. I really need the air conditioning to be operable in the heat on the Gulf. The added security of having a completely separate source of power to deal with the emergency 12v system failures, if they occur, when we are 50-100 miles offshore is also invaluable in my opinion.

My current plan, subject to change of course, is to get all the motor and electronics work completed, then get the boat to the Surfside Marina at Freeport and into the water for the motor break-in and prop-sizing, the new Garmin Auto-pilot set-up, as well as electronics testing and adjustment as required. After this is completed, I intend on getting the boat and current trailer to Charlie for the new custom trailer design and build. After I get the boat on the new trailer, I hope to have lined up the installation of a new generator somewhere before taking the boat back to Surfside for staging. I'll keep you posted here :)