"Thanks Dave, they will be easy to visit when I am out that way next month."

"JC The cool thing about the Montana Canvas cover referenced in Bennett's link is that it's made from long haul truck cover material - designed to spend a lifetime at freeway speeds. Whatever you choose, be sure it's a full coverage…"

"Thanks!"

"http://woodenboatpeople.org/forum/topics/wood-boat-covers"

"Isnt that a woven type rope you can eye splice? There are quite a few diy tutorials for splicing woven rope on you tube, marine supply websites and the like."

"Thanks everyone. I got a set of 1000 lb. springs that fit after quite a bit of searching. Looking forward to posting some reports once I get this rig on the road and the boat in the water. "

"JC, Go with the 1000 # springs. The heavier springs will beat the heck out of your DB. I used 1000# on my trailer an it rides very smooth behind the car. Phil"

"Yep, if you can find 750s I’d go with those. But 1000 lbers seem to work well"

"Thanks, and I just found Bennett posted on the same issue many months ago."

"In my trailer hauling experience the closer the spring rate matches the load the less shock transmitted to the load. Here is a spring rate calculator that might help you modify your springs to work correctly. https://www.suspensionmaxx.com I found…"

"Try using the Coat It instead, its a little stronger with kevlar mixed added"

"JC, Be careful in how much you add to the epoxy, too much will make the epoxy brittle.  I had this problem and had to remove a couple layers of epoxy with graphite and the went back and added several more.  Here's West Systems…"

"Also consider that powdered graphite may make it more difficult to adhere a future patch or repair."

"Thanks Bennett. It is very encouraging to know the final result works that well. Realized I had a brain cramp, never thinking to look at my vendor (Raka) for guidance. Their website says a tablespoon per 4 oz of epoxy."

"Hey Jc, I ended up having to do something like 8 fill coats on my 20 oz triaxial bottom because I was putting it on way too thin. I can't remember the figure, but I put way more powder in the mix than was recommended simply because it…"

"It’s not.  But it is important that you do it before installing the bottom."