u/IvyFromTheTeaShop

Hey yall! I just bought a little Aerocraft aluminum boat, but the trailer was a lot worse in person than in the pics. My main concern the the lack of boat support, especially when going down the road. I've narrowed the boat down to 1954-1956, and I would assume this is the original trailer. Fenders are rusted out on both sides, and I have no clue about the wheel bearings. Saw it in person a few days ago, and decided to wait and bring both the boat and trailer home with a different trailer (big ole lawn trailer, not for everyday boat hauling). Would it be worth it to try to repair the trailer, add some boat supports? It definitely needs new tires, and the bearings will need to be re-packed (basic maintenance). Or just cut my losses and get a new/better used trailer?

I'll be starting work on a JB in a bit. The added photo is the color I'd like to paint the top half of the boat. I'll be fully sealing the bottom with marine grade culk/sealant, then epoxy. After that, I'll be fully paint the boat with white marine paint. Up to this point, I've got the basics of proper cleaning and prep. If I used this specific Rustoleum paint, how would I go about it, due to conflicting paint bases? Sand down the marine paint, prime (with what?), color, seal color with Rustoleum protective gloss? Or are there similar boat paints out there with this color? If not, are there locations where I can get custom color boat paint?

21F here. Saw Ortho late last year. They got X-Rays which showed a whole bunch of fucky wucky shit in my whole spine, but they wanted me to have 6-8 weeks of PT before I could have an MRI. 8 weeks of PT later, still in pain. Got the green light for the MRI, so that was done in January. It showed disc degeneration in my lumbar spine, and a mild protruding disc. At the time, thoracic spine was fine, and my cervical spine is reversed and straightening. My ortho never followed up with me after that MRI, and couldn't get ahold of them, so I didn't bother with it. Until April 24th. I was lifting and tossing logs that were anywhere from 15-40lbs, a whole trailer worth of wood. I felt it and heard a pop at one point. Immediate pain, lightning like sensation down my back, buttox, and legs. Numbness and tingling in my legs, arms. For two weeks after that, it was nothing but pain. Laying in bed, getting out of bed, walking, sitting. The pain was far from controlled. Ibuprofen, Tylenol, zanaflex, gabapentin. I am extremely lucky that me immediate family member gave me a few of their *stronger* prescription medications.

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That brings us to now. Got another ortho appointment not too long after the 24th, they did new x-rays, and referred me to Neurosurgery. The new x-rays show advancing degeneration compared to the previous xrays and MRI. Also, scoliosis has entered the chat? I had this MRI done a few days ago, ordered by the Neurosurgery Doctor who I will be seeing on the 30th. The mild protrusion was at L5-S1. I'm not a medical professional, but it looks most definitely herniated now. It appears there is a new herniated disc above that, and potentially more mild bulges continuing up the spine.

Like I said, I've already tried physical therapy, and my back wasn't as bad then as it was now. I know there are hoops to jump through with insurance, but I swear, if I do physical therapy again, just for them to throw me back into the fucking gutter, I will scream. I have degenerative disc disease, a genetically passed on condition. Physical therapy will not fix my shotty DNA. No injections, no CBT, just cut me open and yoink that disc.