Canoe Trailer - Cross Bar Brackets

I finished machining my cross-bar brackets for the canoe trailer.  They turned out pretty nice and I'm happy with how strong it all is.  

Here are my pieces all layed out nicely.

And how they will work together.

Fully welded.

And attached with cross-bar in place.  

I have this cross bar on the front of the canoe trailer, and 94 inches back at the rear.  This will provide a nice stable mount for 2 canoes.  

The next step is to take them back off, and prime/paint the bare metal to keep rust away.  I'll wait for warmer weather for that jobby.

Sunday Afternoon Skating

Sunday was an ice skating day for us.  We drove out to Tapawango Park in light freezing rain and fluttered around on the ice for a couple of hours.  Kids did really well, and started picking it up towards the end.

We were all pretty wet at the end of the session, but it was a ton of fun.

Pinewood Derby Results

Both boys are in Cub Scouts, and the Pinewood Derby is the best event of the year.  Today was the day.  They are both ready to go! 

Kiddo #2 (Boy #1) ended up with second place within his Den.  While he was pretty happy about it, I think he was slightly frustrated his car didn't do better.  This will be his last year at the Pinewood Derby for he graduates into the realm of Boy Scouts for next year

The big news was Kiddo #3 (Boy #2) ended up with second place overall.  He was as surprised as us, as evidenced in the picture below.  And of course, his tiger (Mr. Schnuggs) was right along with him every step. 

It was a good day for everybody.