With more stuff being cleared from the new south fence line, I've made it to the point where I need to do some more thorough cleanup. After moving the tow dolly, I would have to clean up the overgrown weeds and grass before I could move the catamaran boat and boat trailer. Never mind the idea that the axle on the boat trailer is broken. I took the weed and hedge trimmers and chopped through the high grass and woody weeds, clearing around the boat and under and around the trailer. Once the floral detritus was cleared away in its entirety, I could then focus on moving the boat. I cleared the different items from the top of the boat that I staged there a while back when I first moved the boat to the backyard area. Sections of large PVC pipe, parts of the old mast from this boat, as well as the makeshift lateen sail assembly, made from conduit, were all moved from the top of the boat to lessen the weight on top. I slowly scooted the boat across the yard and around the fence line until I got to the east gate. Once on the gravel, the boat scooted easily, allowing me to quickly scoot the boat to a parking spot along the chicken fence right where the fence meets the house. The next order of business was the boat trailer. This thing, as stated before, has a broken axle. The first thing I had to do was jack the trailer body up so I can rearrange the axle to get it staged for welding and reinforcement later. This required me to place the jack under one spot to jack the trailer up enough to place a block under another spot, then move the jack to another spot to jack the trailer up more. Once the trailer was up high enough, I was able to resituate the broken axle. I also installed the extra trailer tire on the hub to aid in this task. I placed a masonry block under the trailer to hold it up high enough to allow me to situate the axle, then use the jack to hold the axle close to the position it would need to be in for me to weld it up. Unlike the last time I welded the axle up, I will have to do a lot more prep work to strengthen the axle in the middle where it broke, then strengthen the point where the axle attaches to the frame rail. Obviously, this extra metal work will be necessary if this trailer is to be able to endure the rough roads while being dragged behind a truck with the load of a boat on board. With the catamaran staged by the other two boats, once I get the trailer fixed up, I can move it over to where the tow dolly is, along the east fence line, therefore clearing the area along the south fence line. Of course, I will have to continue laying gravel over this whole area to finish up the path leading to the new "backyard". Even the area where the boat trailer and tow dolly are going to be situated will be covered in gravel to make it easy to bring a truck in to hook up and haul out. It won't be long before I have the old backyard area cleared in its entirety, closing the chapter on the old arrangement with the compound.
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