After taking care of some chores I got back on the Decking. I laid out where to cut the long Deck Boards first, cut them, then started cutting and fitting the Dovetail Decking.

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Now this trailer came with 3 pieces of thin angle that held all the decking in. The manufacturer added a run of self-tapping screws in the middle but that really is a band-aid attachment at best. The screw heads always pull thru.

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I mitered the Dovetail Decking to the Main Decking. The fit is so tight I had to use a Wonder Bar to fit the last piece in. Now they will shrink, after all its treated wood, still a bit on the wet side.

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I deck'em like they should be decked, thru-bolted using galvanized Carriage Bolts in every brace, and in every board. Before bolting the Decking in you could shake the trailer and it flexed & twisted. After I was done with the 78 bolts the trailer had spine!

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I still have to mount the Spreader Lites, wire them up, and lace the canvas top.