On the bottom, I sprayed rustoleum industrial enamel down the tubing. I was pleasanly surprised at how far I was able to coat the inside. I am pretty sure it reached all the way to where the galvanized joins the regular steel.

For the vertical part, I wasnt as worried about rust from salt water accumulation, since it is vertical and will drain out. Now it is coated, so it should slow down , and I always rinse with freshwater.

On the horizontal part of the "L" , I took some 316 stainless steel plate I had laying around left over from building flounder gigs, and I sealed that sucker completely off. Just welded it shut.

I put 5/16" holes in each cross member and will be drilling same size hole in my trailer frame.

I topped the whole thing off with 4 coats of the same semigloss black rustoleum industrial enamel.

My pvc guideons with the LED lights will be covering the tubing. The wiring will run down the square tube.

Here is a picture so far

Remember this is an old boat, with an old trailer, which is half rusted already. These guideons will most likely last much longer than my trailer, and all they cost me was some welding supplies , some rustoleum, and about $2 in galvanized bolts. I already had the metal laying around.



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