tool box for new draw bar

 Now that we have a bigger draw bar, a tool box would be handy to put the boat in. Cheapest box $97, small and flimsy. Box that would suit, $400 and weighs far too much.
The ingenious plan...make my own out of a galvanized shelving unit.
Start with a cardboard model and see where to fold for the best results:- this should be a piece of cake!

1. Empty shelves and kick the wife's car out of the garage to give me somewhere to work.

2. Remove shelves - save for later.

3. Cut top and bottom shelf across the center and stand upright.

4. Using a rope 1/3 and 2/3 of the way down, pull together to make 1/2 the width - sorry no photo of that, dunno how I missed taking one!

5. Lay the whole lot down again and rivet the ends to the desired angle

6. Cut off the side, that is now the top as this will form part of the lid.


7. Using the rubber persuader get the fold to a 90 degree angle.

8. Cut off the top bits to make a slope from front to back. By adding the cut off bits to the front makes the slope. 

9. Add some support to the back for the lid to hinge from

10. Trim off two of the shelves to make a lid long enough to fit.
11. Add hinges and clasps.

12. Add a lick of paint and she's ready to fit. And you can stick your $400, mine cost $80