Trailer Resto and mods

[Donutman]

Howdy Howdy...
Been kickin' back and readin' through all these posts in this forum. Man o Man there is some good info in here.
Last February my trailer broke at the tongue as I was loading the boat. No, I wasn't doing an 80mph approach. Tried to power load it and it was so rusted out, it just snapped. Finally got my used trailer from mechanic and it needed a little work. I didn't know where to start, so I'm ripping it apart and wire brushing all the rust off it to begin with. Bunks are toast, so they're getting replaced as well. Fenders are rusted through with cracks...going to cut them out too. Luckily dad owns a body and frame shop and he is nice enough to let me use tools, time and a place to work. Burnt up his drill today with that little wire brush though. So then, off to Harbor Freight.
Got all the brackets off today, wire brushed them and primered those. Took everything wood off and surveyed the damage. Going to replace the side steps with HDPE. Got that ordered. Confused on what to do about the bunks, but I'll cross that bridge later. Right now, let's get it stripped, primered and painted. I'll post pics as it comes along. Here's what I started with.
Do have one question though. Once I get the trailer finished and ready to set the bunks in their permanent position, just how do I transfer the boat from one trailer to another? The guy that owns the pallet shop behind dads, said he'd bring over a couple of fork lifts and get it done. All for the low low cost of a case of beer. Think I might have to check into that!