This morning went well.
Foam padding cut, stapled in place then the carpet cut and stapled in place. I I'll get some gal clouts to hold it in place more permanently.
The winch cable was removed and tossed way. It was galvanised cable that was kinked, flattened and had some split strands. It is highly unlikely that the cable will be used to winch the boat onto the trailer but it's not a good look to have a nice boat on a reasonable trailer with crappy finishing items. Besides the webbing strap for the winch was not really a costly item.
I have removed the winch from the sampson post as it was welded on fairly poorly. It also gave me the opportunity to remove some rust from under the winch. When it's replaced I will bolt it in place rather than weld it again.
Now the rain has come and stopped the outside work for the present.
I have removed the waterpump off the engine and pulled it apart to find that the impeller was shagged. A couple of the vanes were broken and others showed signs of starting to fail.