I have a gasless mig welder and basic skills. I am not planning on any long trailer trips as the boat ramp is literally in my back yard. I know I am going to have to modify the tongue to make it an extendable one so the trailer can be deeper on the ramp. I saw an sailboat on a trailer on Craig's list that had the support bunks built out of 4x4 treated lumber. That might not be a bad idea for a starting point then replacing that with metal after I know the exact dimensions to build the braces. For sure would have to be a beefy trailer to start out with.
I saw a really nice one on Craig's list that has some nice roller arms on it which would sure be great to adapt to be the hull supports, but I don't know if it is still available. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Wayne Beardsley Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 2:40 PM To: [email protected] Subject: EXT :Re: [Liveaboard] Liveaboard Digest, Vol 55, Issue 21 A lot depends on how deep the keel is but in virtually all cases the boat will have to be supported higher off the trailer bed. If you can find an old set of Brownell pipe stands and are handy with welding, you might be able to adapt them to an existing trailer. Make sure you have adequate bracing, load carrying capacity and brakes. ber/index.html _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
