KBBS Archive 50,000

Re: Bike trailer, hmm...

Posted By: Bob
Date: Saturday, 21 July 2001, at 12:50 a.m.

In Response To: Bike trailer, hmm... (Jim Pace)

: I don't 'spose you have a handy jpeg of the bike trailer, do you? I'm
: converting the kids' old Burley into a yak trailer but could use a couple
: ideas on the tongue/bow support.

: Thanks,
: Jim

No pic yet. If you have a bicycle trailer hitch then the rest is easy.

I've tried two types of trailer systems , the only difference is that one system has a tongue and the other doesn't. The trailer is easily made of two kids bike wheels, some scrapped lawn chair tubing, plywood and some odds and ends. Each wheel is bolted between a pair of aluminum supports made from scrapped lawn chair frame. Then the aluminum tubes are attached underneath a plywood deck. The plywood deck has saddles attached to it. The saddles are made of 2x8 or 2x10 these are cut out to fit the hull, line them with carpet or something.

1st type had no tongue on the trailer I simply put the middle of the kayak on the trailer and rigged up a funky hitch that attached to my S-O-F kayak's bow which is pierced for a bolt. This works well but since I have several kayaks I didn't want to put a bolt hole in the bow of every kayak... so I added a tongue of square aluminum which I got off an antennae mast. This tongue is fairly long roughly ten feet. Near the front of the tongue I bolted on a slot that the front of the kayak fits into and is held in place by a webbing strap. The whole trailer rig is quite light and tows well. One day I'll post a pic.

Regards

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James Neely -- Friday, 20 July 2001, at 10:10 p.m.

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Spidey -- Saturday, 21 July 2001, at 2:46 a.m.

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Dale Frolander -- Sunday, 22 July 2001, at 4:57 a.m.

Bike trailer, hmm...
Jim Pace -- Friday, 20 July 2001, at 10:36 p.m.

Re: Bike trailer, hmm...
Bob -- Saturday, 21 July 2001, at 12:50 a.m.

Re: Wake up indeed!
Dean Trexel -- Saturday, 21 July 2001, at 7:23 p.m.

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Les Nightingill -- Saturday, 21 July 2001, at 8:18 p.m.

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Doug K -- Monday, 23 July 2001, at 9:43 a.m.

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Doug K -- Monday, 23 July 2001, at 1:32 p.m.

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100Grit -- Sunday, 22 July 2001, at 8:16 a.m.

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Dave M -- Sunday, 22 July 2001, at 9:03 p.m.

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Doug K. -- Monday, 23 July 2001, at 8:40 p.m.

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