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Re: things that I would look for in a boat trailer
By:Don Beale
Date: 9/12/2000, 10:11 am

Joe Greenley has something like that on his truck. Those top boats are way up there!

I saw a utility trailer adapted this way once, but I thought that the tounge was a little short. You want the wheelbase just behind the center of gravity so it's easy to move by hand. Even a several-hundred pound trailer is easy to move on a flat surface. Lockable storage bins, and some way to cover the boats for outdoor storage would be plusses.

: If I was looking for a trailer, things that I would want

: - Wide track (the distance between the wheels)

: - Open aired long box (wire mess) between the wheels for paddles and gear,
: along with a covered area (wire mesh) for lighter items such as wetsuits
: and lifejackets to dry/air out.

: - I like the idea that the racks are removable so that the trailer could have
: multiple uses

: - The racks would be nice if you could add on a section to carry for more
: boats. A two boat trailer is all I need today, but it would be nice to be
: able to hull up to 6 boats, (how about using the same idea as a receiver
: hitch, put in a section and add a pin to add another level.)

: Jason

Messages In This Thread

PLEASE help me
Benita Kingsbury -- 9/12/2000, 6:34 am
better shot
Philip Miles. -- 9/16/2000, 4:18 am
I have a trailer *Pic*
Philip Miles, Walton-In-Gordano, N.Somerset. -- 9/15/2000, 6:10 pm
Re: PLEASE help me
Brian Wegener -- 9/13/2000, 10:38 am
Bike trailers
Brian Nystrom -- 9/14/2000, 3:27 pm
Re: PLEASE help me
John Waddington -- 9/12/2000, 3:48 pm
Re: PLEASE help me
Porter -- 9/12/2000, 1:13 pm
Real wheels
Dale Frolander -- 9/12/2000, 12:24 pm
Re: Real wheels
Don -- 9/12/2000, 5:00 pm
Re: PLEASE help me
Jack Martin -- 9/12/2000, 11:56 am
Re: PLEASE help me
Kent LeBoutillier -- 9/12/2000, 11:41 am
Iron costs
Don -- 9/12/2000, 5:01 pm
Re: PLEASE help me
Kent LeBoutillier -- 9/12/2000, 10:52 am
Re: PLEASE help me
tom kurth -- 9/12/2000, 8:29 pm
Re: BYOT
Shawn B -- 9/12/2000, 4:13 pm
things that I would look for in a boat trailer
Jason -- 9/12/2000, 9:56 am
Re: things that I would look for in a boat trailer
Don Beale -- 9/12/2000, 10:11 am
Re: PLEASE help me
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 9/12/2000, 9:14 am
Re: PLEASE help me
Ross Leidy -- 9/12/2000, 9:22 am