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Re: Shop: almost a booboo
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 12/4/2010, 6:08 pm
In Response To: Re: Shop: almost a booboo (Will Clarke)

: Just wanted to support Bill's suggestion of a trailer. Even in MA
: there's no additional insurance and no inspection required - the
: only cost is the registration fee (and the initial cost of
: course, but used trailers are cheap), and trailers require very
: little maintenance. Our '99 Outback with a 4 cylinder pulls a
: small trailer really well. Just a thought...
: Will

Mine's just an angle iron built utility trailer, converted to use with the boats, uses Yakima bolt on towers, very easy to do. Putting on the longer tongue was a little trickier but they can be ordered with a longer one if you get one new.

At current prices it's about 1/2 the price of an inexpensive kayak trailer and is overall more useful, good for wood, I also use it to transport my garden tractor and the motorcycle. Downside is it needs painted on occasion, like now :)

Bill H.

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Shop: almost a booboo
Bill Hamm -- 12/3/2010, 9:28 am
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Noel Bennett -- 12/12/2010, 2:22 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 12/13/2010, 10:16 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/14/2010, 3:14 am
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ancient kayaker -- 12/14/2010, 2:29 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/15/2010, 1:29 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/15/2010, 1:25 am
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Noel Bennett -- 12/13/2010, 10:01 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/14/2010, 3:15 am
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Kirk Fredericks - Farback Carpentry and Automation -- 12/14/2010, 9:19 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/15/2010, 1:22 am
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Noel Bennett -- 12/17/2010, 10:23 am
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Mike Savage -- 12/18/2010, 6:41 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/19/2010, 12:24 am
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Mike Savage -- 12/19/2010, 6:09 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/17/2010, 4:02 pm
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Noel Bennett -- 12/17/2010, 10:06 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/13/2010, 12:26 am
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ancient kayaker -- 12/4/2010, 11:57 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/5/2010, 12:24 am
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Farback -- 12/5/2010, 11:02 am
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ancient kayaker -- 12/6/2010, 12:20 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/6/2010, 2:05 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/5/2010, 1:20 pm
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Eric -- 12/3/2010, 7:50 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/3/2010, 9:27 pm
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Eric -- 12/6/2010, 12:17 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/6/2010, 3:53 pm
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Noel Bennett -- 12/3/2010, 4:51 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/3/2010, 5:00 pm
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Noel Bennett -- 12/3/2010, 5:13 pm
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Will Clarke -- 12/4/2010, 5:45 pm
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Noel Bennett -- 12/4/2010, 10:07 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/4/2010, 6:08 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/3/2010, 5:56 pm
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Noel Bennett -- 12/3/2010, 6:17 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/3/2010, 6:28 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 12/3/2010, 7:23 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 12/4/2010, 9:06 am
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Farback -- 12/3/2010, 10:31 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 12/4/2010, 11:02 am
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Rob Macks / Laughing Loon CC&K -- 12/4/2010, 11:37 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/4/2010, 12:41 pm
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Farback -- 12/4/2010, 11:16 am
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Mike Bielski -- 12/4/2010, 4:28 pm
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Farback -- 12/4/2010, 6:45 pm
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Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 12/5/2010, 6:52 am
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Mike Bielski -- 12/5/2010, 9:17 am
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Farback -- 12/5/2010, 10:59 am
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Mike Bielski -- 12/5/2010, 12:51 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/4/2010, 6:55 am
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Bill Hamm -- 12/3/2010, 9:30 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 12/3/2010, 4:07 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 12/3/2010, 4:53 pm