Re: [bolger] Trailer for topaz
Thanks to all for the helpful suggestions. Brad or
Chuck: when you lengthened your trailers, was any
reinforcing needed for the extra frame running aft or,
more problematically, for the much longer tongue? I
feel minimally competent to build a fifteen knot
cruising boat, but less so to construct a 55 knot
trailer. Thanks for the advice.
Sam
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Chuck: when you lengthened your trailers, was any
reinforcing needed for the extra frame running aft or,
more problematically, for the much longer tongue? I
feel minimally competent to build a fifteen knot
cruising boat, but less so to construct a 55 knot
trailer. Thanks for the advice.
Sam
--- Brad Raby <sailormon@...> wrote:
> Sam, noted your problem and would suggest looking__________________________________________________
> around for a light
> wht. tandem. I found a good one for my topaz which
> I modified by
> lengthening the frame and moving the wheels well
> aft. Must take the
> corners wide like a trucker, but hauls down the road
> in great style. The
> tandem does not pound the boat in the least due to
> the lighter
> suspension. I put around 4000 mi. on it this last
> year. The one I
> found has 13" wheels and torsion bar suspension.
> $700 plus $200 for
> mods. I also have found a few tandems with 12"
> wheels which would work,
> but may be pushing the weight limit somewhat. I have
> one of these 12"
> tandems under another boat and love it. The side
> benifit with smaller
> wheels is they require less depth for launching.
> Also there is a
> company in ohio which sells 8 ply tires in the 13"
> range which really
> makes the towing secure. Luck, Brad
>
>
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Sam, noted your problem and would suggest looking around for a light
wht. tandem. I found a good one for my topaz which I modified by
lengthening the frame and moving the wheels well aft. Must take the
corners wide like a trucker, but hauls down the road in great style. The
tandem does not pound the boat in the least due to the lighter
suspension. I put around 4000 mi. on it this last year. The one I
found has 13" wheels and torsion bar suspension. $700 plus $200 for
mods. I also have found a few tandems with 12" wheels which would work,
but may be pushing the weight limit somewhat. I have one of these 12"
tandems under another boat and love it. The side benifit with smaller
wheels is they require less depth for launching. Also there is a
company in ohio which sells 8 ply tires in the 13" range which really
makes the towing secure. Luck, Brad
wht. tandem. I found a good one for my topaz which I modified by
lengthening the frame and moving the wheels well aft. Must take the
corners wide like a trucker, but hauls down the road in great style. The
tandem does not pound the boat in the least due to the lighter
suspension. I put around 4000 mi. on it this last year. The one I
found has 13" wheels and torsion bar suspension. $700 plus $200 for
mods. I also have found a few tandems with 12" wheels which would work,
but may be pushing the weight limit somewhat. I have one of these 12"
tandems under another boat and love it. The side benifit with smaller
wheels is they require less depth for launching. Also there is a
company in ohio which sells 8 ply tires in the 13" range which really
makes the towing secure. Luck, Brad
Sam:
On the Tennessee trailer, I mounted a small bunk on the tongue about four feet aft of the bow, then strapped that (and the other bunks) to the boat. In effect, the boat supported the trailer. I pulled that boat thousands of miles that way.
Chuck
On the Tennessee trailer, I mounted a small bunk on the tongue about four feet aft of the bow, then strapped that (and the other bunks) to the boat. In effect, the boat supported the trailer. I pulled that boat thousands of miles that way.
Chuck
----- Original Message -----
From: Sam Glasscock
To:bolger@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 11:28 Bonham
Subject: Re: [bolger] Trailer for topaz
Thanks to all for the helpful suggestions. Brad or
Chuck: when you lengthened your trailers, was any
reinforcing needed for the extra frame running aft or,
more problematically, for the much longer tongue? I
feel minimally competent to build a fifteen knot
cruising boat, but less so to construct a 55 knot
trailer. Thanks for the advice.
Sam
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