Setup Sailboat Trailer For New Hull
Article By Shorty
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A friend of mine had a power boat trailer sitting in his yard for a while and wanted to part with it.
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It is an intersting design, you move the axle forward or back to adjust the tongue weight, and carry the boat properly.
You do this by simply loosening 4 of U bolts that holds the axle assembly to the frame.
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The bunks were all wrong & rusted, so I started by cutting the boards off first.
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Then I took my circular saw with a metal cutting blade, and cut thru the U bolts.
With a small POP, the bolts sprung apart as I cut thru them.
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I took basic measurements of the bottom while in the field and used them to setup my bunks.
Here is a more detailed sketch that I took later after the hull was on the trailer.
NOTE: The distance from the bow eye to the axle is not correct, that will produce a very heavy tongue weight.
I am currently trying to find a better distance, am looking for only about 100 lbs of tongue weight.
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Here is what she looks like after on the trailer.
For smaller boats, here are some other bolt together trailers you can assemble yourself:
PWC boat trailer
40" x 48" utility trailer
4ft. x 8ft. Steel Folding Utility Trailer
Galvanized Boat Trailer