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Author	Topic:   homemade trailer
Ian	posted 11-11-2002 07:05 AM ET (US)         Does anyone have a simple plan for building a trailer for a montauk? I only have to move the boat a few hundred yards and not on public roads. Any ideas??
lonestarpa	posted 11-11-2002 07:26 AM ET (US)             Ian, back in the late 50's early 60's (when people still made things themselves) Popular Science had published plans for a boat trailor built of construction lumber. Now with wolmanized lumber on the scene this would be a good canditate for a situation like your's.... the hitch area would need some serious design for strength, and would be a good place for steel.
Ian	posted 11-11-2002 07:36 AM ET (US)             Do you have the plans????
Montauk	posted 11-11-2002 10:17 AM ET (US)             Ian, Monetarily you would be better off buying a used trailer for $300-$400. By the time you purchase all the materials, an axle and tires, you will have that much in it anyway. Spend the time you save on building it boating or fishing!
Barry	posted 11-11-2002 10:44 AM ET (US)             Try http://www.glen-l.com/designs/desntrlr.html
DaveNJ	posted 11-11-2002 11:39 AM ET (US)             I agree with Montauk. Plus, you may not be able to get a homemade registered in your state. Be careful !
shoctor	posted 11-12-2002 10:58 AM ET (US)             I agree go the used route even if the trailer you buy costs more than the price of a homemade trailer if and when you go to resell the boat even if the trailer is shot still adds value and appeal to the package.
bsmotril	posted 11-12-2002 11:17 AM ET (US)             When faced with a similar problem, I took an old truck rear axle and built a wooden cradle on top of the leaf springs. Center the boat's weight on the cradle, and a couple of people can puch it to where it needs to go. The leaf springs were still attached to the axle. We used a nylon gunwale strap to hold the boat to the contraption. You could also rent one of those $20 dollar a day utility trailers and slide the boat onto the wooden bed. I'd put the rear end in first and let the bow hang out as the typical trailer is 10-14' long. BillS
JBCornwell	posted 11-12-2002 11:51 AM ET (US)             Where are you, Ian? I have a couple of trailers that would be suitable for a Montauk for storage and short hauls. West-central Texas. Red sky at night. . . JB
Ian	posted 11-20-2002 10:10 AM ET (US)             I am in Nova Scotia. I think it is a bit far to travel!

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