trailer features

Rogue Wave · 02 July 2007, 22:03

Whats the best feature you have on your trailer or have seen on another trailer. Or would like to see on your trailer

I'll give you a starter

I saw a trailer the other day that had wheel chocks that went into holders welded on the frame

Downhilldai · 02 July 2007, 22:12

I like those Camel RIBs with a roof rack big enough to carry the trailer on after launching to stop it getting nicked

Rogue Wave · 02 July 2007, 22:15

it's about all the fkkn things are good for!

now tellme all about your hidden trailer desires

Richard B · 02 July 2007, 22:18

I have only seen pictures of Bedajim's trailer, but from what I've seen, he has got the right idea.

Hightower · 02 July 2007, 22:20

I saw a trailer once with automatic chocks. They where pieces of wood that where suspended from either side of the mudgaurd and trailed just behind each wheel. When he stopped the boat on the slipway so that he could reverse up remove the rope that attached the car to trailer, the boat rolled back slightly against the chocks and arrested its decent. When he'd hitched up the chocks where raised and attached to the trailer.

I saw something like this on a Fred Dibner program, it was used on a Horse drawn Gypsy Caravan and would be used up steep hills.

Hightower · 02 July 2007, 22:20

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Originally Posted by Richard B

I have only seen pictures of Bedajim's trailer, but from what I've seen, he has got the right idea.

Not at £5000 though!

Nasher · 02 July 2007, 22:22

The best feature of my trailer is its big yellow fibreglass and Hypalon cover that catches all the rain and stops the trailer getting wet.

Nasher.

Hightower · 02 July 2007, 22:23

I'd like a motorised jockey thing that doesn't break the bank and can be removed for storage/security.

Richard B · 02 July 2007, 22:23

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Originally Posted by Hightower

Not at £5000 though!

Quality never comes cheap!

Hightower · 02 July 2007, 22:26

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Originally Posted by Richard B

Quality never comes cheap!

I could buy two and a half trailers for that much, or employ a man to service my bearings and brakes for me 2 times a year for life!

Hugh Jardon · 02 July 2007, 22:27

eres my list

bars that stop the roller cradles rotating 360 degrees, me sbs has them

the roller holders and cradles fixed so they are slightly stiff so they dont flop around or move in the water when the waves are breaking but move when pushed by the boat, sbs is like that

enough tie down points

longer drawbar so that dont need to get too close to water

waterproof light boards on each side that stay on and dont need to be undone/removed

stronger mudguards to stand on

bearing savers as standard

standard bearings instead of sealed ones that arnt

hub flush kit as standard

some sort of trailer security device built onto the trailer that is easy and quick to deploy

some sort of anti tip leg at the back/could be a security device as well

special loop at the front of the trailer for tieing a rope to or securing using a d link

10 year unconditional guarantee on the bearings against water ingress

20 year warranty on the trailer

hows that for starters!!!!

Richard B · 02 July 2007, 22:33

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Originally Posted by Hightower

I could buy two and a half trailers for that much, or employ a man to service my bearings and brakes for me 2 times a year for life!

From what I've seen, you wouldn't ever need the extra one-and-a-half trailers, and the bearing service man would twiddle his thumbs all day.

Hugh Jardon · 02 July 2007, 22:36

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Originally Posted by Richard B

I have only seen pictures of Bedajim's trailer, but from what I've seen, he has got the right idea.

i have watched it load and unload, it is a great concept for sure and the trailer wheels did not need to go in the water......but......it is heavier, more expensive....(mine was 1700) and took a lot longer to launch and recover than mine and was a bit more fuss in my opinion. i also hope that launching trolly does not snap as it tilts onto the trailer when half way as that would not be pretty

however he can travel with the piece of mind that his wheel bearings are probably very serviceable. as he lives so far from the sea and travels great distances then that is an important consideration.

i think the sealed bearings on mine are shot already after one season......i am going to try to buy regualar bearings next time for sure

Richard B · 02 July 2007, 22:41

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he can travel with the piece of mind that his wheel bearings are probably very serviceable.

Probably? Definintely! That, for me, is the brilliance of the design. I guessed that it may not be perfect, but I've been working the concept in my mind for about three years and wouldn't expect a perfect design until after several attempts. It works for dinghies, and it can work for fairly large keel sailing boats. RIBs should be possible with some work on the design.

Hightower · 02 July 2007, 22:44

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Originally Posted by Richard B

From what I've seen, you wouldn't ever need the extra one-and-a-half trailers, and the bearing service man would twiddle his thumbs all day.

Yeh, but I wasn't talking about myself

Richard B · 02 July 2007, 22:45

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Yeh, but I wasn't talking about myself

You can twiddle something else if you want!

Hugh Jardon · 02 July 2007, 22:49

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Originally Posted by Richard B

Probably? Definintely! That, for me, is the brilliance of the design. I guessed that it may not be perfect, but I've been working the concept in my mind for about three years and wouldn't expect a perfect design until after several attempts. It works for dinghies, and it can work for fairly large keel sailing boats. RIBs should be possible with some work on the design.

i am not bothered about putting the boat trailer in the water and when we launch in cornwall off the beach then the whole trailer goes in and we are more interested in a fast launch / recovery so for me a standard setup like i have is probably more versatile in that regard. not sure a launching trailer would work in that scenario with waves breaking around the boat

the bearings are the only issue and having to check them from time to time and cx is only an hours work or so.

Hightower · 02 July 2007, 22:55

I think it would be very difficult to market the cradle type of trailer as you'd have to pitch in at the right price for people to buy. With the extra weight it would also affect gross weight and tow vehical you could use as well.

That said though, it is a very usefull piece of kit that would certainly be a benefit to some.

Hightower · 02 July 2007, 22:58

How about some extendable ramps that pull out behind the trailer and go into the water without the need for the trailer getting wet? These would guide the boat up into the rollers.

Richard B · 02 July 2007, 22:59

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That said though, it is a very usefull piece of kit that would certainly be a benefit to some.

Yes - everyone who intends to use a trailer on the road!