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Building the new trailer.
I built the steel tongue weldment in September 2014 and had it Hot Dip Galvanized, inside and out. All holes predrilled for the receiver, winch, bow roller, brake line, marker lights, and bow safety chain. Some of those items will be re-used from the old trailer, but not much else.
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Boat waited patiently at Rybovich Marina while I worked on the new trailer over a weekend.
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New galvanized tortion bar axels with hubs and bearings are bolted on with SST hardware and TefGel between the dissimilar metals. Relatively new Galvanized rims and tires (from the old trailer) are installed.
The cross supports are aluminum drop style from Eastern Metal Services. We welded endplates on and bolted to the web of the I-Beam. This method raised the boat higher by about an inch, but prevented the cross bars from having to be bolted to the bottom of the I-Beam.
I re-used the existing bunk boards, and mounted them in the same locations as best I could. They are mounted using all Aluminum Channed and Angle supports, and SST Hardware. Ended up using two 3/8" SST lag bolts at each connection rather than the through bolt that was there before. Not sure how long that will last...I'll go back to thru-bolts next time I re-do the bunk boards.
Had to finish all I could during the weekend and retrieve the boat, as I had pulled strings to get free dockage on the weekend only.
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Retrieved the boat OK on the first try, and brought it back home with a friend following me. Trailer still has no lights, brakes, decals, fenders, etc.
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This is the stage that the project has been at for the last 1.5 weeks, as we went on vacation last week.
Next week I'll be back to the detail work of installing:
Lights
Brake Lines
Brakes
Bow safety chain
Fenders and supports
Skid plates on cross bars
Re-Adjust Bunk Brackets
Re-check tightness of all bolts
Ray
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"Knot Easy" 2000 Horizon 240 Volvo 5.7GS /SX
tow: 2017 Honda PILOT EXL-AWD
prev. boats:
'87 Chaparral 198CXL 4.3 OMC Cobra
'69 Jetstar 16ft Ski Boat, 115hp Yamaha
'68 Aluminum Jon Boat, 3hp Sears
'64 Water Wings