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From: Bob Clinkenbeard (no email)
Date: Tue Oct 03 2006 - 19:08:18 EDT
<Sounds like quite a trailer. How much does your boat weigh? Is it an
aluminum framed trailer? Disk brakes on four wheels or just two?
Galvanized axles? What is your tow vehicle?>
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It is quite unusual. It was custom built to fit the 24' trawler I have, and
is made of steel. The boat weighs about 6000lbs and the trailer is 34'-4"
long overall. It has a long tongue that is necessary to keep the tow
vehicle dry when backing into saltwater. It has stanchions and bunks that
fit the hull. It is a tandem trailer and Georgia and other states require
brakes on all wheels when the load is over 3000lbs. I am installing
hydraulic surge activated disc brakes with stainless steel discs and
aluminum calipers. They are designed for saltwater trailers. I will have a
gasoline powered pressure washer on the tow truck with a 30-50 gal water
tank...not sure yet. The washer used 2.5 gals per minute and I would like
15 mins to wash the trailer, brakes and boat down. The boat on the trailer
is 12'-6" clearance.
The tow vehicle is an 2006 Ford F-350 diesel dually. I always wanted one
and the boat gave me the perfect excuse. :>)
Check out my link below to see the boat specs and the photo albums to see
the boat, trailer (frame) and tow vehicle.
Thanks for asking,
Bob Clinkenbeard
24' custom trailer trawler
http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-aboardbobbinalong
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