Greetings boat builders:  Having finished a Peapod destined for MT the "cheapskate"  in me wanted a trailer that would  be capable of   chores other than boat hauling.  Deer, Elk, topsoil, firewood, etc.  The boat,mast,sprit,oars, anchor, rudder, etc are around 200 lbs and slightly over 13 ft.  A conventional boat trailer was around $1200-$1400.

I purchased a 5 ftx8 ft utility trailer from Tractor Supply-1500 lb capacity with 13 in. wheels,decked over the steel mesh with 2 in x 8 in PT, through bolted to the frame. The village blacksmith cut the 4 ft ramp down to 2 ft and added a few more braces to the front rail. Spare tire/600 lb strap winch / keel braces and 4 tiedown straps completed the job.  It tracks down the highway like its on rails- up to 70 mph( just for testing).  The boat extends beyond the "tailgate"  about 3 ft.  The whole rig is less than 800 lbs- and does bounce when hitting some of our potholes around town.

The trip from ME to MT  will be about 2000 miles and I will report how it went upon arrival.  Lots of stripe bass on flies this summer- but no keepers.