Wooden Boat People
By McKenzieDriftBoat.com
custom drift boat trailer
Hello,I'm starting to build a custom trailer for my driftboat.I know many of the features I want and have looked at every single picture on this site,many good ideas found.Does anyone have additional ideas? Now is the time before it is ready for paint thank you,Jay.
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Permalink Reply by Brian King on
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Jay, I don't know if you looked at my trailer real close but I used UHMW on the trailer where the boat rests. Never wears out and it is slick as all get out. I countersunk holes and used stainless steel bevelheaded pop rivets. Another thing I did was run all my wiring inside the tubes so there was no chance of it getting hooked up on something when you are launching your boat. As for paint, I use a very good industrial primer and equipment paint. No rust so far. Anyway thats how I did my trailer.
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Permalink Reply by JAY STRUGNELL on
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Yes,Brian I checked out your trailer carefully and it is very nice,Iwill run wires inside as well,was thinking carpeted premade bunks though for more surface bearing area and a little noise and surface cusion.
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Permalink Reply by Dave Z on
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If you strap it down tight, there won't be much noise on the UHMW. I replaced my front bunk carpet with UHMW as Brian did. Also, use a strap for the winch, no rope. Buy a good winch. I've seen some real low quality ones.
I had a mouse or mice eat the right side wiring last winter inside the tubes. Stuff some window screen under the tongue so the little b@stards stay out.
Spray undercoating or line-x type stuff on your leading edge of your frame and the undersides. or do the whole thing. Rocks will kick up on the shady roads we drive these things around and you'll be repainting soon. Tractor store enamel with the add in hardener is good.
I have a Hyde basic drift boat trailer that is painted. It is about 10 years old or so. This summer I am sandblasting it, rewiring the hack fix I did because of said mouse, and then getting it line-x or rhino-d or something DIY.
Good luck.
If you need pics of anything specific, let us all know.
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Permalink Reply by lhedrick on
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I have started taking a small 250 Honda motor cycle on trips. This makes for simple day shuttles. The bike weighs 250 pounds.
It mounts on a carrier which attaches to the receiver on the truck. The boat trailer then attaches to a socket on the motor cycle carrier. It just moves the trailer ball behind the carrier.
If I was building a custom trailer I would set it ups so I could mount a small motor cycle right on the trailer it's self.
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Permalink Reply by Tom Anderson on
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Jay, if you do the motorcycle shuttle, you should consider building the mount right on the trailer as suggested. Perhaps I should start a new topic on this, but I'd love to see detailed photos of how others have mounted motorcycles on theirs.
Tom
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No need for a seperate discussion,this is good.Where is there room for the motorbike when the boat is on? I have a trail 90 that the handelbars swivel 90' and in days gone by they were hauled in front of the pickup grill.Thank you for the ideas so far,and I agree about the winch,I have it already and its 2000lb double gear strap style.
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I've seen a few different ways, but the one I like best is an angled rail-mount type with one wheel at stem of trailer and the other end to either side of the stem of the boat. I've done some searching here, but don't recall seeing any posts in the history on this. Do perhaps recall seeing some photos . . . maybe I'll peruse them for a bit. Always nice to re-look at all the great boats.
Your Trail 90 would be a perfect little shuttle rig . . . easy to load up on the rail-mount, rotate the bars 90 and you're good to go. I might do some measuring tomorrow on my trailer and sketch something out.
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I have a trail 90 and CL90 scrambler that I am restoring for use as shuttle bikes. Luckily, I have a cap-less pickup truck and a ramp, so it makes it pretty easy. But I have seen those motorcycle carriers that extend the tongue out. Pretty cool.
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Jay . . .
The other item I thought about was the 'kick-stand' on the trailer tongue. Here's a link to the one Clackacraft offers for $179: Clackacraft Trailer StandI am actually using this as an assignment/project for the students in my Autodesk Inventor class here at our high school. Very simple to build your own. When they're done with it, I'll try and post some .pdfs or some format that can be shared.
Even though most of us will not leave wood boat outside, the kick-stand is nice for draining/washing out and drying after fishing.
Tom
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Ok, thank you for more ideas,I have seen the stands before,the boat is stored inside,but good point on the times you would want it propped up.I made some progress on it this weekend;most of the frame is welded,tie downs made and welded,winch stand built,coupler and safety chains on.Still a long way to go but looks good so far. I want to put an anchor nest on the trailer,it needs to be simple,secure,easy to use.
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Permalink Reply by tungsten on
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One thing i see when people build there own trailers is they buy too much axle.2500lb axle and then put a 300 lb boat on it and wonder why everthing rattles loose.Also i would go with an air tire for your hand crank,much easier to roll it around.
Put a lock on your anchor nest.
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