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[rellis1962]

Recently purchased kayaks for myself and the family. Needed a better way to haul them around so I bought a used aluminum PWC trailer and modified to carrie all three yaks and more. Works great. Pulled it around town today for a test run. I checked for contact with truck by slowly backing into a jackknife and it clears easily on both sides. This was a concern of mine during construction.[/img]

[phil413tx]

Looks great! Do they stay pretty still? I may have to copy your setup. What size yaks are those?

[rellis1962]

Manta Ray in the middle is a 14', Prowler is 13' and the Malibu 2 XL is 13'

[4x4kayak2112]

i sometimes wish mine was aluminum, mine weights atleast 300 lbs no kayaks, but mine was FREE!!!! just a few mods. I can Jackknife mine and there was a couple of times i needed it....Great Looking Trailer





something about me i love looking at trailers, maybe its the man in me, my wife just donsent get it

[rellis1962]

Thanks, I know what you mean. I looked at used trailers for a while before I made my decision. I almost passed on the Al trailer thinking it would be to short but I wanted something smallish, easy to move around and easy to store so I took a chance that I could make it work. It is tongue-heavy, as it should be, but I can easily move the trailer with kayaks and equipment by hand. I had to invent the contraptions that connect the Yakima bars to the trailer rails. They work perfectly.

I still look at used trailers(online) even though I don't need one anymore. My wife doesn't get it either, she just accepts it.[/img]

[rellis1962]

Looks great! Do they stay pretty still? I may have to copy your setup. What size yaks are those?

If you need more info on materials/construction I guess you can PM me. I am new to this forum so not sure how things work here.

[RubiconAg]

I would be caucious when using the PVC setup as my main rack support systems. You have to remember that the kayaks are like huge sails that catch the 70+ mph wind loads when going down the highway.

Other than that, sweet setup!

[Lollipop]

mine weights atleast 300 lbs no kayaks,

Yours is light weight. Mine weighs 1,100 pounds empty and remains solidly on the highway when an 18-wheeler passes me going the other way. Designed for 20 kayaks plus gear.
Lollipop

[jsharp]

man thats a nice looking trailer if you dont mind me copinying you id like to build one like that how long is your triailer and what is the weight of it

[Davo]

NICE JOB! How does it ride down the road? I'm curious because I just completed a very similar trailer to yours, except I used a 4x8 Utility trailer. Do crosswinds or wind blast from on-coming trucks affect the trailer very much? I hope to have pics of mine posted after this weekend.

[Kingz]

Aluminum, cool. Curious where you came across the trailer that you started with? Thanks...G

[rellis1962]

Do crosswinds or wind blast from on-coming trucks affect the trailer very much? I hope to have pics of mine posted after this weekend.[/quote]

I have not experience a close encounter with an 18 wheeler as of yet. I am somewhat curious myself. If I have problems I have some relatively flat zincs that wiegh about 60-70lbs a piece with bolt flanges that I will bolt to the trailer just forward of the axle. This along with lowering the tongue with a drop-down hitch, I'm thinking, would help correct the lack of stability.

[rellis1962]

Aluminum, cool. Curious where you came across the trailer that you started with? Thanks...G

I found the trailer on Craigs List.

Rob