Homemade Kayak Trailer
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Homemade Kayak Trailer
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]
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Kayaks are very steady...
Manta Ray in the middle is a 14', Prowler is 13' and the Malibu 2 XL is 13'
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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
something about me i love looking at trailers, maybe its the man in me, my wife just donsent get it
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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]
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]
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Trailer
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.
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Re: 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.[/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.
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.
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