boat trailer
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A Big Flippin’ Deal
For months I’ve been wanting to flip the boat hull so I can start working on the topside. This is no easy feat as the thing is 8 foot wide by 20 foot long. It will take at least 12 people to flip it safely and lift it onto the trailer. I originally planned it…
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Welding the Trailer
Timeline: Less than a week before the boat flip! The trailer needs several repair welds to make it safe. The clock is ticking. I got a recommendation for a welder from the same awesome friend at the lumberyard who sold me the skids. I called the guy on an odd Thursday that I was playing…
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And now back to the trailer
Remember the trailer? This one, the one that almost killed us? We left the shantyboat hull pretty complete. Now that the boat is ready to be flipped, we turn our attention back to the trailer. It is really a rusty, janky old thing. I’ve owned it for fifteen years or so, or sorta owned it since…
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Boating errand in the flattest dryest spot in North America
“Ha ha,” said Alex when we took off with the 20 foot flatbed, “We were worried about the trailer, but just think, my tow kit is only being held on by four bolts.” Ha ha, I said. An hour later we were heading back to Reno after a dramatic bumper removal and whiplashing trailer on…
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Tips on how not to die in a fiery ball of twisted metal on the highway
Anyone know anything about trailer tow hardware like sway bars and weight distributing whohaws and whatnots? The shantyboat we’re planning will be trailer-able. So if I’m gonna be towing a heavy-ass boat on a trailer down the road with a 20 foot double axle trailer with electric brakes, I want not to experience the sheer…