Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Side tracked by a trailer

Sorry not many posts of late, however some kind of boat-associated building is going on at the yard.

Fabricating (and re-designing) a new boat trailer for TS "Teria". The old trailer gave up the ghost over a year ago, nearly right where the boat is blocked up now, it picked a good place to depart.

The new trailer is about 70% done -  next up are side bunk posts and clamps. The brakes, axle, leaf springs etc are refurbished and ready to go back on.



So here's the link to the boat trailer build

Update 25/2/23:  The "Teria's" trailer was completed in October 2021. It works like a charm compared to the original. The longer drawbar is key, now the boat mostly floats on and only has to be winched up the last bit. Just have to be aware of low tides and end of ramp drop-off's (usually marked on pontoon, or can find it with an oar or boat hook).