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Saw this yesterday at the ramp. At least they got their boat to the lake and launched. Didn’t see a boat at the dock so guessing they went on fishing. It had rusted and broke. They had tried a repair when I loaded up. They ratchet strapped 2x4’s to the tongue. Should have gotten a picture. They must not have had confidence in the repair because they unhooked from the trailer and left it. Attachment 458335
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Ouch!
That's going to hurt the pocket change for sure. I hope I never have to experience that. I feel for whoever it belongs to. If you got any type of equipment, you must inspect it for wear and tear. Dang, it makes me cringe thinking of going down the highway! :yikes
Yes that's a bad day!!
Yup that would ruin a day for sure. Hope the fish were biting at least.
I remember the tilt trailers that used to be so popular in the 80's. That one has something else going on
Exactly what I thought, hummmm, never saw one tilt that way!Quote:
Originally Posted by DockShootinJack
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A welder and some flat iron gets 'em back in business. Hate it happening where it did. It's hard to work on it there.
Hey, I still have one of those, never used/ tilted it though. I'm thinking the trailer is a skipper B. The boat is a 79 modelQuote:
Originally Posted by DockShootinJack
Those tilt trailers came in handy on those shallow Coastal launches
This is the reason that you should never buy a trailer made of tube material..never. They rust out from the inside, because they can not dry out.
Trailer made from c-channel do not have this problem. I have seen this a number of times.
It happened to me on lake oconee about 5 years ago. Lucky that i had a couple of c clamps and a short 2x4 to put it together. Made it 53 ,miles up the road to home. I feel bad for the owner of that trailer.... i learned from that lesson and modified a channel iron trailer which my jon rests on now.