Classic AquaSport
Aquasport Mechanicals - things that need a wrench, screwdriver or multimeter => Trailers => Topic started by: bigbotes on May 11, 2016, 10:13:30 AM
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I have a 96' Osprey 19'6". All stock except for a T top. Has a Johnson 130. I bought the boat with a POS single axle trailer that barely fit the boat. Bought a used double axle and the boat sits fine but I will have to put a good amount of work into it pretty soon i.e. springs and all the nuts and bolts. I'm in the market (sort of) for a NEW trailer. What do I go with? I have seen pics of the same boat on both trailers. I know a double axle will tow better but I don't even go 10 miles round trip to the ramp. The boat weighs about 2800 lbs DRY. Thanks for the input.
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Rolls-Axle. I will be replacing the axles on my Continental trailer with them soon. They are forever axles and they make a great trailer too.
My :2Cents:
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When I bought my 200 Osprey (also a 1996), it came with a single axle galvanized trailer. I mostly towed local, but also took it to the Keys once (~7 hour trip IIRC). I had no problems at all with the trailer. But if I was buying a new trailer, I would probably lean towards a dual axle.
If all goes as planned, I will be picking up a new trailer for my flatback this Friday. I went with an Owens and Sons (Slide On) trailer based on feedback from fellow member Aaron (Aswaff400), as well as their great reputation on other forums. I initially started off looking for a used trailer, but based on the prices of decent used trailers, plus what I figured I would need to do to get it set up perfectly to my hull, I decided that spending a little more for a quality trailer would be my best route.
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Another thing that confuses me is what should the actual length of the trailer be??