I'd have to say my boat has cost me more, just simply because I've put more into it than the trailer since I purchased the rig. I honestly can't say my boat has been a bottomless money pit- I found the bottom of the pit, but it was way down there :pl: I went through bearings and tires a lot on the trailer originally, and lots of replaced parts on the outboard and the boat (including the console), so I just decided to change everything out on the boat and trailer with new parts, and it's been fairly easy on the wallet ever since. The only real cost has been maintenance, gas, and imported beer.
This was my trailer originally. The roller bunks almost single-handedly destroyed the bottom of the boat. I can't believe I ever got any use out of it at all...
This is the oldest pic I have of the boat and trailer, right after I picked up the new console when the other console blew out of the boat on the freeway. Original transom and 4000hr. 90HP OMC
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I switched the spring axle out with a 3500lb Torsion axle, replaced the tires and rims, and made some bunks myself out of S/S flat bar and galvanized hardware.
The trailer is much better now, and yes it's a lot easier to load with the front angled bunks-
Total cost on the trailer: $500
Ever since, the whole rig has been really reliable, even though the trailer is a tad ugly. My only real problem I have with the trailer is that I set the bunks a little too high... Not really sure what I was thinking. Makes it kind of tough to launch in a landing that's really not steep (what's the opposite of steep??)
