1968 22-2 FB rebuild

[CLM65]

Yeah, I was off by a mile too.  That is a sweet looking trailer...I'm going to need one eventually too.

[Aswaff400]

the pics dont do it justice! for a size reference, its 9ft wide outside to outside(yes 9 feet!) of the fenders, 86 inches between fenders, and 28 feet from the end of the bunk to the hitch. the I-beam sits 11 inches off the ground

note the adjustable center bunks instead of the wood V-blocks that are usually standard on Owens' trailers. Jeff is trying something new with the adjustable center bunks for my hull because of the keel on the flat backs. he said a couple that he's done wear prematurely on the V pad and inside edge of the center bunks. i use my trailer quite a bit so if it works as planned i'll report back and he's gonna do the flat backs that way from now on...

[RickK]

I added those adjustable bunks to my trailer to help stabilize the hull before I added cloth everywhere on the inside of the bare hull.  Glad I did.

[Aswaff400]

put the boat on the trailer, ended up taking it back to Owens for some bunk adjustment. the fwd end of the main bunks need to be raised and the center bunks hit my thru-hull on the stbd side.  pulled great though! super smooth ride. and loaded so much easier than my old trailer. and 2 months in the water, other than Algae on the trim tabs, not a speck of growth on the bottom!

[Aswaff400]

picked it back up from Owens after some minor adjustments. Fits like a glove now!

[CLM65]

Nice looking setup there Aaron!  Can't tell from the pics...torsion axles or springs?

[Aswaff400]

torsion drop axles, only way to get the frame that low. you can see how low the frame sits.



here you can see exactly how much drop the axles have.



couple more pics of exactly how the trailer is set up, and the bottom pretty clean for being in the water for over 2 months

[RickK]

That's pretty low - should be real easy to launch in shallow water.

[CLM65]

Sure is low - those armadillos don't have a chance!  Awesome trailer, Aaron .

[Aswaff400]

finally installed some electronics. mounted the largest Garmin that would fit, the 840xs. Also got Garmin's GFS10 fuel flow sensor. Automatically calculates fuel mileage/consumption

[RickK]

NICE!!!  What are you going to do for Christmas now

[Aswaff400]

theres always a 2nd display, I-pilot trolling motor, blade power-pole, new 4-stroke merc, and a whole other list for the truck!

[Aswaff400]

installed my Fusion ip600 radio from the Contender and 6-1/2 inch speakers yesterday, and today i installed the transducer for the FF/GPS, and i wasnt happy with the lights on the trailer, which i told Jeff Owens I'll change.... the 4 speakers are all mounted on the console, 2 facing fwd, 2 facing aft. with the console being almost like a sealed enclosure, it had real deep and great sounding bass. almost as if there was a powered sub on board.







swapped the marker lights out for LED's that i had

[RickK]

The console is filling up nicely (huge display on the MFD)
The trailer looks like it'll last a long time.

[Aswaff400]

had some cushions made for the casting deck.



and i dont know if i posted the pics here, took the boat up to the suwannee river on 7/28














who wants to add these to their fleet?


where the Santa Fe River spills into the Suwannee River.




sittin pretty






another project anyone?


US129 bridge over santa fe


another bridge on the suwannee


loaded back up. this trailer loaded SO much easier than my old trailer, and with the torsion axles, it pulls so much smoother, definitely happy about it.