Having viewed the above references, I like the trailers with the two Sunfish tipped-in towards the middle.Hi everyone. Rather than transporting one on the roof of my Jeep and one on the trailer, I am interested in modifying my trailer to handle stacking the Sunfish sailboats (with room between them.) Has anyone done this and, if so, can you post a picture? I have an idea of how I want it to be done, but I'd like to see if there are other/better ways to do it. I wouldn't be doing this myself. I'd most likely be having a local metal fabricator do it. My existing trailer is metal. I'll post a picture of it shortly.
Hi everyone. Rather than transporting one on the roof of my Jeep and one on the trailer, I am interested in modifying my trailer to handle stacking the Sunfish sailboats (with room between them.) Has anyone done this and, if so, can you post a picture? I have an idea of how I want it to be done, but I'd like to see if there are other/better ways to do it.
I wouldn't be doing this myself. I'd most likely be having a local metal fabricator do it. My existing trailer is metal. I'll post a picture of it shortly.
Mark, I modified a trailer a few yrs ago to make it double capable. No need for welding; I bought a set of truck ladder racks that just bolted to the metal trailer frame. Since I had a center PVC tube to carry the sail/spars, I had to elevate the upper rack. Two plastic "Tuff Boxes" did the trick --I use them for sailing gear etc. Check out the flicks attached--I hope.
I like the idea of a bolt-on solution. Welding onto a galvanized trailer compromises the protection of the zinc galvanization.I wouldn't be doing this myself. I'd most likely be having a local metal fabricator do it. My existing trailer is metal. I'll post a picture of it shortly.
I like the idea of a bolt-on solution. Welding onto a galvanized trailer compromises the protection of the zinc galvanization.
A tiny house?LAVW, Great tip on the fire hose! Why not build a tiny house for your fish
As a general rule in overloading, don't allow leaf springs to compress to a flat condition—they'll weaken, permanently.I like that route. Put the upper supports right on either side of the axles. And connect it to the front "winch" area for added stability. I was thinking I'd have to have some side supports closer to the front of the boat, but this would be easier to do and I might could pull it off myself. Your trailer looks a little bigger than mine. Did you have to modify the leaf springs for the added weight?
Thanks for all the feedback everyone. As I already have a trailer for one boat, I'd prefer to not start from scratch. My challenge for the second level is how the trailer frame kind of follows the shape of the boat, then drops down to one beam under the boat, rather than being boxy. So supports for the upper level toward the front of the trailer would be a bit tricky. See the picture below.
The trailer was old and I had to replace the wheels. The new ones were a tad larger (1/2"?) so you can see it's a bit tight with the fender. There are currently two leaf springs and I did wonder if I'd need to swap out for three-leaf springs if I added another level and another boat.
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