Correct Craft Trailer Fenders

TRBenj wrote: Pete, is the paint lock a type of steel? Or is it a coating applied prior to welding? My guy does good work but he's a part time shop running out of his garage... Not exactly cutting edge technology! Ha.

Paint lock is a coating on steel. You buy it that way just like you would buy galvanized sheet steel. If he does a fair amount of sheet fab, he may have some in stock.

Tim,
Just a though but when you have them fab'd, ask them if they have any "paint lock" to make them out of. It's a electro galvanizing with a phosphate coating that provides corrosion resistance and paint bonding. It will burn off slightly at the welds so that area will need some extra prep.

Ha, no problem. Ive received no interest at this point so Im not going to have any more made... probably wont bother dropping the template off with my machine shop guy either- no sense in risking him losing it!

Need any Mike?

Bumping an old thread... I am heading to my machine shop in the coming weeks and can drop off an old fender for a pattern if there is any interest in making more. These should fit all #2 (Ski Tique) and #3 (Ski Nautique, Mustang 17, etc) trailers from 1977-1981. My guess is that it will also fit the "old style" trailers that came under the Ski Tiques and Mustangs '82-84. They will NOT fit the Lowboys of any flavor, nor the 2001 style trailers.

I would expect pricing to be close to what I paid last time... $200 give or take, plus shipping. They are made from regular steel.

Any interest, email me: TRBenj@gmail.com

Original fender from my '78 #2:


Dimensions:


Reproduced fender (raw):


As installed on the trailer:

The bolts are fine!! I was just trying to through in one of my "keep it original" comments in jest! I'm sure they would have used any bolt they could get the cheapest.

8122pbrainard wrote: Looking great Tim! I love it - they are original!!!! Edit: Wait a minute! Do I see 3 slash marks on the tops of those hex heads? Did they use grade 5 bolts to hold those fenders on?

Thanks Pete and Greg. Original- thats the idea!

No idea on the bolts- I grabbed the new ones from Home Depot. The originals were a *tad* rusty.

Looking great Tim! I love it - they are original!!!!

Edit: Wait a minute! Do I see 3 slash marks on the tops of those hex heads? Did they use grade 5 bolts to hold those fenders on?

I dropped off the fenders at the machine shop on Sat. If anyone needs a square set of fenders for a pre-2001 Correct Craft trailer, let me know ASAP!

Hollywood wrote: JoeinNY wrote: Well I forgot to get the angle but its about 15.5 across the top, 9 for each angle and the mounting flange is about 2.75 on each side.

Thanks for reminding me- with all the OT discussion, I missed that!

I actually lined up my fender with Brad's '86 today and theyre similar, but definitely not the same. His were 1" wider and ~2.5" longer- but the angles and everything else matched up. Nonetheless, it is safe to say that the fenders I'll be having fabbed will fit the pre-82 trailers, but NOT the 83+ 2001 trailers. The '82 is still a question mark.

critter wrote: TRBenj, My trailer is a 1980 (per title) and my fenders look just like yours, so I went out and measured one. My measurements are the same with the exception of the bolt to bolt being 31 inches instead of 31 3/8 and the total length was 33 1/2 instead of 33 3/8. Other than those to minor differences, they appear to be the same.

Roger, thanks for measuring. With the amount that the fenders can flex, my bet is that ours are the same. The bolt holes are actually slotted, so theres a little bit of room for adjustment.

azeus17 wrote: Does anyone know where you can buy a new "bent center" axle, like the one HW was talking about. I have looked around the internet quite a bit and only found the regular 4" drop axles, which won't work on my trailer.

To my knowledge, it is not a standard axle. You will need to weld stub axles into the tubing you bend to the needed shape. What are you doing? Do you have a trailer without the bent center?

Does anyone know where you can buy a new "bent center" axle, like the one HW was talking about. I have looked around the internet quite a bit and only found the regular 4" drop axles, which won't work on my trailer.

Tim- Did you try Brideau sheet metal in Leominster?

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