#2 trailer work

peter1234 wrote: i would go with the ugly looking thing.

LOL!!!!   

You got me good Marty!

Wow I miss one day of school and ya'll have a food fight!

MartyMabe wrote: I just might even change it up and put some CHAMPANGE Pinstripe on it

Heck with the Bow Stop, Wench and Jack. I can not believe Marty is going to put on a CHAMPANGE/PINK Pinstripe on that boat trailer.



Donald

Well put the New Springs on today. I could stand on the old springs and they would flex. The new springs won't budge. Upon measuring it's an inch higher . Put some pics up later as Keegan came by and we started on his #2.. Grandaughter says, why do you have all these boat trailers in the driveway for Pawpaw? You the new 'BoatMax ' ?
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Marty,
You are the man! That Tshirt "Country Legends" T SHIRT is AWESOME! If my eyes don't decieve me, I'm thinking from left to right....
Ronnie Milsap, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson (or Kris Kristofferson) and Kenny Rogers. Am I right?

Man that is a cool shirt. Love it.

Trailer looks good too! No kidding, I really do dig the shirt

Donald, You didn't mention my 'Purple' Thong

So as excited as I am about the idea of reading 11 pages about a #2 trailer I am going to pass and try and pull some knowledge from you guys without reading....

Keegan has been really helpful with me trying to buy his neighbors 68 cuda and he was kind enough to send me some pictures of the boat to help get me excited about purchasing it.

Long story short, my friend will be delivering this boat to me from NC but I want to send my friend a new set of wheels, tires, and hubs with bearings and have him swap them before the trip north.

Here is a picture guys of the wheel and side profile.

I know there is talk about "solid original" rims but thats not my concern right now, getting the boat home safely is my concern here.

Any and all help is great.

And I will go back and read some of these 11 pages to help answer some of my own questions.

Thanks,
Eric

Thanks Bruce. It does appear to be in decent shape. I understand what youre saying. Keegan Wright is kind of my liaison about this boat. At the bare minimum I want to send my buddy who is trailering this up for me new wheels and tires.

Keegan told me that the boat has not really moved much since 1999 so I am nervous as to the quality of the bearings at this point.

That is a great looking boat. It will be a great project.

Donald

Oh man, Marty- youve gotta help Keegan with those lights!

Eric, awesome news about that 'Cuda! I would send your buddy there with new hubs, wheels/tires and a light kit. A new set of safety chains and some straps for the boat arent a bad idea either.

Can anyone confirm the spindle size on a #3 trailer? I havent taken either of mine apart yet... but Im hoping to reuse my old Ski Tique (#2) 5-lug hubs on my '80 trailer. Not sure if they both use 1" spindles or if the #3's got something larger. Ill be able to confirm that shortly- but maybe someone already knows?

The wheels will be 5 lug x 4.5" bolt pattern, most likely 14". If you buy new wheels with tires already mounted (which would be the quickest and easiest thing to do) then definitely hold onto the original rims- swapping the new tires over to them later on would be cool. I love the look of old school steel wheels on these trailers.

If Keegan has time, maybe he can verify wheel diameter, spindle size, etc? Maybe take a look and see if any other parts are in need of attention before a long road trip- springs, coupler, etc? Just a thought!

Eastern Marine has good prices and a good selection of trailer parts once you figure out exactly what you need.

TRBenj wrote: Oh man, Marty- youve gotta help Keegan with those lights!

Gary S wrote: Pete here is one place I disagree with you.With all your tickets and accidents lately, your status as safety officer has been revoked

It was one accident and that has nothing to do with LED trailer lights.   

You are sooooo right! Get those LEDs off.............. and get them to me. I'll take all the crap.........