TRAILER QUESTION

The diaries and reference section of this website is your friend!

You wont find many detailed trailer specs on something that old, but from the '79 brochure, you'll note that the dry weight of a #3 (single axle, as tandem #3 did not exist) was 570 lbs. GVWR was most likely on the order of 3500 lbs, based on the axle/hubs and wheel/tire size that was common.

A few '70's and '80's tandems shown below. 2 different #4-DV's under '87 Barefoot Nautiques:





#5 under a '83 Fish:



#5 under '80 Fish:

pics or it didn't happen

JOHNNY207125 wrote: the #6 picture in the brochure sure looks like my trailer FROM WHAT I CAN SEE right on down to the framing and long round fenders.....SO IT DOES EXIST.....A TRUE CORRECT CRAFT DUAL AXLE TRAILER UNDER MY 1982 SKI-NAUTIQUE

Uhh, I still disagree. What round fendered tandem in the brochure are you referring to? The first time CC used round fenders (tandems included) was 1990, as far as I know. Notice the ones I posted all have square fenders. #4's werent offered as tandems until sometime in the mid 80's- prior to that, only #5's (for the 23-24' boats like the Fish and Cuddy) got them. There were tandems offered for Ski Nautiques starting in 1990- check the last page of the brochure.

That '82 trailer you have probably started its life as a CC trailer (the frame looks correct) but I would bet good money that it was originally a single axle that someone converted to a dual.

Things that look wrong:



1. Frame member/fender support is inconsistent with the way CC built trailers. Also missing round tubular pieces at 45 degree angle.

2. Carpeted steps were not offered until 1989. Diamond plate bunks were added earlier, but not until the introduction of the delux (which this is not) in '83/84.

3. Round fenders not offered until 1990.

4. Guide posts do not match the style CC used during this (or any) time period.