modify galvanized I/O trailer for 99 SAN?

I'm looking for a galvanized/aluminum trailer to replace my painted so I can use it in salt. Do I really have to get a trailer specifically made for my 99 SAN or can I just get any galvanized trailer and move the bunks and add a prop guard? What else is so different about trailers for Nautiques??

We were probably going to get an aluminum trailer to modify since it can be welded and would hold up better in salt...unless we found a galvanized that didn't require much modification.

hokiesax wrote: We were probably going to get an aluminum trailer to modify since it can be welded and would hold up better in salt....

I wouldn't be too sure about the aluminum being a good choice!!

Go with skibum Bill's idea and refinish your existing trailer. There are some fantastic zinc rich primers or even cold galvanizing compounds out there that can be used as primers. For that matter, have your trailer blasted and galvanized!

Guess I was thinking more of a do it yourself operation. Even if you just remove the boards and lights but pay somebody to sand blast for you it shouldn't be but a couple hundred bucks. Then properly prep the bare metal, use a good metal etching material, primer and paint.

But if you choose the other route just find a trailer that is long enough. On good trailers you may only have to alter the height of the carpeted boards by a couple inches either way to establish a good fit with the proper support. Then you'll have to cut out for the prop and strut then brace that area. Still left with some finishing but not too bad.