Land Sailing ....Trailers

ours is a big work box trailer with bars that fit on to suit the yacht/occasion. the Sandgropers have developed a terrible habit of leaving their axles in when they travel.
its something I go to great lengths to avoid so I can fit more yachts in the trailer.
re the clothes , there is this amazing thing around these days called PLASTIC BAGS

I use a small boat trailer that was previously converted to a canoe trailer. I then made up the mounts specifically for the Pacific Magic.

All sorts of transport at Lefroy last weekend.

Something like this? Sails masts and booms are all in the box underneath.

No, no ,no
if you pulled the wheels /axles off you could have happily sat 4 yachts on that trailer
Thats why the axles are removable

The Big Rig - Wheel Rack on the back takes about 16 17"wheels and locks down, - Sail box on the deck. Compartment in the deck which holds all the alloy axle tubes.
(wheels and axle tubes are behind rear axle so heavy stuff behind axle for balance and weight distribution) Mast rack down the centre for 6-8 Standart masts. Built by us Paddys !



Transports up to 5 Standarts and 2 miniyachts ! --Frequently ! Easy to tow having 4 wheels and brakes. We purpose built this ourselves from a box trailer that was wrecked in a rear end shunt. Great to start building from a raw chassis .


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I concur, you win, one for the paddies

Thanks guys -

Col, thats a great place to start - it looks like it has brakes too.

If its galvanized your onto a real winner - If we were doing it again we would use light aluminium cheker plate from the start. ( we used ply and it rotted so changed it for the alu checker plate). Also, using large diamater waste pipes for sail storage , keeps the weight down. Better still if you can get a sail box/locker from a catamaran trailer they are great - waterproof and light !

We have another trailer for the miniyachts only ! Its a 7' x 4' single axle galv with a ramp and baloon type road tyres (great on soft sand). We extended the sides to a height of just over 4' all around and have a tarp cover that fits perfectly snug over it . Its the home for 6 or 7 miniyachts with mast and sails !

Keep us updated on progress Col

Alan

it was an ingenious chilean design

Just a question with the ply, was it open to the weather or was it covered by a box etc, I was actually thinking replacing a rusted floor with a ply floor on a covered box type trailer for a friend.

Brakes are a real pain on trailers as they are seldom used all the time. Boat trailers are a classic for this.
I use mechanical disc brakes on all the trailers I build, that require brakes.
They have a stainless steel cable that is activated with a galvanized mechanical override hitch to the galvanized discs/hubs on the axles.
The disc rotors/hubs are fully galvanized except for the braking surface and the pad assembly is all hot dipped galvanized with stainless steel bolts, pins and bushes.
They are easily adjusted in seconds with a shifting spanner and run friction free when not activated.
They are reasonably priced for the job they do and are easy to fit and set up from scratch on the axle. They come with galv backing mountings that you weld to the axle to carry them.
Mine were obtained from "Martins trailer parts" in Perth.

http://www.trailerparts.net.au/assets/catalog.pdf Page 35

C2303A CALIPER MECHANICAL - TRIGG or
C2303C CALIPER MECHANICAL - ALKO

Then choose your hubs to suit.
C2106B STANDARD HOLDEN MECHANICAL DISC 260mm
C2107B HQ HOLDEN MECHANICAL DISC 260mm
C2108B FORD MECHANICAL DISC 260mm
C2110B VELOX WHEELS MECHANICAL DISC 260mm
C2112B JAP MECHANICAL DISC 260mm
C2114B L/CRUISER 6 STUD MECHANICAL DISC 280mm

You won't be disapointed with these beauties!!!!

We used what we call WBP Ply (water boil proof- or something like that ) and used aluminium paint on it. The deck of the trailer only lasted 4 years ! It lives outside and I suppose our climate is perhaps a little bit harsh at times - biggest problem was that the ply deck was holding water which started to attack the edges and ingress between the ply. Anyway the checker plate was not much more expensive and we should have done it first time. The Sail box now needs to have the ply top surface replaced it too is delaminating and bad drainage is the cause - 5 yrs it lasted - will also replace with alu checker .

Was sure the ply would last much much longer but alas no.

Alan

this way i can set up camp and still use jeep to shuttle

I just broke this mini trailer in today. Chinese made thing, assembles easily, and held the Mojave Magic rig nicely. I added rollers on the back to assist solo loading, and added the wheel holder on the front. My LLM will also fit on the side opposite the giant sail bag with the quiver in it. The tongue weight is almost nothing, and the Mighty Fit had no problem getting it to the playa.






Now I need to make something to hold a tool box.....

Just about finished my trailer and I have to say Ron is right (picks up shotgun, walks outside, and shoots self). My trailer is covered in reflectors for the front, back and sides, forward and rear lights. The UK's road worthy-ness test now covers the towbar electrical hook up. Fail and it's a re-test after fixing and car off the road in the mean time. I need to move to a different continent!

Cheers Col