Well, it's time to start working on the trailer and have a really dumb question.

The photo below that Brad had posted shows a flat part in the center of the rear crossmember. My trailer doesnt flatten out and continues to a point. That think is at best 4 inches off the ground and drags constently to the point that the frame cracked sometime in the past and somebody drilled and bolted a hunk of steel to reinforce it.



And here is mine (pardon the mess but we were on a week long roadtrip/boating trip)



I would like to flatten it out to take out some of the worry but am curious if you guys all have it similar to this or if there is a reason that mine is some dramatically dropped?

My boat is a 18' Brendella (appears to be a Southwind splash) and the trailer is a tandem axle rig. Thanks guys......john

Thanks Tommy, no worries on the welders as I have a few here and a son that is a hell of a welder  .  My only concern was that it appeared that the elevation of my bunks vs. the rear crossmember could possibly be a problem.   

So you're thinking that we/he can just cut that V back some and weld in a straight peice with no drama?

As always Tommy, thanks for the help

how many cross members are there? and do they all come to a point like that?

Oh hell yah..... I would probably tack a piece across the top temporarily before I cut it too. That would keep it from springing apart or causing me some grief later when I made my cut...

I've extensively modified a few trailers, your proposal is dead on and will work perfectly.