The old saying "you get what you pay for"

I was in the same situation years ago and made the decision to have Bear TrailerSports refurbish my trailer.  I think it cost me about $2200 including paint, new bunks and LED lights.

I was in the same situation years ago and made the decision to have Bear TrailerSports refurbish my trailer.  I think it cost me about $2200 including paint, new bunks and LED lights.

Awesome. I just bought all new LED lights a few weeks ago.


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What did you do to get the boat off the trailer?


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well if you have limited stuff to work with pull the engine out put it on a stand get some tires from A tire shop or build some wood cradles jack you boat up with a sling and engine hoist have couple buddies pull trailer out to 1/4 of the bow on the trailer low the back on tires or wood support then lift the front with couple buddy's then it's off...honestly a lot easier then it sounds but need to pull the engine out if you only have access to engine hoist, you can spend 100$ on one from Craigslist 20ft strap or just strap the pump if you feel comfortable. Bout 30$ a gallon of high performance heavy duty enamel. But you can always mediablast it and powder coat it best option...Where are you located at? 


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I've seen them do trailers blasted and powder coated for 750


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that's cheap I would go that route powder coating is the way to go I need to do the bunks for the Daytona trailer and blast my trailer then weld some cancer spots then powder coat


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well if you have limited stuff to work with pull the engine out put it on a stand get some tires from A tire shop or build some wood cradles jack you boat up with a sling and engine hoist have couple buddies pull trailer out to 1/4 of the bow on the trailer low the back on tires or wood support then lift the front with couple buddy's then it's off...honestly a lot easier then it sounds but need to pull the engine out if you only have access to engine hoist, you can spend 100$ on one from Craigslist 20ft strap or just strap the pump if you feel comfortable. Bout 30$ a gallon of high performance heavy duty enamel. But you can always mediablast it and powder coat it best option...Where are you located at? 


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The engine is out right now. I have cradles already also. I have an engine hoist. Just seems scary I guess lifting the boat off the trailer.


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yeah I was nervous the first time especially since my dad was like this is how we did it back in the day watch this, I was like oh shit here we go but it went smoother then I thought. I think you just need 4 sets of hands 30 pack and you'll be painting in no time. Make sure your cradles are low enough to hoist on to.


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Sounds like a plan. I will get some of my friends together and see if I can get it moved over. Thank you


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FYI. Powder coating on an old trailer is not a good idea if you need body work on the metal-what you see is what you get with powder.
I learned the hard way on this and now have a badass metallic powder coat as a primer.


Steve-O