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Tech Talk => Trailers => Topic started by: NORDIC454 on July 28, 2009, 04:49:26 PM

Title: switching to winch< lets see your trailers
Post by: NORDIC454 on July 28, 2009, 04:49:26 PM

i am looking for ideas to change the front of my trailer for the daycruiser.i have hit a wall with the design ideas since its a semi deep v. if any of you have this set-up and can post pics of it, i would greatly appreciate it. thanks

Title: Re: switching to winch< lets see your trailers
Post by: TJS Nordic on July 28, 2009, 07:03:01 PM

Here is how we do this on the east coast. ;D I have not seen any floater bars here.
 I made the bracket for the "V-rubber" part I got at West Marine for 6 bucks. I think that was the cheapest part there. Also welded the thingy for the jack. Simple crank winch system.
T.J.

(https://www.socaljetboats.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tjsperformance.com%2Fimages%2Ftrailer_done05.jpg&hash=0c02855a610faa18f8962808d47e0185acb9ad7a)

(https://www.socaljetboats.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tjsperformance.com%2Fimages%2Ftrailer01.jpg&hash=bd49cb3becbe47e0040e982b4685cf086faa7177)

Title: Re: switching to winch< lets see your trailers
Post by: IRRebel on July 28, 2009, 07:16:18 PM

TJS, with everything you have done to your boat, engine particularly, and I mean from the O2 sensors, TPS brackets, linkages, EFI issues more technical jargon and terms, none of us know, than the Science Channel ever states in a week, the best you come up with is 'The THINGY for the jack" ????? :sly:

Dude, just caught me as funny! :D

Although, even the THINGY looks pretty bitchen!  :thumbup: (as does the rest of the damn boat) Yeah........ I'm jealous! lol

Ray

Title: Re: switching to winch< lets see your trailers
Post by: NORDIC454 on October 20, 2009, 03:17:26 PM

ok, so i figured it out. towed it to Laughlin a couple times. much more stable. so much easier than the floater bar with a boat the size of mine

Title: Re: switching to winch< lets see your trailers
Post by: spectralen on November 03, 2009, 11:59:41 AM

  Keep it simple, and clean. Still in the process of redoing the trailer, but swingaway tongue, and electric brakes are in order.

  I also framed up an area for some aluminum tread plate just beyond the winch.

Title: Re: switching to winch< lets see your trailers
Post by: mash on it on November 12, 2009, 03:58:54 PM

             Some pics of a Competitive Trailer winch.