adding casters to the back of my trailer
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Topic: adding casters to the back of my trailer
Posted By: DockDoc
Subject: adding casters to the back of my trailer
Date Posted: May-21-2022 at 12:24pm
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New garage... driveway slopes down to the entrance, so the prop guard was hitting the garage floor. Super common problem apparently. Actually figured out I could remove the guard and the propeller and rudder had plenty of room, but figured that was a bad idea. Found a mobile welder to come and weld on these brackets, so that I can bolt up these 2000 lbs capacity (each) nylon casters from mcmaster. Hope she holds! 
------------- 1993 Sport Nautique PCM 351w, no ProTec |
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Posted By: Jonny Quest
Date Posted: May-21-2022 at 3:12pm
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I used these weld-on wheels/rollers. Worked great. http://www.pakindustries.com/marine.html JQ ------------- Current 2003 Ski Nautique 206 Limited Previous 2001 Ski Nautique Open Bow 1994 Ski Nautique Open Bow Aqua skiing, ergo sum |
Posted By: DockDoc
Date Posted: May-21-2022 at 3:33pm
Nice! I debated between Steel rollers and poly wheels. Ultimately decided on the poly (but the ended up with vinyl instead) as I read some reports of steel digging into / damaging the concrete. Figured that was probably overstated. ------------- 1993 Sport Nautique PCM 351w, no ProTec |
Jonny Quest wrote:Posted By: DockDoc
Date Posted: May-22-2022 at 11:56pm
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Here's the final installation... works like a charm! Backed the trailer right up into the garage, the rollers did their thing and it glided right in until the trailer wheels found solid footing again. Very glad I went this way instead of messing around with various ramps etc. 
------------- 1993 Sport Nautique PCM 351w, no ProTec |
Posted By: Jonny Quest
Date Posted: May-23-2022 at 12:55am
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Well done. ------------- Current 2003 Ski Nautique 206 Limited Previous 2001 Ski Nautique Open Bow 1994 Ski Nautique Open Bow Aqua skiing, ergo sum |
Posted By: KENO
Date Posted: May-23-2022 at 8:10am
Maybe your original thread could use a little update  http://www.correctcraftfan.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=50336&PN=1&title=delete-trailer-prop-guard" rel="nofollow - link to original thread
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Posted By: DockDoc
Date Posted: May-24-2022 at 12:34am
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Ah yes will do! ------------- 1993 Sport Nautique PCM 351w, no ProTec |
Posted By: 63 Skier
Date Posted: May-24-2022 at 11:45am
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Nice solution! ------------- '63 American Skier - '98 Sport Nautique |