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Old 10-29-2006, 02:33 AM
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Dave, I am glad that the 311 fit well and you are pleased with the trailer. Thanks again, I couldn't have asked for a better situation...

Rippem, so you know the boat? Anything in particular? When I bought her in Canada from Double R, name was "Building Speed" (a contractor was the owner).
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Old 10-29-2006, 04:14 AM
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Dave, I am glad that the 311 fit well and you are pleased with the trailer. Thanks again, I couldn't have asked for a better situation...
Hey Jon, glad to see you on the Formula forum!! Welcome.

Any news on your engines yet?
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Old 10-29-2006, 04:17 AM
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can't be avoided, mine has it with only a couple thou of road miles. It's not the truck tires, it's the vaccuum cinder-spray effect you know? Try black! I'm thinking for appearance better than the chips, I'll spray the center leg only of the first two x-members with chip-guard like you see on rocker panels
I would think black would be better. Rock gaurd paint sounds like a good idea, think I'll do that.
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Old 10-29-2006, 04:20 AM
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By the way Tweakinit, thanks for the photo resize info. Easy to use even for a technical caveman like me!!
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Originally Posted by tweakinit
Rippem, so you know the boat? Anything in particular? When I bought her in Canada from Double R, name was "Building Speed" (a contractor was the owner).
No ..not know the boat directly but had seen it for sale on the web. Looked super clean, was it?

oh, and welcome to OSO
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I would think black would be better.
not if you wax the trailer like I do!... including all the x-members.

once you wax over those chips in black you can't miss 'em.
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Old 10-29-2006, 06:13 AM
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not if you wax the trailer like I do!... including all the x-members.

once you wax over those chips in black you can't miss 'em.
Yeah, got ya. I had a blue one and a red one. I waxed mine also and you're right. Dryed wax makes the dings stick out bad.
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Ever see Two guys swappin a boat on two trailers at 5AM on a very cold damp october morning after a approx 1500 mile, 36 hour drive?
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Originally Posted by Reliant
Ever see Two guys swappin a boat on two trailers at 5AM on a very cold damp october morning after a approx 1500 mile, 36 hour drive?
Good to see you signed up!!

We got 'er done though. We must have looked like a couple of zombies at the ramp. 'Course, who could see us, it was pitch dark!!!

Reliant was my traveling partner. Good one to have along, he did most of the driving. In his brandy new truck too.

Thanks again buddy.
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Old 10-29-2006, 07:32 AM
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Nice trailer there Mayor, heard you were getting a new one. Looks like mine, except now I'm thinking someone stole one of my axles. Are the 16.5s original? What is the rating per axle?
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