Who makes aluminum gooseneck boat trailer - East Coast?
 

Pondering idea of a new trailer, looking at loadrite for my Sonic 31ss. Thought I'd research the idea of a gooseneck, though I think the extra length might not fit in my garage. Figured I'd check price and get some measurements....


Also, going to a gooseneck, besides turning radius being better, is it about the same work for the truck to pull 10,000lbs bumper vs gooseneck? Or because of the positioning of pulling over the axle make it easier for the truck to pull the weight?

I'm on the same page as you...I would love to have my aluminum trailer converted to a gooseneck....The only NEW aluminum gooseneck trailers I have found are Myco out of Florida....and they are really proud of them....

Thanks Boatman.... Myco is going to be out of my league pricewise.

I see that Techsun had advertised goosenecks here, but number doesn't work and I hear they are now del mar trailers. Some issues going on there....

A gooseneck is waaayyyy overkill for a 31 Sonic, if you had a 42/45 Sonic then you would need a gooseneck. You would have to tow professionally to rationalize the extra cost of a gooseneck. Also will be a resale concern when your buyer shows up to buy your boat and doesn't want a gooseneck.

Jup, very good point regarding resale! Very good point.

Overkill... I'd say that's a good thing! As we are usually voted as having the worst roads in the country.

How much extra are we talking for adding on the gooseneck? Extra grand? Two grand? I have no experience with a gooseneck?

Seems like a much better hookup and placement of weight compared to off the back bumper.... just trying to get an education before I spend my money.... Thanks!

Techsun is out of buisness. I heard that Del Mar is also out of buisness

It might be overkill but the benifits are great...better turning and backing...better handling....better weight distrubition.

I don't know what's up with techsun..they are just south of me but can never get a hold of anyone.

http://www.techsuntrailers.com/showroom_06.htm

Guess Techsun is out of the picture, Myco to expensive....

Any other builders of aluminum gooseneck?

Just spoke with a guy that went from a regular trailer to a gooseneck and said "What a world of difference"!!!

Anyone?

If your towing a 40ft boat is gooseneck the best option?

I believe the people I just ordered my new trailer from will do a gooseneck. They are www.instigatortrailers.com . I have seen one of their trailers and it is a nice piece. That's why I ordered from them. They are hard to get a hold of. You usually have to leave a message and Brett will call back. If you call them, tell them Randy Nicholson sent you. Maybe I'll get a discount on my trailer for the referral!:D They are not east coast though. They are in the Houston area. They will ship to wherever from what they say. Give them a shout!

EDIT: Yep, I just checked out their website. Under options it says "Gooseneck $1230.00"

Good find.. i live just about 3 miles north of Tomball. I'm gonna go check them out today. I'll let everyone know what they say ans the quality of their work....

Tomball is their mailing address.. The plant is in Houston and I will check them out when I get back from the Jax PR.

So far most everything I've heard is that goosenecks are awesome for towing compared to off the standard frame hitch.

Downsides is extra cost, extra storage length, resale(not everyone is interested in a gooseneck).

I'd pay an extra grand for a gooseneck! But, will it fit in the garage!!! Where's my sawzaw???

Keep us posted
I want to have a trailer built so I can carry a motorcycle in front of the boat for our go away trips ( we do alot of this) I don't like being on forine waters at night and the bike is a great way to get around...trying to do this with a tag along is to much weight for a straight htich since the 700lb bike would have to be up front to make it work!!!

I could even go steel since I'm mostly in fresh water

Jeff

Just spoke with Brett at instigator and they aren't doing goosenecks any longer....

Sorry ECB, that's all I knew about:(

Just talked with American Classic High Performance Aluminum trailers in Utica Michigan.... http://zinnermarine.com/models.htm#Tri

About 6500 for tagalong trailer, to add goose neck, price came up to 11,000. Instigators price is awesome, sucks they aren't building them anymore...

Checked with Owens & Sons.... no goosenecks either....

Actually building the trailer is not that big of a deal. Engineering it to carry the weight is not that big of a deal.

However, the problem comes in when you talk about using it.
1st. The axles are going to be located slightly more forward to balance the weight of the setup with the bike loaded. Meaning, you are ALWAYS going to have to have the bike (or 700 lbs) on the trailer for travel, otherwise the rear end of your truck will be loose when traveling.

2nd. Loading/unloading the boat. You are going to need the weight of the bike on the trailer in order to provide enough weight on the rear axle of the truck for traction up and down launch ramps. Problem is, you probably won't want the bike on the trailer; getting near the water.

You are better off of with a long bed dually 1-ton (or bigger), and keeping the bike in the bed of the truck; with upgraded suspension and rear-air bags. Throttle Therapy here on OSO aka Tom & Kim have no issues towing their 388 Hustler on a steel trailer with their Big Dog chopper in the bed of their F-350, under a fiberglass topper; with upgraded springs and air bags.

Manning http://www.manningmarine.com or Integrity Trailers. 15,000 lbs gross weight rating. Base price (steel) $8,700. Gooseneck additional $1,750

Integrity Trailers
12409 Cleveland Ave
Nunica, MI 49448

(616) 837-9758

McClain will begin aluminum goosenecks this coming winter, expecting a 2-3K upcost for the gooseneck over tagalong.

www.oldglorytrailers.com makes a gooseneck, about a $2700 upcharge. They were great to speak with and provided me some measurements. Extra length just isn't going to make it as I've only got 40' garage, 39' inside measurement.... 31' boat, plus drives and gooseneck.... just a few feet shy....

i have heard that Old Glory is good to deal with...

Tim as far as the bike up front, so far I haven't had to stick the tongue in the water to get the boat off or on the trailer so keeping the bike dry isn't the issue....but like you say I would have to have it there for balance and when the boat was off all the weight is on the truck. Not a big deal since it's a F350 deasil but to have to drag it ALL the time would suck!! the only time I would want it is when we go away for weekend trips and then the truck is full of slide in camper??

we want to boat days and bike to restaurants and such at night

Called McClain yesterday and got this answer after filling their online qoute out:

IT WILL BE A CHANNEL ALUM. TRAILER. THE COST WILL BE
>> $16,500.00
>>
>> Thank You
>> Scott Hathorn
>> McClain Trailers
>> 713-675-0440

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Broward Trailer Co., Inc located in Hialeah, FL (part of Miami) builds all-aluminum and aluminum-steel high performance gooseneck trailers. You can see them here: http://www.browardtrailer.net/BoatTrailerMainPage.html

You can contact us direct at 800-517-5502 or 954-491-0223.
Email us at [email protected]
Main website: www.browardtrailer.net

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http://www.browardtrailer.net/BT1212...enson__11_.JPG

http://www.browardtrailer.net/BCG53-...50CAT__16_.JPG

Those sure are pretty

Broward, beautiful trailers!


Yes, there's a huge difference trailering with a goose-neck vs std bumper pull trailer. My 46 cig pulls just as nice, if not nicer than my much lighter 37 OL, despite the cig rig weighing AT LEAST 6k more. Both are on steel Myco's, but the 46 is a goose-neck. Now going up a steep hill is another story, you can really feel the extra weigh, there's no hiding that with the goose-neck lol.


BTW, my goose-neck is set up with racks on the front to carry two bikes... the previous owner use the racks to carry two full sized Harley's back and forth across-country and said he couldn't tell the difference with or without the bikes on there. Below is a pic. You cant see the racks (one on either side) very well, but you can get the idea of how they are setup by looking at the shadow on the ground. If someone wanted more detailed pics of the motorcycle racks, LMK and I can take more detailed pics of them. They would be great for a moped, pit bike, scooter, etc as well.

http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w...gontrailer.jpg

Never mind, I just realized this thread is 7 years old, haha!

Are there any issues launching and retrieving with a gooseneck that are different or good to be aware of?
For example do you need to have more water at the ramp or get the truck closer/deeper to the water?

Ha! Me too. Still curious about differences though.
SS930 that is the best of all worlds there. Congrats!

DD, thanks. I have not noticed any differences when launching or retrieving. My stuff all seems to be about that same in that regard, get the rear tires in up to about the top of the sidewall (just before the bottom of the wheel) and I'm good to go. The goose-neck is way better in tight areas and obviously better in general while towing, it makes a huge difference having the weigh over the rear axle instead of hanging off the rear bumper... a night and day difference!

Yeppers I would be calling Ron @ Manning Marine all day long. Nice trailers and still pretty reasonable.

Jon