Floating Trailer Issues
 

I have a Hi-Tech Marine aluminum trailer which always floats. While I can overcome the issue by standing on it while the lady loads it I was curious to what others do to keep it submerged.

Best idea I have thought of was to get old lead diving weights and fix them to the frame. I searched for a commercial product and couldn't find anything available.

Ideas?

I had the same problem with an aluminum boat lift. Two solutions, change out the wood bunks to aluminum bunks, or add more weight, I went for the 2nd and added concrete. Good luck

buy two pvc tubes about 6 inches in diamater and about 4 feet long, fill with concrete and strap to the insides of the wood bunks

This is why I prefer a tandem trailer....

Eastern Metal Supply has a square tube material that is designed just for trailer bunks.

Here is their PDF

http://www.easternmetal.com/pdfs/ems...plete_BOAT.pdf

WTF are you talking about? :bong: :drink:

Several posts on this topic with good solutions.

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...earchid=336617

Dumbells and U-bolts worked for me.

All the above will work. We have a easy no cost process. Back in the trailer in but not so far in that it floats. Drive the boat about 1/3 way up the bungs and the driver walks down the trailer with the wench strap in hand & connects. Driver eases the trailer into the water while you are cranking in the winch strap....pretty easy. Wife can't help?...maybe your girfriend can. :D

I back up slowly to let the air bubbles escape from the trailer cross members and other nooks. Then I can go all the way back. Sucks when the trailer floats under the dock!

I have a bunch of lead in round shape and bar shape that I need to sell for heck of a deal. Probably have 250 lbs or more.. We melted it into the corners of race cars to acheive perfect weight balance. PM me if interested

Had a customer with the same problem. He made an aluminum bracket in the shape of a U and bolted it to the sides of the trailer near the rear. On those brackets, he would hang John Deere tractor weights that would go on the front of a tractor. You take them off when not needed. Worked great.
Eddie