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Hey guys,

I am having Manning Marine build a new all aluminum trailer for my Formula 336 SR1.

I was wondering if any of you had any experience with Roland Manning and his trailers. I looked at all the options for trailer manufacturers, and Manning seemed to fit the bill for quality and budget. It will be built specifically for the 336, with led lighting, 8lug mags on 7k lb torsions with surge disc brakes (I dip trailers in salt water 100% of the time), tool box, spare tire, ss hardware, and seperate bow stop and winch stand. Should I remember anything else? What kind of warranty should be included? Do you think he builds his trailers to last?

Thanks for the help,
Jon

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Going just on looks cause I have never seen one in person they look to be built well. I would have made one change on the brakes go electric over hydraulic

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Is that the same Manning trailers from up Michigan way?

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Yip, had a steel one under my 382. Solid trailer, pulled well. Good luck w/ your 336!

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My Buddy has one under his 1999 35ft Fountain solid trailer sits nice and high compared to my old Myco.....BZ

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Make sure everything you expect is written out in plain English.
Make sure he measures your boat.
Make sure you tell him what you expect quality-wise.

With that being said, I am totally satisfied with my Manning welded aluminum trailer. I think it's appearance is better than any welded aluminum trailer that I have seen. It tows the boat excellent, loads easily and was a great value. Only time will tell how the welded aluminum holds up over the long haul but I do not expect any problems. If I were to do it all over again, there is no question in my mind that I would have Manning Marine build me a welded aluminum trailer.

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Aggressor 25 just had one built for his new to him 32 Sunsation. He went the exact same route as BGIII. He is really happy with it, but the brakes stuck for a while when new.

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Thanks for all the responses guys. Does anyone have some good pics of their new trailers? Mr. Manning and I have discussed, agreed on, and put in writing all the details on this thing. I like to make sure my wants are clearly on the table before commencing a projects like this.

BGIII- Manning has pics of your boat sitting on the trailer on his website manningmarine.com - Thats a great looking boat and the trailer looks very well built.

I was thinking about electric over hyd. but was concerned about the electronics getting junked up in this highly corrosive salt water we have down here in destin. BGIII, did you have the elec. over hyd?

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I have disk surge on all three axles. I'm a truck whore, once in the spring to the marina and once in the fall back to storage so I went with surge so I could hook up to any truck and have working brakes. My brakes work great but I have found the that the way the reverse lock out works can be a real hassle in tight backing situations. The surge brakes work fine for my situation, but if I had a dedicated tow vehicle, I would probably choose to convert my surge coupler to an electric.

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i have a 2006 steel painted white for my fountain 35 ex.prior to that i had a myco painted white for a 31-0 sonic. no diffrence.except price.manning is a smaller company and you get a little more personal service.i have nothing bad to say about either comany.on any trailer the head tube which holds the v pad at the bow is adjustable make sure they put a whole in the side near the bottom for water to drain other wise it will fill with water and on steel it will rust and aluminum will corrode eventually. good luck

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I have a Manning trailer under my Top Gun. I have towed my boat over 6,000 miles in the past year and the trailer is great. I do have electric 6 disc brakes that work very well. Ron was great to work with and did everything he said he would.
Good luck!

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Yip, what wrink said. Cause I have wrinks trailer now and it pulls very well. Thanks Wrink...

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Great trailers had one under my 38 Gun.

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Does anyone have a working link for Manning? Joe Murray

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good trailer notice back lite not tech engraving

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Thanks, Joe Murray

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Pull a painted under our rig. Heavy duty and tows very well..

Only thing I don't like is that I cannot manually lock out the surge actuator! With disk brakes this can be a hassle if your depending on the electric actuator..

Are others with Manning trailers not equipped with a manual lock out? :mad:

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Mine does not have a manual lock out. My guess would be that the coupler manufacturer does not want to be responsible for somebody manually locking out their brakes and then not unlocking them before towing and causing an accident. My old snowmobile trailer had a manual lock out but every time you moved forward, it automatically released, making it worthless in my opinion. I have considered drilling a hole through the coupler that I could put a grade 8 bolt through to lock it out for times when it gets towed empty or in case the electrical system were to fail unexpectedly.

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I take it thats your boat in the pics on the site???........never seen a welded aluminum trailer like that........only "I" beams.......is it box section???........is it better than I beams???

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I have a 2000 steel manning trailer triple axle,surge brakes under my 38 powerquest. No problems.

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Yes, it is my boat on the Manning website. As far as I know, only Myco and Manning build welded aluminum trailers and Manning has only done a handful. It uses c-channel for the main side beams and drive guard and box channel for all the cross members. I cannot speak for the I-beam trailers because I have never owned or used one, but I am very happy with the way my welded aluminum trailer looks and the way it works.

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BGIII forgot to mention that we pulled his Saber-topped Manning trailer home from Muskegon this fall with my Freightliner. We didn't even feel it back there. We also smoked on by some poor sap in a Duramax pulling a 28 Maxum at about 85 mph. That put a grin on Bill's face.
His Manning pulls perfect and the disc brakes are a great add-on that really ought to be considered on any trailer.
I had Roland build a steel trailer for my 38 Cigarette. No problems, no gripes.

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steel manning under this 38 scarab. nice big 16' 8 lug wheels and tires, bow stop and winch basket are seperate....easier for loading/ unloading

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tweakinit - did you move forward with this? How did you make out? I am in the same exact situation as you. Just ordered a new Sunsation Dominator SS and am thinking about using Manning. Spoken to Ron and he seems to be a nice guy. I worry as the SS has a unique bottom design and he welds his bunks - need to make sure he gets it right so Sunsation is happy with how she sits and to also avoid logistical nightmare since I will be contracting Manning. Any experience/suggestions you can add (or anyone else) would be great. Thanks!

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On the Heat,

I did go ahead with Manning. My formula is sitting ON :-) a new aluminum tri-axle now, and I will post some pics a soon as this nasty weather clears down here in Florida.

You are welcome to give me a call at 850-259-8300 and I can tell you about my experience with his trailers, and make a few suggestions for you if you are going to have him build one for you.

Jon

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Pacific Trailers on the west coast builds an all welded aluminum trailer using C-channel construction. Very well built trailer.

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Have a 05m steel with surge brakes for my 419 pulled all thay to mackinaw with f350. Beatfiful trailer works as good as it looks. Buy another anytime. mark

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Under it eh? This cant be good... :D

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You could just build your own. I built mine to haul a 38 Fountain. I put electric brakes on it, 2 6ooo# axles and 8 lug alum. wheels

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Hey thats my trailer on the website; cool:cool: .

It looks a little different now. Definately go with electric over hydralic. I heard there is a new brake box that works with the Ford built in brake controller.

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Jon - thanks for the offer. I will call you tomorrow as I just pulled the trigger on one last week. Thanks!

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We could be ordering a Manning for the Cig this week. Depends on if people are coming to look at the boat or not. We got to borrow a Manning last year, and it towed great. Just as good as the Myco under our Hustler. For the price of the Manning I wouldnt consider any other trailer.

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Jon - left you a few voicemails however, didn't hear back. Call me on my mobile anytime 804-502-0828. Any pics yet?

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Heat - my apologies....have been out of town. I will get pics up ASAP, and I'll call you about some details.

Ron does not seem to have a digital camera, so pics during the build are going to be difficult to get from him. I would be glad to send you a copy of my contract....you want to make sure the trailer is as salt water proof as possible. One more suggestion - MAKE SURE your new trailer fits the boat before $$ changes hands. Talk to you soon - Jon

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Truer words have never been spoken.

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Thanks Jon...no worries as we are all busy!! I know Ron has already started building so any advice you have would be great for me to have as soon as you have time to call.

Regarding the fit, I have in my contract (really a marked-up invoice) that the agreed price includes any changes necessary as required by Sunsation as it is a new boat and he is actually delivering the trailer to the factory. thus, I think I am in good shape there...