Trailer floats
 

Last year I had issues with my trailer. It is a alum frame, tandum axle, bunk trailer. The problem is it will float while in the water and makes loading my 27ft boat a pain. If I walk out on the frame of the trailer while its in the water it will sink and iam about 195lbs. So what should I do add 200lbs of weight to help keep it down? If so what type of materal should I use steel, lead? I did contact a company about lead blocks and they gave me a qoute of $900 for 200lbs of lead!!
Erik

Well I googled floating trailer and found some great info. Somebody made a suggestion of filling 2 pieces of pvc pipe with concrete and strapping that to the frame of the trailer. Guess thats one easy and cheap way of doing it.
Erik

YEP !!! Good idea .:ernaehrung004:

Steel(galvanized wheels) Vs. Aluminum helps also

I don't recommend the PVCs. I tried it the trailer still floated. Do a search here on OSO. I solved my problem by bolting 4 - 50 lb. dumbells to my trailer. I've explained it in past posts here on OSO.

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/g...-syndrome.html

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/g...-floating.html

http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/g...-trailers.html

Thanks Sydwayz. I have read all 3 threads and now my mind is going towards dumbbells or some other type of weight. Just as I thought pvc and concrete would work thoses threads changed my mind. Well atleast I didnt waste time and money tring to make pvc work.
Thanks
Erik

I asked about an aluminum trailer floating when I bought mine. The dealer told me that usually happens when the bunks are replaced with a lighter more bouyant wood???

Mine doesnt float, and the bunks are Aluminum:eek:

Brian, Does you trailer have 2 or 3 axles. Doug