Need a new Trailer

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Tom on Icarus

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I have a 2008 CD25. I need a trailer that can carry 7000 lbs of boat and added extras. I prefere a bunk trailer. Is there a specific trailer that most Brats are happy with for this rig?
Thanks Cheers :beer , Tom
 
Journey On rides on an EZ-Loader trailer. I've been relatively pleased with it. I feel it's a little sturdier than a King (the other NW trailer,) and they've recently gone to an aluminum framed trailer. That may not save you much weight, but it'll help you minimize corrosion.

A few thoughts:

First, get electric over hydraulic if you're going to tow in hilly country or long distances. They come with disk brakes, which are mandantory.

Second, ours has a capacity of 7500#, which sounds like a lot, but when you get the 25 loaded for cruising isn't that much, also considering the rough roads out there (in the USA?)

Another thing is that EZ-Loader has a parts dept, and while they ain't too swift, they do stock the parts and send them out.

I had trouble with the original oil filled hub caps, but then they changed them from plastic to aluminum and that fixed that problem.

The bracket at the front upon which the bow rests is well braced so that if you have to stop quickly, it'll hold the boat.

I prefer rollers, but that's your choice. Easier for me to launch and retrieve at all the various ramps we use, such as the one at Gold River up your way. Bunks are cheaper.

Good trailers aren't cheap, you may have already found that out.

Good luck, Boris
 
Tom,
You might look into a ROAD RUNNER trailer. It is made in Vancouver. I had one under my 22' CD and it was well built and about 2/3 the cost of a similar EZ Loader.
Jack
 
Road Runner trailers seem like a good deal, if they're made locally. That's a big plus.

I looked at their web site and have (was there a doubt?) some points to discuss with the dealer/factory.

First, they don't list a 7500# capacity trailer. They go from 6500# to 9000#. Based on my weights, the former is too low and the latter has too much heavy trailer stuff, such as 16.5" wheels. Those are great, until you go to buy replacement tires. I assume it's only a matter of the right springs, since they have leaf spring suspension.

They also list drum brakes and vacuum over hydraulic brakes, which means that your truck has to be equipped for them: vacuum pump and controller. I don't know what that means. Ask about disk brakes.

Their trailers all appear to be roller, with something called self-adjusting bunks. Ask who'll set up the trailer for your boat. I like rollers, but make sure they have a plastic bearing for the rollers. The new EZ-Loader does. The old one didn't and it was a bear to keep the rollers lubricated after dunking them in salt water.

Look at their parts department. You'll need them in a few years. there's a NW trailer mfg. that doesn't supply parts.

Boris
 
I might as well complete my remarks on the subject. I'm getting ready to take the boat back east (ie, east of Las Vegas,) and I'm trying to get ready so I'm thinking a lot about the trailer.

One of the important safety measures is to run a strap across the transome of the boat and secure the strap to the trailer, both sides of course. that way if the winch cable breaks or the trailer comes loose from the truck, it'll all stay in one piece. And if you run it in front of the stanchion supports, it will keep the boat from going too far forward in a sudden stop. Here's a link to a place that sells them: Tulsa Chain and Tie-downs, for illustrative purposes only. You need a 20' strap, I get the ones with wire hooks and shackle them to the trailer.

Those straps saved me when the trailer came off the truck in Tijuana, Mexico, hit a curb and the boat stayed on cause I used a couple of motorcycle straps. Those little straps that people fasten to the back of the boat and go forward to the trailer don't have enough strength.

That's all, Boris
 
Thanks for your replies.
Indeed the RoadRunner trailer is at the top of my list for trailers available locally. Seems like all of the dealers around here sell them. They make one that has a gross weight of 8500 pounds. That would work for me but the cost is $7500. plus tax.
I was wondering if it would be much cheaper to buy an equivalent trailer in Washington state and import it. Any thoughts or ideas on that? Does anybody know what such a trailer costs across the line?

Cheers, :beer
Tom
 
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