crapr6

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

crapr6

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

DareDevil

YEP !!! Good idea .

rchevelle71

Steel(galvanized wheels) Vs. Aluminum helps also

Sydwayz

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.

Sydwayz

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

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

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

crapr6

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

pachanga

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???

rchevelle71

Mine doesnt float, and the bunks are Aluminum

outriggers

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