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[PSUBS-MAILIST] Trailers (revisited)...
Hi Guys,
We were discussing trailer launching techniques and
equipment the other day; the subject of my trike-trailer came up; and now it
occurs to me there's something I neglected to say.
I totally agree with Vance, Gary, and others that
a trailer with brake-equipped duals is desirable for hauling heavy
subs.
The only reason I have a trike is that my
sub was built under limitations of time and money; when I bought the trailer I
modified, it was the only one I could find and afford at the time, and I had to
have something to get the boat out of the back yard and down to the Marina (only
a block away) for initial tests.
One of these days I'm going to get a "real" trailer
for this boat; the one I buy for my next project will also include duals and
brakes. I don't really feel "safe" without them; but at the time I build
my first sub, I pretty much had to take what I could find and
afford.
With only two main wheels, the trike arrangement
works well for launch and recovery, and it served my limited needs (most of the
time); but towing it any distance, or at any speed, is pretty chancy.
Given a choice, braked-duals are the way to go.
Hope I didn't give anyone the wrong
idea.
Pat