[PSUBS-MAILIST] Trailer modification

[hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles]

 Brian, That sucks, you are lucky the truck didn't lift up loosing tractin and sliding down the ramp.  I always use four wheel drive for that reason.Hank
    On Thursday, January 7, 2021, 09:59:18 PM MST, Brian Cox via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:  
 
 Hi All,                  On Wednesday I did a slight modification on my sub trailer - except not on purpose !    While loading the sub onto the trailer at the launch ramp, ( after a fun day running on the surface at the harbor) we had the trailer at a less than perfect position in the water.   The problem was one of my pontoons was a bit too close to the dock.  Rather that re-align the whole thing I figured I could pull it out , straighten out and go back in for another go.   The sub was back further on the trailer than it was suppose to be.  Anyway I was able to get it back down into the water again and get the sub on there correctly.   Afterwards looking at the trailer I ended up putting this big bow all along the length of trailer !    Like when you see those flatbed semi trailers when they're unloaded, they have an intentional upward bow to them.  There must have been a hell of a lot of stress on that thing!   Anyway now I have an upward flex arc on my sub trailer !  

Brian
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