note from martin

[mark ward]

On Thursday, May 15, 2014 3:23 PM, mark ward wrote:

Hey Y'all I already have 3 trailers in my CITY back & side yard, so another may be an issue. (28ft camper, boat, utility) PLUS the extra cost' I have a 14ft Alum row (motor) boat, and wondered about adding a RE-MOVABLE track onto it,  So I can just take the boat off, add the track, (gutter, trough,) and use it as a Motorcycle trailer, Then later switch it back as needed. I know Boat trailers have LOOOOOONG front tongue, any one see any real ISSUES?     Mark W. Mich. 

[Michael Burwell]

If you did it right you wouldn't have to remove the motorcycle bits, just have brackets that offset the wheel track (Harbor Freight 2 piece MC ramp turned upside down for the track and the other piece left upside right for the loading ramp, like $50) to one side of the boat's rollers. For a 14' boat you probably have a short enough trailer that it wouldn't be a big deal, and a LOT easier to back around than a shorty MC trailer. Also, extra leverage with the tongue. You will have to move the bike forward of the wheels for balance, you want some tongue weight. Michael Sent from my iPad

[Norm Keller]

My best wishes for a speedy recovery, Martin.

 

Norm