On wheels

I ordered a trailer a couple of weeks ago and it came in this last week.  Like pretty much all small boat trailers, it's set up to be used for a jet ski, which is both shorter and heavier than my boat.  The trailer I got is actually slightly longer than the one I planned on getting, because it turns out it was cheaper.  The nice thing about it being longer is I don't have to hang the wheels off the back.  It still fits in the garage, but without a lot of room to spare while still allowing me to walk around it.

When we went to pick it up we checked the lights, and of course, they didn't work.  They had been tested when it first came it, but it didn't work on my vehicle or the truck of the guy helping us.  He had a trailer light tester and it indicated that there was a faulty ground.  We decided to take it over to the shop area, and as we followed the guy towing it, when the trailer would bounce a little the lights would come on, and then go off.  Turns out that the ground wire on the harness plug had been crimped and basically crimped through, so it was acting like an old pair of headphones where you have to jiggle and twist it to get it to work.  They replaced the harness and rather than wait around we headed back across the river and got it registered. 

Because It was going to sit in the driveway for a few days I derived an anti-theft system which consisted of a bicycle u-lock through some wheel holes with a 10lb weight slipped into it.  I know it worked, because my trailer is still here.

One of the bunks was a bit twisted as they are just 2x4s covered with carpet, so I replaced one of them.  I also added a 2x4 crossbeam to stop the centerboard from dropping down in case something happens while trailering it.  Because I may want to actually drop the centerboard and it has to pivot down to be removed through the top of the case, I notched the wood and then lashed it to the trailer.  I will probably paint it at some point.  I still need to adjust the winch and bow roller and what not.