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    ratdude747 replied to the thread Modifying a 1975 Trail-R-Craft.
    That looks like what was on the other trailer. The issue is the height of bow eye... roller needs to go above it to lock the boat down...
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    ratdude747 replied to the thread Modifying a 1975 Trail-R-Craft.
    I saw that. But the entire bearing & seal set will be replaced with the brake addition. Nowhere near as bad as the other trailer though...
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    ratdude747 replied to the thread Found me a project trailer....
    As promised, attached are the "final" drawings and CAD of the obsolete fenders for trailerman trailers like the ones shown in this...
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    ratdude747 replied to the thread Modifying a 1975 Trail-R-Craft.
    Thinking about brake wire routing again... Not sure what the best option is. First things first, as a reminder, My current plan is to...
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    ratdude747 replied to the thread Bimini top seems to have shrunk.
    Not boating related, but that would have been nice to know about back when I had a snap-on tonneau cover on my truck. It was, ahem, a...
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    ratdude747 replied to the thread Boats from work..
    Agreed. Even on my "well built" 1976 Starcraft Montego I've found areas that scream "bean counter reduction". Nothing structural (unlike...
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    ratdude747 reacted to Pmt133's post in the thread New boat owners leaving the hobby with Like Like.
    My family does pools, that's usually one of the first to go as well. New construction anyway.
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    ratdude747 replied to the thread New boat owners leaving the hobby.
    The only reason I got into boating is because my best friend's aunt gave it to me as a project. As much as we say 'the most expensive...
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    ratdude747 replied to the thread Found me a project trailer....
    Once my title comes in, this trailer will be sold... already found a buyer (we shall see). For the record, per the title, this trailer...
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    ratdude747 replied to the thread Modifying a 1975 Trail-R-Craft.
    May have found something... https://www.ebay.com/itm/205336936410 A bit rough, but the bones are there and it's correctly sized (for...
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    ratdude747 replied to the thread Modifying a 1975 Trail-R-Craft.
    Took some measurements. Transom area that contacts the bunks: On the left (outer) side: Right (Inner) side: (Yeah, these bunks...
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    ratdude747 replied to the thread Modifying a 1975 Trail-R-Craft.
    Apparently the transom straps have been pulling the boat backwards. See attached. The way the bunks are, to reverse the angle of need...
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    ratdude747 replied to the thread Modifying a 1975 Trail-R-Craft.
    I'd have to look... right now they're more or less vertical. So moving the boat backwards would help that too...
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    ratdude747 replied to the thread Modifying a 1975 Trail-R-Craft.
    A note that means nothing: The trailer is a 1977 build (per the trailer sticker), not 1975. 1975 was likely the original trailer; there...
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    ratdude747 replied to the thread Modifying a 1975 Trail-R-Craft.
    Yep, been there on the two and half times my wife and I ran the boat solo on the river last year...
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