mickjetblue
Chief Petty Officer
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I have built a couple sets of bumpers from light steel angle iron and plastic
pipe that work great with my boats. Thought I'd pass the idea on, for those
who like to work with tools and tinker with their boat stuff.
The bracket consists of a 24" long pice of steel angle iron, and from tip to tip,
it should measure just a hair less than 1.5". Two 5/16" bolts are used to attach
the brackets to the boat trailer fender, in this case, although the placement
can vary by the type of trailer. The first picture shows the angle iron attached
to the fender bracket with the 2 5/16" bolts. The second picture shows the
piece of 1.5" plastic pipe in place, dropped over the steel angle iron.
The actual sizes can vary according to needs.
If you have a big boat, and will be bumping into them under power, use much
heavier angle iron and size the plastic pipe accordingly. If you are using a piece
of hand line to launch and retrieve your boat, this size will work fine. If they bend, then you need a larger size. Aluminum will bend much easier than steel, although larger sizes of aluminum will also be stronger.
This is just an idea, and I assume no liability for anything that anybody
creates from it. Make sure bolts are tight with lockwashers, and check them
with each use of the trailer.
pipe that work great with my boats. Thought I'd pass the idea on, for those
who like to work with tools and tinker with their boat stuff.
The bracket consists of a 24" long pice of steel angle iron, and from tip to tip,
it should measure just a hair less than 1.5". Two 5/16" bolts are used to attach
the brackets to the boat trailer fender, in this case, although the placement
can vary by the type of trailer. The first picture shows the angle iron attached
to the fender bracket with the 2 5/16" bolts. The second picture shows the
piece of 1.5" plastic pipe in place, dropped over the steel angle iron.
The actual sizes can vary according to needs.
If you have a big boat, and will be bumping into them under power, use much
heavier angle iron and size the plastic pipe accordingly. If you are using a piece
of hand line to launch and retrieve your boat, this size will work fine. If they bend, then you need a larger size. Aluminum will bend much easier than steel, although larger sizes of aluminum will also be stronger.
This is just an idea, and I assume no liability for anything that anybody
creates from it. Make sure bolts are tight with lockwashers, and check them
with each use of the trailer.
