Lookin for a trailer sheet on a 1986 Century 3500cc

Smokin_Joe

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Hello Everyone
I am on an adventure. I am currently in Lorain Ohio. It all started when I got shipwrecked on Sheridan Lake BC in the middle of last month. The motor failed on a rental boat and when I put the oars to her one of them broke on the first pull. Luckily the wife was able to flag someone down as I was attempting to set fire to the island we were on. This is the extremely short version of the start of this adventure.
I am now the owner of a 1986 Century identified in the title and I am waiting for the manufacture of a trailer that hopefully will allow me to take it home to British Columbia Canada.
I have some physical challenges MD, maybe even some mental ones:facepalm: and I know that it will be great entertainment for someone watching me try to adjust the rollers to suit my boat at the launch. The boat is currently moored and I will be having the Coast Guard Auxiliary come by and tell me all the safety equipment I am missing. Lots of fun.
The dealer of the trailer said he could set the rollers up for me if I had a trailer sheet for the boat.

Anyone know how I can get my hands on a trailer sheet for a 1986 Century 3500CC (Cuddy Cabin) with a Mercruser v8 i/o?
I have already spoken to the manufacturer and to quote him "we have had many hands at the controls over the years and we suffered a large mainframe failure in 2003...."
The trailer will be ready on the 10th of Oct 2013
 

achris

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Re: Lookin for a trailer sheet on a 1986 Century 3500cc

If you know the deadrise of the hull, and if it's constant or varying, and the beam (width) and length of the hull, the dealer should be able to come pretty close... After that, it's just fine adjustments.

Chris......
 

tpenfield

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Re: Lookin for a trailer sheet on a 1986 Century 3500cc

+1 ^^^ It should not be rocket science to fit the trailer to the boat. It may not need any adjustment at all. The dealer should be able to do it just by taking a couple of measurements from the boat.

I would just load it to the trailer and see how it fits.
 

Smokin_Joe

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Re: Lookin for a trailer sheet on a 1986 Century 3500cc

+1 ^^^ It should not be rocket science to fit the trailer to the boat. It may not need any adjustment at all. The dealer should be able to do it just by taking a couple of measurements from the boat.

I would just load it to the trailer and see how it fits.
The trailer dealer says I maybe in luck.
He just happens to have a !986 Century 3000 Hull in his back lot. (parted out). He is going to use that to set it up.
I am hoping it won't need much adjustment.
The coast guard label says it is a 3000 the title says 3500.
 
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