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Yep, another trailer thread

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Created by sailpilot > 9 months ago, 25 Sep 2008
sailpilot
QLD, 785 posts
26 Sep 2008 1:24AM
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This is the guchie wood version. Thanks go to wormy for some ideas and guidance.
This one has hardwood uprights throughbolted to the trailer, 9mm waterproof ply for the paneling. Interior racks unscrew to leave an enclosed trailer if needed. Back door is western red cedar t&G planks. The trailer is a 12 years old 7x4 gal box trailer and had an extended drawbar from new so works well with the 2.9m length of the interior. I can add another row of racks under the first two if needed, but for now its ample for all my usual gear and camping stuff.





Just finished in time for a trip to sydney via hopefully Burrum, Caloundra, Wello, Iluka and Hawks Nest. Hope this doesn't kill the green arrows for the next couple a weeks.

wormy
QLD, 679 posts
26 Sep 2008 7:04AM
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Nice job, was just thinking about giving you a yell to see how it was going, what is your away time as I'm still coming down for a sail next windy saturday. P.M. me if you don't want the buggulars to know.

sailpilot
QLD, 785 posts
26 Sep 2008 11:40PM
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Cheers, we got a bit of breeze last couple of days. I'm camping out at hervey bay this weekend and also hoping the winds stays a bit longer than the graphs say. Will catch up with you one day.

MintoxGT
WA, 975 posts
26 Sep 2008 11:50PM
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Great job indeed so I will be the rude one! Do you have a ball park figure on how much it cost you?

It looks great.

Well done

sailpilot
QLD, 785 posts
28 Sep 2008 7:10PM
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cost about $250 actually, the ply was 200 and some hinges and bolts and rubber made up the rest. Already had the rest of the wood, epoxy and paint from other projects, so not too bad really. Main cost was labour (free) but used about 2-3 hours a day for 2 weeks, I'd guess 40hours total with a bit of umming and arring and shuffling boards around to ensure things were going to fit efficiently.

Bondalucci
VIC, 1579 posts
29 Sep 2008 1:21AM
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... Nice trailer.
but tell me, did you use the paint you had left over from doing the front verandah, to paint the car ??

sailpilot
QLD, 785 posts
29 Sep 2008 8:13AM
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Yep Bondy I did, just had it tinted same clour as my car (no not the yellow one).



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