Alan Slater's A30 Trailer

I have attached two pdf files of sections and elevations that I used to build a trailer this summer. I extracted the dimensions from digital immages of my boat and from patterns taken from the hull to develop the design in Autocad. Do not be concerned by the 1/16th of an inch tollerance of the dimensions, thats what the program produces. They can be rounded off. I am quite pleased how the trailer has ended up, however the boat is not on it until the end of the month. I will be posting the end results after that time.

Here are a couple of pictures of Romp on its rebuilt trailer while bringing it home last week. The original trailer was the same steel chasis with 4 x 4 timber frames between plywood supports, lined with shag carpet. I replaced all the wood with steel supports and adjustable pads. It may be a bit of overkill but it makes the trip home much more pleasant.

Alan Slater
#358 Romp

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