Redco Trailer Quote

[fishmad1]

Hi griz o66,
As you can see from everyone's advice, most mainstream Trailer brands (eg, Dunbier, Mackay, Redco, Rule, Sea-link ect, ect) are fairly simillar in design. They do have slight differences however as I found when I went looking for a trailer. I have bought a Dunbier Centreline 4.2m trailer which I love. Compared to other brands, it was better reinforce (stronger gussets), better welding, made out of stronger box section and overall I thought it's finish was nicer than most.

I did look at Redco and Sea-link trailers as well (and to be fair they looked like pretty good trailers) but the Dunbier won me over. The size trailer you are after will be bigger than mine so I guess the features of the trailers will change.

I have had my trailer now for 8months and it still looks like brand new. There may be a lot of good trailers out there that can do the job but from my own experiance, I would give Dundier a go.

[Sportfish_5]

So Darren - where is the US trip report Bet you have some nice piccies to share from the Miami boat show.



Cheers

Greg

[mark221263]

Dignity, the rollers with the tapered edges transformed my trailer. It went from being a total pain in the ar*e 3 times out of 4 to being a hook winch on and forget about the boat unitl it arrives at the winch post.
Cruise crafts have quite a deep chine so they don't like climbing up over the parrallel edges of the standard rollers. Stick your head under any current cruise craft trailer and th are normally set up with tappered rollers which is were I got the idea.
I also think this set up would benifit any boat and as the tappered rollers are only $4 more than a standard roller ($24 difference for most trailers) I don't see why they don't make them all this way.
Cheers Mark

[Dignity]

Diginity

[quote author=Dignity link=1141802321/0#12 date=1141990259]#It was my own stupid fault as it was after I sent it to the galvanisers that I realised I forgot to simply cut the bracket off and reverse it. #

I am also looking at rebuilding/regaling trailer and looking for some heads up info and to be aware of any pitfals

some say can not regal old gav unless sand blasted etc
what did you have to do to get it ready to regaled it and recall sort of price they were asking?
any other hints would be great

thanks
spen

spen - I did mine about 18 months ago - yes you have to sand blast the old gal off, most galvanisers won't accept material with gal on it. The cost fot the sand blasting was $1200, the galv was less but I also replaced a main cross member and some other odds and ends. Also took the opportunity to gal the wheels although found that could have bought new gal rims for a the same if not cheaper at trailerworld springwood. In the end it cost me about $2500 which is a more than I had anticipated when I started. You can not regal the springs which is the only thing but they were in good condition. Write down all your problem areas before you start because like me you will forget to fix/modify it as in my case it was the simplest of jobs but got lost in the major jobs. PM me if you need more info.

sam

[boatboy50]

Hey Greg,

I had a ball, and ended up buying even though I said I wouldn't. Couldn't resist.

I love the states and their boats, as you will see in an upcoming issue, with piccies to boot!

If your after some piccies PM me your email and i'll get some off to you.

I may try to make a small post tomorrow to show all, better late than never they say! The show and it's boats are so different from anything we do here. I'm in love!

Regards

Darren

[griz066]

Thanks guys, I talked to the guys at Stones Corner Marine and they were very very helpfull and I have ordered a Redco 1313MO went for the spare tyre and mount option that saved $50 by getting it fitted at time of manufacture. They are also going to do a full multi roller trailer as apposed to the skid type that they quoted me. Aprox 10 days so should have it all ready for Boondooma @ Easter

[Dignity]

great stuff, griz, you've made a decision, hope it lives up to your expectations and gives you good service. have fun at Boondooma, I have to go up the sunshine coast and keep an eye on me rellies - taling the boat up just for those few days is a real pain due to the hoards at the ramp and worse still finding somewhere to park the trailer

Mark, thanks for the info - had an old cruisecraft rustler but rebuilt the trailer myself many years ago after a little accident at gladstone. mine is drive on and was wondering if anyone else used the tappered rollers

Sam

[griz066]

Picked up the trailer today, took a couple of hours to set it up but what can I say BEA utifull

[griz066]

Old trailer

[revs57]

Certainly looks the goods Griz

hope you get a good run out of it

Cheers

Rhys