Need help modding and freshening up trailer
- Thread starter kawi kid
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Well ive arrived at the next hurdle. Not sure what these posts are actually called but it appears I will have to fab up a three post design to bolt into the existing two mounts. The existing posts cannot be mounted any farther to the outside because there isn't any frame rails underneath so I am planning on welding three of these posts at the spacing I need to one piece of horizontal square tubing with two perpendicular sections of square tubing going down to the original two u-bolt mounts. Any thoughts or tips?
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- Victoria BC
This is the only pic I could find of my old setup. I welded a horizontal cross bar on to the stem. Then welded on a vertical piece at each end for the stolz stop to bolt too. Also shows a bit of the carpeted bunks.
How sturdy was that set up? Very similar to what I was thinking
- Location
- Victoria BC
Worked great, but I always used ratchet straps on the rear of the skis to hold them down. So the bracket was only put under strain while pulling the skis up the boat launch.
Another idea, welding a piece of box tube between the two upright at the height needed for the center ski and attaching your stolz to it for the center ski.......Then weld two more pieces of box tube at the height needed, one each side of the uprights extending out wards however many inches are needed and attaching your stolz for each outside ski.
If needed you can weld box tube too these new horizontal pieces and extend back towards a ski if needed.....
Or weld one piece of box across the two uprights and attach your stolz or extend towards a ski as needed and attach the stolz
Both my skis use stolz and extend out from my tool box
If needed you can weld box tube too these new horizontal pieces and extend back towards a ski if needed.....
Or weld one piece of box across the two uprights and attach your stolz or extend towards a ski as needed and attach the stolz
Both my skis use stolz and extend out from my tool box
Good ideas Harbor! My only dilemma would be that I will often be switching out some skis for others so I would need something adjustable in height. So the posts I have now would be perfect if I could pick up another one of those. Know off the top of your head where I can buy one or what they are officially called so I can search for them?
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- detroit MI
where o u get those nose hold downs from
- Location
- Victoria BC
You mean the steel tubing with holes? Just go chop a street sign down.
"22-7/8 yamaha post" part number S-3504
Not sure which trailer you have the above is one I found, below is a link to all the trailers part manuals
http://www.glmarine.net/shorelandr/servicemanuals/sltrailers/1990/SS880KY-SS880BW.pdf
http://www.glmarine.net/shorelandr/PWCTrailers/1990-pwc.html
http://www.shorelandr.com/pages/dealersearch.aspx?product=ShoreLandr
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Not sure which trailer you have the above is one I found, below is a link to all the trailers part manuals
http://www.glmarine.net/shorelandr/servicemanuals/sltrailers/1990/SS880KY-SS880BW.pdf
http://www.glmarine.net/shorelandr/PWCTrailers/1990-pwc.html
http://www.shorelandr.com/pages/dealersearch.aspx?product=ShoreLandr
Dealer locator, just enter your location
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Search stolz on ebay, they got all kinds, that's where I bought these
Amazon prolly lists them as well
Thought of another way to do this. If your going to want to use the factory adjustable bow posts in 3 positions now, what about either extending the box tube they attach to out further on each side so you can mount where you want or add another box tube in front of or behind the existing box tube and mount the three bow posts to that
Amitchell has a good idea on the sign posts
http://www.stopsignsandmore.com/mobilesearch.aspx?searchterm=HRD-1010
8ft for $58.95
http://www.stopsignsandmore.com/mobilesearch.aspx?searchterm=HRD-1010
8ft for $58.95
Are you talking about welding another crossmember underneath the trailer? Having a hard time picturing what you're describing
Yes that's the idea. weld a new cross member under trailer that's wide enough to attach the three uprights too at the desired width
You already have two uprights and hardware so all you may need is another upright and hardware plus box tube to make a new cross member and it will remain fully adjustable and be OE looking
I don't know what your trailer uses for a cross member for the uprights to attach to, for complete comparability and adjustability you'd use the same material for the cross member just make it full width if that's what's needed to get your outside skis to attach to a bow stop post
You already have two uprights and hardware so all you may need is another upright and hardware plus box tube to make a new cross member and it will remain fully adjustable and be OE looking
I don't know what your trailer uses for a cross member for the uprights to attach to, for complete comparability and adjustability you'd use the same material for the cross member just make it full width if that's what's needed to get your outside skis to attach to a bow stop post
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The trailer just has to sections of tubing welded length wise of the trailer for each post, so I would have to weld in three seperate sections of tubing to make one width wide piece.
From a fabrication standpoint it looks like it would be easier to just weld up something like this and buy another adjustable post for the center stolz stop
From a fabrication standpoint it looks like it would be easier to just weld up something like this and buy another adjustable post for the center stolz stop
