Newly Built Single Place

[Bones]

Bought my first ski this winter and built this. Pretty satisfied with how it turned out.

 

[Ducky]

Harbor Freight 4x8 Trailer?

This is my opinion, but I would turn it into a double as it looks like you have plenty of room.

 

[Ducky]

And I meant to say...it looks nice as is!!!

 

[Bones]

It will will become a double ski hauler once my son gets a little older and buy another for him. But for my first year it will suffice. I was concerned about the strength at first, but some well placed added bolts made it as solid as any other.

 

[700Pirate]

Looks good. Simple and effective design.

 

[makejetskiinggreatagain]

what kind of ski will be hauled with that bad boy?

 

[modularjunk]

looks great nice job!
im not sure if your using it for salt water or fresh but make sure if it goes in salt water, wash it down real good. A few people i know who have had the harbor freight trailers used in salt water have had them rust bad in less than a year and wheel bearing failures.

 

[jim_ii]

I had a smaller version of the harbor freight trailer for years (freshwater use only) and it did a great job. Got rid of it when we started hauling more than one machine. Got almost what I paid for it.

 

[Bones]

It will be freshwater only living in Michigan, mostly Lake Michigan and Lake Chapin. It'll be towing my first stand up, maybe a second if the girlfriend gets into it or years from now when my sons older.
Ignore the post it notes was doing some gel coat repair had some small chips, flagging for sanding/buffing.

 

[modularjunk]

Wow clean ski I like it

 

[Bones]

Thanks man, I've put some hours into her. Just can't wait to ride it the winter won't end!

 

[makejetskiinggreatagain]

ha ha I remember last year I was in your same shoes. I bought a superjet in january. It was the most painful 2 months waiting for the lakes to thaw. Nice ski. Glad to see someone else getting into the sport

 

[Bones]

Yea the weather sucks, however the river is thawed just have to finish sanding two chips then throw on the dry suit to take it for a spin.

 

[RivMan]

That ski looks familiar. Glad you found the site!

-Rob

 

[Bones]

I was waiting for it to be recognized. Its had a warm winter sitting in my breezeway

 

[RivMan]

Good deal man, my new ski is in 400 parts at the moment. Brought it home from GA, and found that there's an issue with the top end, might have to re-build it before I can run.

-Rob

 

[Bones]

Cant wait to see it, what did you end up getting?

 

[RivMan]

Nothing too crazy, just a cheap Squarenose with a bunch of good parts. The idea is to ride it a year or so, then swap it into an aftermarket hull.

-Rob

 

[Bones]

Cant wait to see it. Depending on how accurate the weather man is I may be able to go for a ride Sunday. Probably post some pictures with some senic michigan snow in the background

 

[RivMan]

Where are you at exactly? The lakes around here are nowhere near clear yet.

-Rob