Jon Boat Trailer Adjustments and Updates...

The parts all came in and it was time to get the new-to-us trailer updated and adjusted, and get the Jon Boat on it. I readjusted the front winch location, moved the spare tire bracket, readjusted the carpeted rails for the boat to rest on, installed new wheels/tires, packed the wheel hubs with grease and painted them, installed new LED lighting, installed a new Reese tongue jack and wheel, and repaired a ground wire issues in the wiring harness. It turned out great and I can now move the boat around with one hand. All together, I guess we have about $500 in the whole trailer project, and it'll now alow us to sell that all-aluminum Triton MC trailer and get it out of the yard :-)

 

 

 

Found a smaller trailer!

We've been looking for a smaller trailer for the Jon boat. Using the converted motorcycle trailer works, but it was kinda big and a bit tough for me to push around in some places by myself.You can see in the photo below, the size of the trailer was a bit much for this boat. However, we needed to work with what we had, so this trailer has worked well for the last 5 years.

Debbie was scouting around on marketplace all the time, and ran across a jet ski trailer that was perfect for our application, and very cheap. We snapped it up and brought it home. We're going to   convert it for the boat, and sell the MC trailer. He's a couple of pic of this diamond in the rough...

We have a bit of work to do, but it should work out nicely!