Re: 1963 Gator boat trailer
This topic gives me a chance to pursue an issue I've wondered about. Earlier this year, I became aware of Cruiser's Inc boats having seen an 18ft runabout at the shop where I get my outboard motors repaired. That boat had a particular trailer which I have come to understand was/is a Gator. It tilted, had a device that raised or lowered the bunks and had a built in jack on the stbd rear corner. I have since seen two other of the same model Cruiser's Inc boats with the exact same trailer under them. Finally, I recently purchased a restorable Cruiser's Inc boat/trailer/motor of the same style as the three I had seen over the summer and the trailer under mine is exactly the same as these other three. Which leads me to ask - - -did the trailer come with the boat from the Mfgr under some sort of agreement between Cruiser's Inc and Gator ? Or is this just happenstance times four ? I ask, because it would seem that if indeed the trailer/boat were sold as package, one would want the correct trailer for a period correct restoration effort. Or not ? You tell me. I'm no expert when it comes to boats, trailers, motors etc. I know you can find any size year make motor on any given boat and the same would seem true for trailers EXCEPT it does seem odd that I've seen four of 18ft Cruiser's Inc runabouts and all four of them had/have the same trailer.
Brian