nphilbro
Petty Officer 1st Class
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- Dec 19, 2011
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I picked up this 21' Calkins trailer today in trade for a drum set and and two speaker cabinets I haven't used in years.
It is in really tough shape but the frame is solid. I think it spent quite a bit of time in and out of salt water and was never rinsed off. Earlier today I pulled all of the horseshoe rollers off since they were completely rusted out. The winch isn't seized but will need serious work, possibly replacement. It came with brakes but they are of no use since they are corroded as well. There is a brake piston on the tongue but I haven't checked it out yet- might be able to be rebuilt. It came with 14" tires and they are in surprisingly good shape. I didn't hear anything awful towing it.
For the moment I'm adding wood bunks so I can move a boat tomorrow (another project). After that, I'm going to strip it down, paint it, rewire it, put metal bunks on and hopefully get the brakes working again, although that can wait.
My goal is to have this looking almost new with an investment of $500 or less.
I have an outboard with electrical problems I paid $250 for and a 19 1/2 ft Glasply I'm getting for free (it has a broken stringer and the owner doesn't want to mess with it) all going on simultaneously and I want to finish them all by May 1, 2012.
Here's to a busy winter!
It is in really tough shape but the frame is solid. I think it spent quite a bit of time in and out of salt water and was never rinsed off. Earlier today I pulled all of the horseshoe rollers off since they were completely rusted out. The winch isn't seized but will need serious work, possibly replacement. It came with brakes but they are of no use since they are corroded as well. There is a brake piston on the tongue but I haven't checked it out yet- might be able to be rebuilt. It came with 14" tires and they are in surprisingly good shape. I didn't hear anything awful towing it.
For the moment I'm adding wood bunks so I can move a boat tomorrow (another project). After that, I'm going to strip it down, paint it, rewire it, put metal bunks on and hopefully get the brakes working again, although that can wait.
My goal is to have this looking almost new with an investment of $500 or less.
I have an outboard with electrical problems I paid $250 for and a 19 1/2 ft Glasply I'm getting for free (it has a broken stringer and the owner doesn't want to mess with it) all going on simultaneously and I want to finish them all by May 1, 2012.
Here's to a busy winter!