Re: Magic tilt trailer floats
Greetings,<br /><br />Since the trailer is made of light weight aluminum, I believe the problem is overcoming the buoyancy of the tires. To figure this, you could take a off the trailer and see how much weight is needed to sink it in a wash tub. Then guess at the distributed weight of the empty trailer, subtract that from amount needed to sink the tire, multiply by four and............golly, this is more complicated than a space shuttle launch. How bout this: Launch the boat, get some folks to stand on the railer until it sinks. Figure out how much the agregate wieght is and add that much weight to the trailer at the axles (so the C.G. for the trailer remains the same for towing purposes). For weight I would suggest bolting sections of rail road track to the inside area of the frame. It is heavey (70 pounds per foot) and cheap (if not free laying around the local tracks). Lead is expensive, but is corrosion resistant. If you use steel to add wieght, Por 15 is a great rust prohibitor. <br /><br />Good and God Bless,<br />SoulWinner
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