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Trailer looks incredible, you are very talented Sir
 

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Came out great, are you adding any lights to the steps? Not sure if itā€™s regulation but never seen a trailer without amber and red on the side steps.
 

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Yes but Iā€™m sure how to do it.

I bought these and feel like it looks too cheesy.


Part of my want to use the 3/4 bulbs instead. Less chrome.

I got till weds to figure it out. šŸ˜«
Worse case you can use a regular series 15 till you can get ahold of Extreme, i have all the email addresses, but hear the easiest is to walk in there.
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Thanks man! Could always better though haha
Trailer looks great Chris, cant wait to see the boat on it.

Just curious, what would you do different if you had it to do over again?
 

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Trailer looks great Chris, cant wait to see the boat on it.

Just curious, what would you do different if you had it to do over again?
The cross beam spacing. I took measurements of the trailer at the lake house and tried to get it exact. Then after I welded everything I was confused why I spaced the beams unevenly. So the lights looks like itā€™s missing in the dark on the back half.

Also, I kinda wished I did a drive guard but I was scared it might scrape. I wanted the trailer to be kinda slammed. So the guard will be hanging off the back too much.


You kinda see how unevenly spaced apart the beams are.
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The cross beam spacing. I took measurements of the trailer at the lake house and tried to get it exact. Then after I welded everything I was confused why I spaced the beams unevenly. So the lights looks like itā€™s missing in the dark on the back half.

Also, I kinda wished I did a drive guard but I was scared it might scrape. I wanted the trailer to be kinda slammed. So the guard will be hanging off the back too much.


You kinda see how unevenly spaced apart the beams are.
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Definitely the kinda stuff only you will ever notice.

Great job and thanks for bringing us all along on the build.
 

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Thanks man, just trying to get ready for the schiada build later in life. šŸ¤£
Youā€™ll need a wayyyyy nicer trailer for that, but donā€™t worry about rust, they arenā€™t used for launching.

But real talk, you absolutely killed it on this one.
 

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Thanks guys. I do wish I was baller and just pay someone to do this sometimes.

Ainā€™t nothing more scary towing your boat for the first time with a trailer you built. I just imaging the worst and frame breaking in half.

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Now itā€™s time to take it to havasu. Will be pulling over quite a bit at rest stops to double check leaf springs bolts, and have a go around.
 

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Good morning Chris. Looks great. How do you know if the weight is evenly distributed over each of the axles?
 

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Thanks guys. I do wish I was baller and just pay someone to do this sometimes.

Ainā€™t nothing more scary towing your boat for the first time with a trailer you built. I just imaging the worst and frame breaking in half.

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Now itā€™s time to take it to havasu. Will be pulling over quite a bit at rest stops to double check leaf springs bolts, and have a go around.
Looks incredible, very impressive. We're in havasu as well, send me a message or text, maybe we can cross paths
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Thanks guys. I do wish I was baller and just pay someone to do this sometimes.

Ainā€™t nothing more scary towing your boat for the first time with a trailer you built. I just imaging the worst and frame breaking in half.

Some more pics. View attachment 1277823 View attachment 1277824 View attachment 1277825 View attachment 1277826 View attachment 1277827 View attachment 1277828

Now itā€™s time to take it to havasu. Will be pulling over quite a bit at rest stops to double check leaf springs bolts, and have a go around.
Well Buddy you have done a spectacular job on that thing! What are you building next?
 

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Good morning Chris. Looks great. How do you know if the weight is evenly distributed over each of the axles?
I donā€™t to be honest. But I also bought couple different leaf springs and changed them out. So far I have 1k leaf springs in the rear and 700lbs in the middle and front. Rides nice and doesnā€™t bounce anymore.
 

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Meh...if that's your best i guess it will do. Hahaha

Your work is phenomenal man!!!
 

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Awesome thread! Man it turned out BEAUTIFUL! You've absolutely raised the bar! If you don't mind, are you registering this as a "Special Construction" or "Homebuilt" trailer? How difficult was the registration process for you??
 

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Awesome thread! Man it turned out BEAUTIFUL! You've absolutely raised the bar! If you don't mind, are you registering this as a "Special Construction" or "Homebuilt" trailer? How difficult was the registration process for you??
Thanks bud! Im not sure on registration yet. I was suppose to go to ADOtT on Friday but decided to work on the house instead. Iā€™m go in two weeks and see what they say.
 

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chris came out great . tripple axle on small boat is just bad azz ....... believe me i know how much time ypu have into that build . satisfaction when done thoughšŸ‘šŸ‘
 

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Took a break on projects this past winter. Probably never doing that again. Was bored as shit.

Went to grab the boat last Friday. Figured dip it real quick in Parker.
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Time for some maintence. Ainā€™t really a resto but figure people will like some boating content. Bettr than nothing.

Originally I was planning to drop off the boat off to KMG for an interior but a transmission came up for sale for my Car so had to hop on that. Maybe Iā€™ll get it done end of the season.

Removed the injectors first to get it cleaned. Thank god I did this cause #6 port engine wasnā€™t flowing good.

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Starboard engine is good.
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I seem to remember some spare injectors in the parts box with other spare parts I believe it was labeled (Taylors box)
 

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Can you expand on how this process works? Can you tweak the injectors or is it a matter of building a collection, testing and then grouping based on flow?

I'm willing to bet my fingerprints are on a couple of those in the pic btw.
Sorry for the late reply. Work been killing me and no time on the boat. Kinda sad to see it all apart.

As for the injectrors. I've heard of some people tweaking them but I personally dont like it. I just ended up buying a bunch, cleaning them, replacing the filters and flowed them all. Then find the most flowing for cylinder 5&6 cause they run the hottest.

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Sorry for the boring updates but boating content is boating content. Was going to redo the interior last month but had to buy car parts instead. If KMG have a open slot during the summer i might squeeze in. We'll see.

Onto the items.
-New Fuel pumps (Bosch 200) old pumps were the original i'm guessing and one sounded weird. Figure i'll replace them before getting stuck somewhere.
-New plug wires. Just cause.
-ID750 fuel filter. I'm pretty on top of maintenance and hated changing the fuel filter on the old set up. Would need screw drivers, pull the hose and hope it doesnt rip. Figured i'll add a motorsport filter with fuel pressure sensors. Will monitor each engine and hopefully prevent something bad.
-Trim paddles. Hated the foot trim cause it puts my ankle at a weird position. My kid sits on my lap majority of the time so this should make it easier to drive the boat. Plus its cool haha
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Sorry for the boring updates but boating content is boating content. Was going to redo the interior last month but had to buy car parts instead. If KMG have a open slot during the summer i might squeeze in. We'll see.

Onto the items.
-New Fuel pumps (Bosch 200) old pumps were the original i'm guessing and one sounded weird. Figure i'll replace them before getting stuck somewhere.
-New plug wires. Just cause.
-ID750 fuel filter. I'm pretty on top of maintenance and hated changing the fuel filter on the old set up. Would need screw drivers, pull the hose and hope it doesnt rip. Figured i'll add a motorsport filter with fuel pressure sensors. Will monitor each engine and hopefully prevent something bad.
-Trim paddles. Hated the foot trim cause it puts my ankle at a weird position. My kid sits on my lap majority of the time so this should make it easier to drive the boat. Plus its cool haha View attachment 1354310 View attachment 1354311 View attachment 1354312
I'm interested to see how these switches are installed and how the wiring will be handled. Do you plan on leaving the pedal or removing it altogether?
 

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I'm interested to see how these switches are installed and how the wiring will be handled. Do you plan on leaving the pedal or removing it altogether?
Might ditch the idea might not. I really want a new steering wheel but havenā€™t found one that I like. You were right about theme of the boat so everything will depend on style of the gauges. Color and what not
 

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My whole speakers is built pretty cheap. My neighbor is a stereo guru and put everything together for me. Yesterday he finally had time to tune the system. A whole different world to me. You can see the mic on the rear hatch. As he explains to me, ā€œIā€™m adding injector duty cycle to the speakers at different levelsā€. Lol
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