Kayak Trailer

[fixit]

One of my projects. I enjoy paddling on lakes & creeks & do not like to transport the kayak on top of my CR-V. Most trailers available have springs that are too stiff for my 35 pound boat & I feel the bumps could damage the fiberglass boat. I'm picky I know. Any way this is what I came up with, it holds two boats and the suspension is adjustable if you the boat are heavy such as two canoes.

The frame is 2 inch square tubing, the axle is fabricated using stubs, suspension by coil over shocks. Works great, tows as if it's not there. A friend in S.C. saw it & convinced me to build him one. He claims he could sell as many as I want to make.

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fixit

 

[Grumpy Gator]

That is a damn fine job.I like the way you used the shocks.I agree with your friend they would sell.
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[RJSakowski]

Nice Job! A very clean line to the trailer and rather ingenious idea to suspend the load rather than the frame. The use of leverage in your spring/shock arrangement is clever. Do you feel any road bumps transmitted to your hitch through your now rigidly coupled axle/frame setup? It looks like your tie rods and say bar are adjustable?

I like your paint job too. You should turn heads wherever you take it!

 

[Franko]

Very cool project and great work, Fixit. I bet it was fun to make.

 

[fixit]

Nice Job! A very clean line to the trailer and rather ingenious idea to suspend the load rather than the frame. The use of leverage in your spring/shock arrangement is clever. Do you feel any road bumps transmitted to your hitch through your now rigidly coupled axle/frame setup? It looks like your tie rods and say bar are adjustable?

I like your paint job too. You should turn heads wherever you take it!

You don't feel anything VERY smooth, Lots of adjustments. Coils are adjustable and there is a second anchor point on the lever that adds maybe 150 # capacity. Paint job "SAFETY YELLOW" don't want any fool to hit me.

thanks, fixit