plt3145
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Hey Y'all! Been doing alot of looking,reading and thinking and now I believe I am ready to start attacking The Water Beast and it's steed. :---) Well, my 12 footer v-hull and trailer.
https://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g382/plt3145/Picturesofboatandtrailer2011015.jpg
Don't know if this is an older or homemade trailer, but I bought it not knowing jack about jack! Used her end of last summer and blew out bearings and thought, that is what they mean by buyer beware! :idea: Anyway, started looking real hard at what trailer needed so I could safely continue to learn how to pursue the fine act of fishing. #-o First, I hope pics came out alright. Iwant to change out the coupling. The tongue or channel is 3 1/4 inch wide. Looked online for retailers that sold this size and found none! That is a 1 7/8 coupler bolted on a steel bar. If you can see, the bar is strapped to the channel, yet the winch post and the jack are bolted between the bar and the channel.
Question? Can I just weld on a 3 inch wide coupler? Will it hold or do I have to continue looking for a 3 1/4 inch wide coupling?
https://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g382/plt3145/Picturesofboatandtrailer2011015.jpg
Don't know if this is an older or homemade trailer, but I bought it not knowing jack about jack! Used her end of last summer and blew out bearings and thought, that is what they mean by buyer beware! :idea: Anyway, started looking real hard at what trailer needed so I could safely continue to learn how to pursue the fine act of fishing. #-o First, I hope pics came out alright. Iwant to change out the coupling. The tongue or channel is 3 1/4 inch wide. Looked online for retailers that sold this size and found none! That is a 1 7/8 coupler bolted on a steel bar. If you can see, the bar is strapped to the channel, yet the winch post and the jack are bolted between the bar and the channel.
Question? Can I just weld on a 3 inch wide coupler? Will it hold or do I have to continue looking for a 3 1/4 inch wide coupling?