On Tue, 18 Feb 2014 05:18:04 -0600, Karl Townsend
wrote:

On Mon, 17 Feb 2014 18:36:00 -0800, Larry Jaques
wrote:

On Mon, 17 Feb 2014 14:12:13 -0600, Karl Townsend
wrote:

I got a bit excited this morning...

'Bout time, ya old coot.

Had my 34th anaversary the day before, no excitement there

About that 5th wheel, are you going to make it a drop-bed? That's the
only type I'd consider if I were to build one myself. It makes
loading machinery, which you do often, quite a bit easier. And the
look on other people's faces (when you change your flat tire with the
flip of a switch) is priceless. http://tinyurl.com/lwwwwvo (not a
gooseneck, but they're doable.)

Already have the big one, the third gooseneck I've owned. After
driving these all over the country, I can't tolerate tag trailers.

This one will be custom just for the boat.

Oops, I had already forgotten that little tidbit of info.


I found an outfit that
makes them for cigarette boats in SE FL. Price is fair enough that
I'll likely *gulp* just buy it. OTOH, they do it by modifing an AL tag
trailer with a steel gooseneck. So, if the boat I buy comes with a
decent tag trailer, I can do this myself.

Anyway, my next stop is to look at their work. I'll take along a
camera and a caliper.

Gonna measure their mettle, are ya? G'luck!

--
The most powerful factors in the world are clear
ideas in the minds of energetic men of good will.
-- J. Arthur Thomson