Comments on: A Walkway for a Trailex Trailer https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/a-walkway-for-a-trailex-trailer/ Sun, 16 Feb 2025 14:45:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Clint Chase/Chase Small Craft https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/a-walkway-for-a-trailex-trailer/#comment-156064 Sun, 16 Feb 2025 14:45:09 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=184948#comment-156064 Fantastic work. Love seeing this!

]]> By: David Dickmeyer https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/a-walkway-for-a-trailex-trailer/#comment-128714 Sat, 13 Jul 2024 00:57:05 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=184948#comment-128714 I also have a Trailex trailer. What a great idea! It looks like I’ll have a new project added the my list! Thanks.

]]> By: ammarell https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/a-walkway-for-a-trailex-trailer/#comment-128603 Thu, 11 Jul 2024 20:59:34 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=184948#comment-128603 Brilliant! I was having issues with the bow of my CLC Northeaster Dory being gouged by the sharp edges of the rear factory-roller brackets: there was simply no way to keep the bow from bumping into them as I loaded the boat onto the trailer. The always-helpful folks at Trailex, seemingly aware of the problem, suggested coating the sharp edges (which I had already rounded with a file) with “Plastic Dip.” This has helped, but you seem to have, perhaps inadvertently, a much better solution: your rear 2×4 is snug up against and shields the boat from the brackets while the entire system radically reduces the chance of the bow colliding with the brackets. Looks like I have a new project!

]]> By: Rick Thompson https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/a-walkway-for-a-trailex-trailer/#comment-128494 Wed, 10 Jul 2024 15:29:42 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=184948#comment-128494 In reply to Ben Fuller.

For loading in a crosswind a bigger target helps for sure. On my similar SUT500-S I added a 3-roller bar made from a piece of aluminum square tube (the angled outer rollers push the hull onto center while loading). Trailex sells the T-bolts that fit the slots, useful for attaching modifications. I also added a step plate of aluminum with non skid, from there I can just walk on the bunks.
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]]> By: Ben Fuller https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/a-walkway-for-a-trailex-trailer/#comment-128414 Tue, 09 Jul 2024 12:16:38 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=184948#comment-128414 Having worked with this for a bit now, I’d increase the width of the aftermost cross piece and use a bigger roller which would mean some holes drilled into the roller bracket. A bigger target for the bow.

]]> By: kent lewis https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/a-walkway-for-a-trailex-trailer/#comment-127855 Wed, 03 Jul 2024 08:47:08 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=184948#comment-127855 Great upgrade! We have added walkways to a few other trailers, and covered them with outdoor carpet to provide a little extra grip for shoes and boat protection.

Thanks for sharing the details!

]]> By: Robert Hazard https://smallboatsmonthly.com/article/a-walkway-for-a-trailex-trailer/#comment-127702 Mon, 01 Jul 2024 20:35:50 +0000 https://smallboatsmonthly.com/?post_type=article&p=184948#comment-127702 Thanks, Ben!
I have a Drake 17 on a Trailex trailer too, and I like your walkway design. I have added walk-boards to other, heavier trailers, but hadn’t thought of adding them to the Trailex. Brilliant!

Rob Hazard

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