Getting trailers to fit my boats, and my trailers to fit the spaces I have available, has been a challenge. I shifted 10′ of rockery back about 3′ to make room for my son’s Escargot and trailer. For my Caledonia yawl I added a garden-window-like extension to the back of my garage to make room for the stern and cut a hole in the door at the front for the trailer tongue. The hinge made it possible to use a drift-boat trailer for longer boats. The instructions advise against mounting the jack and winch on the tongue extension, but in this case there wasn't room enough on the original tongue.
photographs by the author
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I like running the trailer wires externally after having had instances where my trailer wires got squirreled or moused. Outside isn’t pretty but maintenance sure is easy. One of my trailers is the use it for everything from a 21′ iceboat to a double decked row of kayaks with a ducker underneath. You do need to shift the winch strut, good to mark the trailer as to where it goes. The extension would work real well for this kind of use where you configure the trailer according to the boat.
Things one never heard of. I love it. It will make for easier winter storage inside a shed or portable garage, instead of leaving the front of the trailer exposed.
Thanks.