John, Just took possession of a "Coastal" Brand all aluminum trailer here in south Texas. They make them right up the road in Seadrift, Tx. They are one of three major suppliers of boat trailers in the US. There work is well thought out and beautifully executed. I was able to request some specific changes to their basic design and all were done without extra charge. For instance they built the tongue around the request that I wanted to add a telescoping tongue to their stock trailer design. Thanks to their ingenuity and cooperation I have been able to fabricate and install a nine foot extension to the trailer they sold me. Must add, the First trailer they built for me was built around an axle supplied to them which was defective in that it did not perform to the specs they claimed. The owner, himself, sat down with me and looked over the situation and would not let me take the original trailer home. Instead he built me a whole other trailer in the next 24 hours, eating the total cost of the first one. I call that pleasing the customer and living up to your claim that the customer has to be happy. It was not the fault of Coastal that the first pre stressed axle did not perform. The axle manufacturer apologized for letting it slip through their quality control. I highly recommend this company. The trailer cost me right around $2600. Good luck. Having a good trailer is worth the one time cost of it if it gives you peace of mind for those long hauls to a favorite lake or wrinkle boat get together. I am planning on the one coming up this May at lake Texoma. Tom B <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> This email has been sent from a virus-free computer protected by Avast. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> <#DDB4FAA8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 2:17 PM, John Schinnerer <john@eco-living.net> wrote:
Cool...crossing all the way to South Pacific? Or just to Hawai'i?
I am curious about the trailer in the photo you attached. Is that the original, from in the USA? Or something that came after that, in NZ or elsewhere?
It looks nice and light and simple and yet plenty sturdy. If it's from somewhere on the west coast USA I'd like to know the source.
My M-17 came with a serviceable but old, heavy, probably overkill for an M-17 trailer that is also too short-tongued for easy launch/retrieve.
So I'm interested in west coast USA trailer sources in general. I'm in southern Oregon so anything between the SF Bay area and Seattle would be useful (closer better of course :-).
cheers, John S.
On 01/05/2016 11:28 AM, Bob Eeg wrote:
I have apologized to Tom for my Smart Ass Reply the other day.
Sorry Tom.
I built Strawanza in 2007 for a mid winter crossing of the Pacific Ocean. She did well and he made it just fine.
She's in New Zealand now.........she still looks great.
Be well Bob Eeg 949/489-8227
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