Gilbert, First question is whether your M17 is a fin keel or Centerboard model? They built both in 1974 and my M17 is a 1974 fin keel #14. The next question is, how much money do you want to spend? Then do you want to replace or repair the trailer? Since the boat weighs less than 2,000 pounds with the cooler full of beer and the tanks full, it wouldn't take a very heavy weight trailer to do the trick. I took the time to run down to a local boat junk yard and found a number of good galvanized trailers for between $100 and $250 that could be adapted to the M17 for another hundred or two. Being right on Lake Livingston, these are all fresh water trailers. I laso checked on new trailers and it looks like $2,000 and up. Grooooooaaaaannn. If you would like for me to go further on the used railer and conversion let me know. I am not that far from you and have a place to work on converting a trailer. Ron M17 #14, Griselda Lake Livingston, Texas
From: gilbert.landin@gmail.com To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:03:08 -0600 Subject: Re: M_Boats: Trailers
My original Pacific trailer is dying a slow rustful death, what has the experienced group members done to address replacing trailers?
Gilbert
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