So I’m coming to realize that trailer jacks live short, miserable lives. Fulton’s lower end models have the lifespan of a fruit fly but my Fulton F2 has made it about eight years. I’m thinking about another F2 but was wondering if there is a better optopm out there. Any suggestions? - Jim M-17 “Spirt"
On boats that belong to people who sail in Mexico, with their shallow ramps, I've seen trailers with a spindle welded on one side of the tongue, complete with bearings and wheel. Not only do they have a spare set of parts but when they cable the trailer down the ramp (or beach) the wheel keeps it going dead straight. They'll work in conjunction with a jack stand and you kind of need it, otherwise they'll corner like a '48 Plymouth I used to have. Hope this helps. -----Original Message----- From: James Poulakis Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2017 8:15 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: M_Boats: Trailer Jacks So I’m coming to realize that trailer jacks live short, miserable lives. Fulton’s lower end models have the lifespan of a fruit fly but my Fulton F2 has made it about eight years. I’m thinking about another F2 but was wondering if there is a better optopm out there. Any suggestions? - Jim M-17 “Spirt"
Thanks Jerry. interesting. Here’s one way to “git ‘er done”: You would still need a jack but it doesn’t need to be attached to the trailer so it would never get dunked. Cool idea but I’m probably better off sticking with another Fulton F2 and just bitching about it every eight years. - Jim M17 “Spirit”
On Apr 20, 2017, at 8:35 AM, jerry@jerrymontgomery.org wrote:
On boats that belong to people who sail in Mexico, with their shallow ramps, I've seen trailers with a spindle welded on one side of the tongue, complete with bearings and wheel. Not only do they have a spare set of parts but when they cable the trailer down the ramp (or beach) the wheel keeps it going dead straight. They'll work in conjunction with a jack stand and you kind of need it, otherwise they'll corner like a '48 Plymouth I used to have.
Hope this helps.
-----Original Message----- From: James Poulakis Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2017 8:15 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: M_Boats: Trailer Jacks
So I’m coming to realize that trailer jacks live short, miserable lives. Fulton’s lower end models have the lifespan of a fruit fly but my Fulton F2 has made it about eight years. I’m thinking about another F2 but was wondering if there is a better optopm out there. Any suggestions?
- Jim M-17 “Spirt"
Dang. I forgot. Pictures are against the law here. Here’s the link: http://fishwrecked.com/forum/diy-rolling-trailer-spare-and-beach-launch-whee... - Jim M17 “Spirit"
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From: James Poulakis <picfo@comcast.net> Subject: Re: M_Boats: Trailer Jacks Date: April 20, 2017 at 6:05:51 PM PDT To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Reply-To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com>
Thanks Jerry. interesting. Here’s one way to “git ‘er done”:
You would still need a jack but it doesn’t need to be attached to the trailer so it would never get dunked. Cool idea but I’m probably better off sticking with another Fulton F2 and just bitching about it every eight years.
- Jim M17 “Spirit”
On Apr 20, 2017, at 8:35 AM, jerry@jerrymontgomery.org wrote:
On boats that belong to people who sail in Mexico, with their shallow ramps, I've seen trailers with a spindle welded on one side of the tongue, complete with bearings and wheel. Not only do they have a spare set of parts but when they cable the trailer down the ramp (or beach) the wheel keeps it going dead straight. They'll work in conjunction with a jack stand and you kind of need it, otherwise they'll corner like a '48 Plymouth I used to have.
Hope this helps.
-----Original Message----- From: James Poulakis Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2017 8:15 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: M_Boats: Trailer Jacks
So I’m coming to realize that trailer jacks live short, miserable lives. Fulton’s lower end models have the lifespan of a fruit fly but my Fulton F2 has made it about eight years. I’m thinking about another F2 but was wondering if there is a better optopm out there. Any suggestions?
- Jim M-17 “Spirt"
Thanks...picture worth a thousand or so words, I couldn't visualize it from the words...very clever! cheers, John S. On 04/20/2017 06:09 PM, James Poulakis wrote:
Dang. I forgot. Pictures are against the law here. Here’s the link:
http://fishwrecked.com/forum/diy-rolling-trailer-spare-and-beach-launch-whee...
- Jim M17 “Spirit"
Begin forwarded message:
From: James Poulakis <picfo@comcast.net> Subject: Re: M_Boats: Trailer Jacks Date: April 20, 2017 at 6:05:51 PM PDT To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Reply-To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com>
Thanks Jerry. interesting. Here’s one way to “git ‘er done”:
You would still need a jack but it doesn’t need to be attached to the trailer so it would never get dunked. Cool idea but I’m probably better off sticking with another Fulton F2 and just bitching about it every eight years.
- Jim M17 “Spirit”
On Apr 20, 2017, at 8:35 AM, jerry@jerrymontgomery.org wrote:
On boats that belong to people who sail in Mexico, with their shallow ramps, I've seen trailers with a spindle welded on one side of the tongue, complete with bearings and wheel. Not only do they have a spare set of parts but when they cable the trailer down the ramp (or beach) the wheel keeps it going dead straight. They'll work in conjunction with a jack stand and you kind of need it, otherwise they'll corner like a '48 Plymouth I used to have.
Hope this helps.
-----Original Message----- From: James Poulakis Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2017 8:15 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: M_Boats: Trailer Jacks
So I’m coming to realize that trailer jacks live short, miserable lives. Fulton’s lower end models have the lifespan of a fruit fly but my Fulton F2 has made it about eight years. I’m thinking about another F2 but was wondering if there is a better optopm out there. Any suggestions?
- Jim M-17 “Spirt"
-- John Schinnerer - M.A., Whole Systems Design -------------------------------------------- - Eco-Living - Whole Systems Design Services People - Place - Learning - Integration john@eco-living.net - 510.982.1334 http://eco-living.net http://sociocracyconsulting.com
As an aside: Man, launching an 1,800# M-17 from the beach into surf is living on the edge. But I’d still love to try it sometime. With someone else’s boat of course. - Jim M17 “Spirit"
On Apr 20, 2017, at 10:31 PM, John Schinnerer <john@eco-living.net> wrote:
Thanks...picture worth a thousand or so words, I couldn't visualize it from the words...very clever!
cheers, John S.
On 04/20/2017 06:09 PM, James Poulakis wrote:
Dang. I forgot. Pictures are against the law here. Here’s the link:
http://fishwrecked.com/forum/diy-rolling-trailer-spare-and-beach-launch-whee...
- Jim M17 “Spirit"
Begin forwarded message:
From: James Poulakis <picfo@comcast.net> Subject: Re: M_Boats: Trailer Jacks Date: April 20, 2017 at 6:05:51 PM PDT To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Reply-To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com>
Thanks Jerry. interesting. Here’s one way to “git ‘er done”:
You would still need a jack but it doesn’t need to be attached to the trailer so it would never get dunked. Cool idea but I’m probably better off sticking with another Fulton F2 and just bitching about it every eight years.
- Jim M17 “Spirit”
On Apr 20, 2017, at 8:35 AM, jerry@jerrymontgomery.org wrote:
On boats that belong to people who sail in Mexico, with their shallow ramps, I've seen trailers with a spindle welded on one side of the tongue, complete with bearings and wheel. Not only do they have a spare set of parts but when they cable the trailer down the ramp (or beach) the wheel keeps it going dead straight. They'll work in conjunction with a jack stand and you kind of need it, otherwise they'll corner like a '48 Plymouth I used to have.
Hope this helps.
-----Original Message----- From: James Poulakis Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2017 8:15 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: M_Boats: Trailer Jacks
So I’m coming to realize that trailer jacks live short, miserable lives. Fulton’s lower end models have the lifespan of a fruit fly but my Fulton F2 has made it about eight years. I’m thinking about another F2 but was wondering if there is a better optopm out there. Any suggestions?
- Jim M-17 “Spirt"
-- John Schinnerer - M.A., Whole Systems Design -------------------------------------------- - Eco-Living - Whole Systems Design Services People - Place - Learning - Integration john@eco-living.net - 510.982.1334 http://eco-living.net http://sociocracyconsulting.com
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