Recently purchased a Compac16. Sailed beautifully. Yesterday the stem connecting the hitch to the main trailer frame broke in half. Hours of on site fabrication got us back home safe. Now, the hunt for a trailer for the 16. Any suggestions on where to begin? A new one will run abt 1600.00. Thoughts of taking a trailer locally and fabricating new cradle post seems difficult and might run into as much as a new purchase. Grateful the break happened in the parking area 10 miles from home. Could have been a disaster on the highway. The stem showed no signs of weakness. Any ideas will be appreciated. Thanks.
Is the trailer unfixable? A local fabricating shop might be able to repair the trailer to better than new. Failing that, I have seen very many trailers on Craigslist that would work for a CP 16. Yes, you would have to mount bunks and a keel bed, but that shouldn't be too difficult.
Al
DaleM,
Where are you located?
Chuck
I'm in Macon,Ga. I am considering fabricating one. Certainly cheaper than a new one. I greatly appreciate the feedback. The weak area was 36 inches aft of the hitch. Maybe fabricating a new stem from the main body of the trailer to the hitch. Seems possible. I'll call around locally.
Thanks
I have to replace the tongue on my Hutchinson trailer before next summer myself. Well, I really don't have to, but I will none the less. It is one of the easiest repairs that you can do on a trailer. I have already measured mine, so the next step is to buy the replacement at our local handyman steel retailer, drill a few holes, and viola. I will have to paint the new part also, so it will have to wait until I bring the Compac into my boat shop later this winter.
Al
Thanks Al. I'll do some homework. Sounds reasonable.
Appreciate your feedback!
Dm
Al, found a local fabricator: 3 hrs and like new. Thanks for the feedback.
Thanks again folks for the quick feedback.
Dm
I just bought a cp16 1978
The trailer need bunks mounted and I need to know how high from base (trailer frame) and how far a part the bunks need to be.
The boat is in the water at a lake and the trailer has 2x10 boards mounted with the long 2 inch edge as the support for the boat hull.
Anyway, rectangle 2 inch x 4ft long surface and curved hull looks like hull will be damaged on first trip.
If anyone will give me measurements I would be grateful.