Poly Trailers???

[Rod_Bender]

Has anyone got a poly trailer? Know anything positive or negative about them? In the market for one? I've only got a 14 ft centre console tinny. Does anyone know who sells them in the NQ zone? What should i expect to pay for one? Cheers

[finga64]

I saw some a couple of years ago and thought what a good idea but haven't seen one since. Did you look on the polyboat site to see if they still make them??
http://www.polycraft.com.au/
Cheers Scott

[phewy]

http://www.nqpolytrailers.com.au/
http://www.southerncrosspoly.com.au/home.htm

[bay_firey]

been beaten to the punch

Polycraft have nothing to do with the trailers, they are however made just up the road at

url=http://www.southerncrosspoly.com.au/home.htm][Southern Cross Poly[/url]

[vermin]

I'm looking into this as well. I have a 5m glass boat. I rang NQ poly trailer and the price is comparable to a similar sized gal trailer. The standard trailer has a grooved rub strip for the keel (usefull for tinnies) but 5 rollers can be added. The skids are 1350mm wide.

Their web site has a nice big picture of one.

Anyone in ausfish got one?

[Rod_Bender]

Vermin

Yeah i rang a few people yesterday after some responses from some emails i sent off. One price i was quoted was 2100 which is a trailer suited for my centre console. Leo's are selling gal versions for 1600 ish or less... I think i'll stick to gal trailers after hearing the price. I thought they might be priced similar to poly boats - less, pity there not.

[Scalem]

Good concept, but dissappointing to hear they are more expensive. I think if I replace my old rust ridden trailer with another Gal, that will see me clear of trouble till I retire within 15 years or so.

Scalem

[vermin]

For a poly trailer that can carry up to 1000kg and 5.5m it works out around the same price. For smaller tinnies then they are more expensive.

[winston]

The premise behind a poly trailer seems to be completely incorrect. The parts of a trailer susceptible to rust/corrosion are the axle and springs which in all cases are made of steel. A poly trailer will cure none of these ills, but a box trailer made of poly , well that's a different proposition. Cheers Winston.

[troy]

Rodbender where abouts in nq zone do you mean.
Leos Marine in Townsville might be the go/
Troy

[billfisher]

Winston,

It sounds like you haven't had a trailer with rust in the frame. With most trailers at least some of the frame gets dipped in the water and it will rust in time. This is a major problem and may leave the trailer beyond economical repair. By necessity the springs and axles must be steel, but being cheap bolt on items they are nowhere near the same problem if rusty as a rusty frame.

[vermin]

Poly also has a couple of other benefits.

The Trailer itself gives the boat a softer ride as the poly absorbs a lot of the vibration.
As the boat is being released / retrieved the back of the trailer actually flexes and drops, acting a bit like a tilt. Depending on the boat's weight, it can drop up to 4 inches.

Geoff.