My next toy

[fish'n'chippy]

thanks Brendon

the trailer is 2.6m and the maximum width you can register here is 2.5m (so i am informed.....)
the plan is to offload the boat at the local marina so i can play silly buggers with the trailer,
change the axle to a mechanical brake axle, and swap over the tow hitch and lights to the Aust. approved ones.
if i can keep the rims an tyres that is a bonus, but if not i'll simply change them too.
the boat itself is 2.3m wide, so i don't have to worry about overwidth permits, flashing lights, signs, etc. i can just hook it up and go fishing anytime.....anywhere......

G

[Apollo]

Nice work there champ. That model Scout made it onto the final two list for me when I was importing earlier this year. You have got the right age one too. Hope it ends up as good as it looks and the import process goes smoothly for you.

Steve

[Hossfish]

Dear Santa.

I've been a very, very good boy this year and i have just seen some pics of Chippy's new boat and i was just wondering if ????

Oh well it never hurts to dream.

Looks like plenty of good times ahead Mr Chippy- enjoy.

Safe boating to all.

Regards Greg

[wrxhoon]

Nice looking boat!

You may have already checked this out, but the trailer looks to be over 2.4m wide - which is/was(?) the max width of a 'trailer' in AUS.


cheers
Brendon

Max Trailer/vehicle width in Australia is 2.5 mtrs .

fish'n'chippy,
I think you will find the trailer is 8'6" wide (2.59 mtrs in our language).
You will find if you move the guards very close to the I beams you can get it to 2.5 mts. You have a few options on the axle , depending if you have torsion or springs. Remove the axle and cut 9 cm from the middle then weld together. Whatever you do don't discard the hydraulic brakes for cable , hydro brakes are far far better, just change the coupling and use a local master cylinder.
If you were in sydney I could engineer/comply it with the yank coupling/master cyl.

[fish'n'chippy]

thanks for that
i know that it is 2.6m wide,
but i will wait until the boat is off the trailer before i make a decision on what will be changed out and what can be re-engineered to be compliant.
once it's here i will most likely post up some pics and measurements of the trailer and be chasing more opinions/solutions on what is the best way to go
thanks again
G

[WalrusLike]

Just don't get Grand Marlin to hold the dumb end of the tape when you measure the width!

He wound one bloke here up pretty good with the tape.....

[fish'n'chippy]

Hi all
I got a rather pleasing email from the importer today
My boat has been cleaned, wrapped, etc and is on the dock to be loaded
But the best part is that the "official" measurements have been done and it is now UNDER the size quoted on by 5 cbm which equates to 12.5%

G

[Goodoo haven]

Congrats Graham, good news all around for you mate.

[fish'n'chippy]

Well she is now tucked neatly inside the ship and is on the way
44 restless nights to go ........
I think that I am worse than a kid waiting for Christmas

G

[fish'n'chippy]

we've made it home........it still gets me how easy it is to bring a boat 1/2 way round the world

it will be a while before she is fully operational due to work, but the cleaning has started.
i am looking at putting it on a hardstand at the local marina so the trailer is bare, and at this stage i am leaning towards taking the trailer somewhere (any recommendations at this point would be good) and just saying fix this.......
will post up more when it's put back together.

G

[WalrusLike]

Congrats G.

Looks like a ripper fishing machine. Nice lines and good design.

Glad your new baby made it all that way safely to you. Hope you have a great time with it.

[netmaker]

Hi all
I got a rather pleasing email from the importer today
My boat has been cleaned, wrapped, etc and is on the dock to be loaded
But the best part is that the "official" measurements have been done and it is now UNDER the size quoted on by 5 cbm which equates to 12.5%

G

geez, they must have wrapped that sucker tight to take that much width off her...

[predator]

Hi Graham.

When I imported my 2101 seaswirl in I used the same axles (Torsion). I had plastic guards on it and cut them in as WRXHOON said. Then I bought four rims with a different offset to get them just under the magic 2.5m.

Nice boat, that will serve you well.

cheers

[fish'n'chippy]

Hi Graham.

When I imported my 2101 seaswirl in I used the same axles (Torsion). I had plastic guards on it and cut them in as WRXHOON said. Then I bought four rims with a different offset to get them just under the magic 2.5m.

Nice boat, that will serve you well.
cheers

thanks for the reply

i have a "boatport" on the side of my house that has a gap of 2.4m between the piers, and while i don't mind to pull the house apart to fit a wider trailer, the missus is not all that keen on the idea........
my options are either; make the trailer just legal and keep it inside the garage beside the wifes car and park the ute and work trailer down the side of the house, or to strip the trailer down and rebuild it to be 2.3m overall width, which is the prefered option all round
i'll have the boat off the trailer in 2 or 3 weeks and will have to make a decision by then as to which way to go......