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Driftboat Trailers Baker Galvanized Driftboat
Trailer.......................$1395 To order call (541)746-5287 or e-mail at: mckenzie@gregboats.com
Tire & Locking
Carrier..................$180 To order call (541)746-5287 or e-mail at: mckenzie@gregboats.com Another advantage of a Baker trailer over
trailers with bolt together frames is that they are
welded together. Driftboats seem to encounter
rougher roads on the way to the river than motor
boats on the way to the lake, so they need to be
tough. Bolt together ones don't seem to hold
together as well. Driftboats are often launched
over the bank where formal launching ramps don't
exist. I have backed into more things on a river
bank than I care to admit, and my trailer just
keeps on going! If you really want your trailer to keep on going - when
you have a flat tire! - we recommend Baker's optional spare tire and
carrier. The spare tire carrier is a replacement winch stand that has a
welded wheel mount on its side. Have your ever encountered one of those
highway signs on your way to your favorite vacation river that
announces, "no services for 80 miles"? We suggest simply replacing the
flat tire with your spare, rather than leaving your boat to drive back
to the last "service" station to repair your flat.
Baker trailers come standard with
galvanized, fourteen inch wheels and sealed-beam
tail lights inset into the heavy-duty steel box-tube
frame. All of the wiring runs inside the frame to
eliminate abrasion or damage from road hazards or
corrosion. The Baker trailer has an adjustable
winch stand and features steps in front and back of
each fender.
A driftboat trailer is a simple trailer, yet it is
quite different from the usual bolt together
motorboat trailer one might find at the local
marina. Most of those trailers are set up for some
degree of "V" and often have individual rollers,
especially for the keel. Driftboat bottoms are flat
from side to side with no keel at all, making a
center roller awkward or useless. Motorboat
trailers have bunks parallel to the
length of the boat. Driftboat trailers cradle best
on bunks that go from side to side. A good
driftboat trailer should have a long roller at the
back of the trailer so that one person can winch it
up. It is particularly helpful if the front of the
boat has a "Back-Saving Eye bolt" attached to the
stem (front of the boat).
or e-mail at mckenzie@gregboats.com