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Hey folks -- I am trying to replace the axle/springs on an old trailer I bought. I took the wheels off, measured the hub face and came up with 53&7/8". I cannot find this length anywhere. I find 53", but nothing with that extra 7/8". do I have to match the old hub face length down to the...

I am working on my trailer and have very little room on the side of my house where the boat is -- I have the boat (16' polar kraft) leaning up against the house -- is this OK?

Every evening I walk out and work on the trailer -- I look at those tires. They are small -- 4-lug, about 8" rims. Do I need to think about getting bigger tires? I'm replacing everything else, and I have no idea how old they are or how many hours they've been baked by the sun. Is there a...

It's been almost a year, but I'm getting back to work on the boat I rescued from behind my dad's garage last year (hunting season is over). Turning my attention back to the trailer. I was educated on bunks vs. rollers last year, so I am going to lose the rollers on the sides and replace them...

It's been a year, but I really want to get back to work on my 81 Polar Kraft project. Last completed stage was removal of the old transom board. I'm now ready to start fabricating the new one, and after studying the tutorial on transom building, I was wondering, is there an advantage to...

I'm looking at starting on old, peeling paint removal from my old john boat, but there are benches that do not allow me to get to the hull under them (there is about a 4" gap between the bottom of them and the floor) -- Do I need to worry about somehow getting the old paint stripped under the...

This transom is sandwiched between the outer hull and an aluminum front piece that covers t the face of it, stopping short about 3" from the floor. It looks like I'll have to take the aluminum front piece off to get to where the old wood was and replace it -- it's completely rotted away. I'll...

Here's a shot of the boat from the front along with my first proposal. There are two "boxes" between the forward and rear benches. They are riveted to the sides and don't come all the way down to the floor -- they are full of old, crumbly foam and I assume are just there to add boyancy...

I'm starting the process of bringing a 1981 (or so) PolarKraft back to life, and much of the paint, inside and out, is peeling, oxidized and otherwise done for. I am planning on decking, installing a floor and carpeting most of it, so I was wondering if there was any point in painting the...

Is this trailer too short to be useable? Another user remarked that this trailer is way too short for my new project boat. I thought that once it was wound tight up onto the trailer that it would be close to flush on the rear end, but I was wrong. As you can see, the transom overhangs about...

Well, here she is -- a 1983, 84 or 85 16' Polarkraft (I'll have to find the serial number when it's out in the light of day). What the heck have I gotten myself into? I'll be honest, I don't know if I'll have the wherewithall to complete this project, but my best chance is to put it out there...