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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
1992 Polar Kraft MVT-1751 with a 1992 Evinrude 60 HP…my first tin boat project
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<blockquote data-quote="Axhammer" data-source="post: 501463" data-attributes="member: 16767"><p>The more I work on the trailer the more damage I find. I believe this trailer was in some sort of accIdent at one point in the past. My plans are to make this trailer work, and use it to verify I can get by with it. It was originally a tilt trailer, hinged where the tongue attaches to the crossmember. The end of the tongue has a T where the hinge is welded to the tongue. The T part is bent, it’s a crooked T now, so that part will be cut off. I am going to eliminate the hinge feature. I don’t see a need for a tilt trailer with a boat this small. Maybe I’m missing something here?</p><p></p><p>After cutting the rusty crossmember off, that was welded to the bent T, I have separated the tongue. I now have two major parts that I will weld back together.</p><p></p><p>The main frame of the trailer consists of a loop with three crossmembers. I cut the one rusty crossmember off, the one that was part of a previous repair.</p><p></p><p>I welded plates where the new crossmember is going to be welded in place. When the previous repair was completed, they welded the crossmember on a different location. I am placing the new crossmember where the original one was. That’s where I welded the two plates on. I am going to use a piece of angle for the new crossmember.</p><p></p><p>The front of the main frame, in the center of the bend in the loop, has been damaged and welded back together. The top part of the weld looks OK, but the bottom needs to be repaired. I think I’ll weld it back together, and weld a doubler on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Axhammer, post: 501463, member: 16767"] The more I work on the trailer the more damage I find. I believe this trailer was in some sort of accIdent at one point in the past. My plans are to make this trailer work, and use it to verify I can get by with it. It was originally a tilt trailer, hinged where the tongue attaches to the crossmember. The end of the tongue has a T where the hinge is welded to the tongue. The T part is bent, it’s a crooked T now, so that part will be cut off. I am going to eliminate the hinge feature. I don’t see a need for a tilt trailer with a boat this small. Maybe I’m missing something here? After cutting the rusty crossmember off, that was welded to the bent T, I have separated the tongue. I now have two major parts that I will weld back together. The main frame of the trailer consists of a loop with three crossmembers. I cut the one rusty crossmember off, the one that was part of a previous repair. I welded plates where the new crossmember is going to be welded in place. When the previous repair was completed, they welded the crossmember on a different location. I am placing the new crossmember where the original one was. That’s where I welded the two plates on. I am going to use a piece of angle for the new crossmember. The front of the main frame, in the center of the bend in the loop, has been damaged and welded back together. The top part of the weld looks OK, but the bottom needs to be repaired. I think I’ll weld it back together, and weld a doubler on. [/QUOTE]
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