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On Feb 16, 10:04*pm, Jim Willemin
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Tim wrote
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On Feb 16, 6:02*pm, Wayne.B
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On Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:22:11 -0600, Jim Willemin

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As
it is, the trailer is safe (the linkage is locked in the 'road'
position
),
but you know how it is when something neat is bust...

It might turn out to be one of those things that looked great on
paper but didn't quite work out in real life. * There may be a
reaso
n
why that handle is missing, and why there don't seem to be a lot
of other trailers with a feature like that.

I was going to say, it does sound like a neat idea. *But then
again, in practicality... if it was such a great idea then
everybody would be doing it.

That's just my opinion.

did you see if the Mfj. was still in buisness? if so, they may have
some info left on it.

It's early innings yet - I just discovered the painted-over builder's
pla
te
this afternoon. *Maybe tomorrow when the sun is out I can try to
deciph
er
the patent number. *Anyhow, I googled the company, and scuttlebutt is
t
hat
it's long since belly-up. *(The F.A. Long Company, Benton Harbor,
Michi
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If it's anything like most trailers then it was not real complicated.
You might be able to fabricate the missing pieces. But I have to
agree with these guys about the practicality. I've always found these
guys to be helpful and have good prices on regular trailer stuff.

http://www.championtrailers.com/

Yeah - the more I think about it, the more it seems to me that a manual
lowering of several hundred pounds of boat and trailer a foot or so
might get uncontrollable kinda quick, regardless of a small mechanical
advantage - not to mention after several hours rowing, all nice and
tired, having to manually lever the thing back up. No, I think in this
case letting well enough alone is probably the wisest course... though
it would still be neat.. And thanks for the link!