On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 07:29:12 -0400, DownTime
wrote:

Skip on the trailer, use the $ for something special for the Mrs or the
boat, or both, and simply deal with trailer issues when or if they arise.

That's an interesting question.

I had a custom trailer made for my two Contenders and used them
basically as storage trailers and for hauling the boats during the
summer for wash down.

It increased the value of the boats by about $5000.

A trailer can be a bonus when it comes time to sell.

On the other hand, if you have access to a trailer via the dealer,
that's a plus.

Or you could sell the trailer for more than the dealer is offering you
for it - new trailers will return you more than $2600.

It's really up to you - my advice is to keep the trailer - you never
know if you might want to move the boat sometime.

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 07:29:12 -0400, DownTime
wrote:

Skip on the trailer, use the $ for something special for the Mrs or the
boat, or both, and simply deal with trailer issues when or if they arise.

That's an interesting question.

I had a custom trailer made for my two Contenders and used them
basically as storage trailers and for hauling the boats during the
summer for wash down.


Where did you have those trailers made, Tom? By whom, in other words.

On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 14:31:47 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 07:29:12 -0400, DownTime
wrote:

Skip on the trailer, use the $ for something special for the Mrs or the
boat, or both, and simply deal with trailer issues when or if they arise.

That's an interesting question.

I had a custom trailer made for my two Contenders and used them
basically as storage trailers and for hauling the boats during the
summer for wash down.

Where did you have those trailers made, Tom? By whom, in other words.

Loadrite at NorthEast Industries in Dudley, MA.

On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 10:25:22 GMT, Tom Francis
wrote:

On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 14:31:47 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 07:29:12 -0400, DownTime
wrote:

Skip on the trailer, use the $ for something special for the Mrs or the
boat, or both, and simply deal with trailer issues when or if they arise.

That's an interesting question.

I had a custom trailer made for my two Contenders and used them
basically as storage trailers and for hauling the boats during the
summer for wash down.

Where did you have those trailers made, Tom? By whom, in other words.

Loadrite at NorthEast Industries in Dudley, MA.

Thomas Francis is my brother's name. How could that happen, unless you are
he? But he lives in Mass.

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John H

On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 07:29:01 -0500, John H.
wrote:

On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 10:25:22 GMT, Tom Francis
wrote:

On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 14:31:47 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 07:29:12 -0400, DownTime
wrote:

Skip on the trailer, use the $ for something special for the Mrs or the
boat, or both, and simply deal with trailer issues when or if they arise.

That's an interesting question.

I had a custom trailer made for my two Contenders and used them
basically as storage trailers and for hauling the boats during the
summer for wash down.

Where did you have those trailers made, Tom? By whom, in other words.

Loadrite at NorthEast Industries in Dudley, MA.

Thomas Francis is my brother's name. How could that happen, unless you are
he? But he lives in Mass.

So did I.

Interesting data on names:

1 - Thomas consistently ranks in the top 25 of first names in the
United States (by decade) until recently - like, starting in 2000
where it dropped to 35th and is the 11th most popular surname in the
United States.

2 - Francis is the 485th most common surnames in the United States and
is (or was) in the top 50 first names in the United States among
women.

3 - The most likely last name first and first name last confusion
combines Thomas and Francis.

The things you learn on a newsgroup huh?

"Tom Francis" wrote in message
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On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 14:31:47 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 07:29:12 -0400, DownTime
wrote:

Skip on the trailer, use the $ for something special for the Mrs or the
boat, or both, and simply deal with trailer issues when or if they
arise.

That's an interesting question.

I had a custom trailer made for my two Contenders and used them
basically as storage trailers and for hauling the boats during the
summer for wash down.

Where did you have those trailers made, Tom? By whom, in other words.

Loadrite at NorthEast Industries in Dudley, MA.


Seems like I've seen that brand often around here. Do they only do custom
work, or off-the-shelf models, too?

On Sun, 18 Mar 2007 14:22:31 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"Tom Francis" wrote in message
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On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 14:31:47 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"
wrote:

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Sat, 17 Mar 2007 07:29:12 -0400, DownTime
wrote:

Skip on the trailer, use the $ for something special for the Mrs or the
boat, or both, and simply deal with trailer issues when or if they
arise.

That's an interesting question.

I had a custom trailer made for my two Contenders and used them
basically as storage trailers and for hauling the boats during the
summer for wash down.

Where did you have those trailers made, Tom? By whom, in other words.

Loadrite at NorthEast Industries in Dudley, MA.

Seems like I've seen that brand often around here. Do they only do custom
work, or off-the-shelf models, too?

LoadRite is out of PA and a big player in this market. Northeast
Marine Industries makes trailers out of parts supplied by LoadRite.

http://www.trailerpartsdepot.com/

They can do custom trailers for just about anything up to 40 feet I
believe, but there are limitations.