So now that I have successfully taken the "new" Willies out, I need to turn my attention to refurbising the trailer. Anybody with input on a new roller and where to get the trailer sandblasted in the Snohomish/Everett area please chime in.

Glad to see mr squawslayer found a drift boat. Saw that Fushrite the week after the Willies appeared and they look very similiar. Sounds as if he needs a new roller as well.

Thanks for the help.

These guys are in gig harbor.

http://www.driftboattrailers.com/Custom-Rollers.html


And I found this on a wooden drift boat forum:


Reply by chris towles on October 28, 2010 at 3:51pm

not to try and cut your business or advertising budget or anything... but for dirtbags like me, a cheap diy roller can be made with some 3/4" pipe and 1 1/4" pvc over the top. stole the idea from my roomates raft trailer and it has worked like a charm all season...cost me $12 at ace.

On my old driftboat trailer I made a bracket that held a section of 5/8" solid bar stock, and threaded three of these 12" trailer rollers on it.




Rolled like a dream.

Pm sent

My first DB trailer was an adapted runaboat trailer.
I stacked conventional rubber rollers for the tail roller and it worked.

My current DB trailer is a Baker and they use a 2-1/2" dia. galvanized steel tube with bearings on each end.
Industry-standard stuff.

When you're trying to load in a heavy cross current, a big, wide roller on bearings is a nice thing to have.

When the boat on on the bunks it is off of the roller.

I would look around for a roller like that if the budget allows.

Not sure how easily this one rolls but it does provide the 'cush'. As seen on Monday by my dad at the Bogey launch.

That is a multi use trailer Brad.

Unreal Brad!

That Old Eastside is a thing of beauty Dogfish. Mine has moved to easier times in Montana. Just became too much boat for me to row.

I was kind of thinking about getting a 'toon from catchercraft, but not sure how much I would use it.

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I made a back roller with gas pipe with a couple pieces of different diameter PVC pipe over it. It was enough to carry the weight of my old (1972) Eastside, and that thing was a tank.

I think this was probably the tow vehicle

LOL,

Looks like a good day: Pick up new to you mattress from CL, then go fish!!

Gutz, I have a toon as well - I would float with you anytime...

I saw it last summer on Blueberry Hill.

RV fixer-upper???

You will be needing somthing bigger soon Piper. Those kids will be rowing you down the River and you can just kick back

I cant wait! till then (18'db in the future) ... but till then lets get the toon and slay some winteruns in the process!!!

Geez - If I only knew an old mattress would have solved my problems I would have saved one from one of my college bound kids!! Also would have addressed the question about them movin' back home! I was able to loosen up the roller a bit. I think I will try adding a piece of PVC over the roller.

Plan to cut a piece of PVC to length, run the length over the table saw and then fit over the old roller. If need be, I will zip tie the PVC to keep it somewhat tight to the roller.

Thanks for the suggestions.

As someone said, just get a piece of galvinized 2" sch 40 pipe ( 2 3/8" od) and some plastic bushings and a couple 1/2" bolts 4-5" long

Give the guy at driftboat trailers a call! Good guy great product and easy to install!