Hitchhiker Trailer Still in Use
My dear friend, Bushwacker, is very fastidious and fond of the rollers on his trailer and I've observed that he loads Restless Lady easily by himself. In 1978 I took a different direction and purchased a tandem Hitchhiker for my 20' Seafari. I had almost lost a car a couple times due to how far into the water I had to back the original Seminole trailer with big tires on a single axle. The Hitchhiker was aluminum with carpet bunks, like a Float-on, but with a winch and skid pads for the keel. It has smaller wheels and the cross members are V-shaped to get the boat closer to the road. I quickly rebuilt it in 2000 when I decided at the last moment to take it to SC. The rebuild included new bunks which were a little tricky to get shaped right. Fortunately one of the original bunks wasn't too bad so measured from that to build the first one, from PT lumber. The PVC guide poles at the aft end with lights at the top help my wife drive the boat on the trailer in the dark. Still enjoying the trailer. Too bad they don't make them anymore!
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