trailer needed

beradtke · #1 06-12-2009, 07:18 AM

hey all
i am in need of a trailer for my father.The marina where he stores his boat is making him move it and there is no other marina around him( he lives in horseshoe beach florida). we are looking for a tandem axel trailer for a 26 foot boat . i know a tandem axel is small ,but the boat only has to go 7 miles to his house, where he can park it there. Time is of the importance since we have less then one week to do this. thank you all

BigLew · #2 06-12-2009, 08:41 AM

Good luck in finding a trailer.

I know it isn't your first choice, however, you probably should look around and find someone with a hydraulic trailer who could at least move the boat to your father's yard work can be blocked up until you get a regular trailer. I don't know about down there, but sometimes getting someone who is available to do that on short notice can be a little challenging.

Ryan · #3 06-12-2009, 10:11 AM

check out craigslist.org there are always a couple of trailers on there you just might find what youre looking for good luck

beradtke · #4 06-12-2009, 02:30 PM

thanks guys i have hit craigslist for the last week looking and the best i could find was for a 24 foot boat. the idea of the hydraulic trailer has copme up but the cloestes we could find is in jax/st augustine . so the search continues

McGillicuddy · #5 06-12-2009, 05:40 PM

You probably thought of this but marine repair shops often have empty trailers for the purpose of hauling slipped boats to the shop for maintenance and repair. You might hit them up to rent you one for a day or 2 so you can pull and park your dad's boat while you look for the right trailer or a new slip or rack.

Trailer shops may also help you out. Everybody could use an extra buck right now so you might make a few calls and propose such a deal. Good luck.

beradtke · #6 06-12-2009, 06:14 PM

no i didnt think about the repair shop idea but it is a good one. i called one place and the quoted me 5500 for a tandem axel new so we will see. any body else got a idea or know where i could rent a trailer from???

kneedeep · #7 06-12-2009, 11:51 PM

you could try a repo company too

beradtke · #8 06-13-2009, 08:02 PM

thanks all but still no luck.

beradtke · #9 06-20-2009, 02:20 AM

thanks all for the help. my dad has seemed to find one he can use to get the boat home,and then will tackle the problem of getting it off the trailer.