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richelle
 Post subject: Re: Cool trailer mods
PostPosted: Thu May 17, 2012 3:51 pm 
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Can someone tell me where to purchase the rollers for old Hobie trailers....1983?

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DaveW70
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PostPosted: Fri May 18, 2012 4:33 am 
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Can someone tell me where to purchase the rollers for old Hobie trailers....1983?

Here are a couple of places you might try:

http://www.trailerdepotofsarasota.com/magic-tilt-trailer-parts-roller-brackets-assembly-c-172_205?sort=20a&page=2

http://www.easternmarine.com/em_store/rollers/

I recently purchased a set for four roller assemblies (PS1550) from Trailer Depot of Sarasota. They were a little pricey but the service was fast and they are a nice fit on my old 1984 Cathauler trailer.
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PurdueZach
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PostPosted: Tue May 22, 2012 11:50 am 
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Just thought I'd check in after my trip. Everything went perfectly. Nothing came loose and I made it through downtown Atlanta without hitting anyone :lol:

Packing:
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Stopped for the night in Macon, GA:
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My new home for 4 months:
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56kz2slow
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PostPosted: Tue May 22, 2012 1:50 pm 
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The bike name is appropriate too. "Marin" is French for sailor.

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PurdueZach
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 10, 2012 11:45 am 
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56kz2slow wrote:
The bike name is appropriate too. "Marin" is French for sailor.

Pretty cool. I did not realize that.

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Skipshot
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PostPosted: Tue Jul 10, 2012 12:37 pm 
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56kz2slow wrote:
The bike name is appropriate too. "Marin" is French for sailor.
I'll be hornswaggled. The bike company was founded in Marin County, CA and took it's name from the county, just across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco, but the French meaning is new to me. Since there is no French influence to speak of in the early history of California it's unlikely the name is inspired by it.
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56kz2slow
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You are right, the odds to be a reference to the french word "marin" is very unlikely. Could have Spanish influence though, both French and Spanish are latin based, so have similarities.

The coincidence is still neat since the owner is a sailor.

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inspector071
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Hey PurdueZach, if your boat was there a couple of weeks ago, then I saw it! I'm off for the summer from college and my dad and I went down to Rockledge to buy a Hobie 18. We stopped by Scott's shop to get some rigging for our new boat. Your boat and trailer setup looks great.

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PurdueZach
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 9:22 am 
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inspector071 wrote:
Hey PurdueZach, if your boat was there a couple of weeks ago, then I saw it! I'm off for the summer from college and my dad and I went down to Rockledge to buy a Hobie 18. We stopped by Scott's shop to get some rigging for our new boat. Your boat and trailer setup looks great.

That was my boat! That was the only day that I wasn't out sailing. I was out Wed,Thurs,Fri and Sun.

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inspector071
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PurdueZach wrote:
inspector071 wrote:
Hey PurdueZach, if your boat was there a couple of weeks ago, then I saw it! I'm off for the summer from college and my dad and I went down to Rockledge to buy a Hobie 18. We stopped by Scott's shop to get some rigging for our new boat. Your boat and trailer setup looks great.

That was my boat! That was the only day that I wasn't out sailing. I was out Wed,Thurs,Fri and Sun.


Sweet! It looks awesome. I'll be going down to Cape San Blas, FL this saturday to sail for a week. Enjoy sailing yours; I hope the weather is nice.

Are you an undergrad or in grad school? What do you study?

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PurdueZach
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 11:23 am 
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inspector071 wrote:
PurdueZach wrote:
inspector071 wrote:
Hey PurdueZach, if your boat was there a couple of weeks ago, then I saw it! I'm off for the summer from college and my dad and I went down to Rockledge to buy a Hobie 18. We stopped by Scott's shop to get some rigging for our new boat. Your boat and trailer setup looks great.

That was my boat! That was the only day that I wasn't out sailing. I was out Wed,Thurs,Fri and Sun.


Sweet! It looks awesome. I'll be going down to Cape San Blas, FL this saturday to sail for a week. Enjoy sailing yours; I hope the weather is nice.

Are you an undergrad or in grad school? What do you study?

Undergrad in Electrical Engineering. Should be graduating here next year.

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inspector071
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PurdueZach wrote:
inspector071 wrote:
PurdueZach wrote:
inspector071 wrote:
Hey PurdueZach, if your boat was there a couple of weeks ago, then I saw it! I'm off for the summer from college and my dad and I went down to Rockledge to buy a Hobie 18. We stopped by Scott's shop to get some rigging for our new boat. Your boat and trailer setup looks great.

That was my boat! That was the only day that I wasn't out sailing. I was out Wed,Thurs,Fri and Sun.


Sweet! It looks awesome. I'll be going down to Cape San Blas, FL this saturday to sail for a week. Enjoy sailing yours; I hope the weather is nice.

Are you an undergrad or in grad school? What do you study?

Undergrad in Electrical Engineering. Should be graduating here next year.


Very cool. I'm studying chemistry and my twin brother is studying electrical and computer engineering. Good luck with school and happy sailing!

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Nevek
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Sweet setup you have there! How did the hull cradles come out?
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ftlauderdale16
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 10, 2012 1:10 pm 
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PurdueZach wrote:
I had another idea. What about mounting one of these onto the trailer frame to store keys while you're out sailing?:

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Master Lock Wall Mount on Amazon

Now you don't have to worry about losing your keys while you're out sailing!


I love this idea! Thanks! I'll be putting this on my trailer...

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PurdueZach
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Nevek wrote:
Sweet setup you have there! How did the hull cradles come out?

Haven't done the cradles yet. I have the PVC pipe cut and ready but I don't know how to attach it best. I want it to be simple and clean but still functional. Not too high on my priority list at the moment.

ftlauderdale16 wrote:
PurdueZach wrote:
I had another idea. What about mounting one of these onto the trailer frame to store keys while you're out sailing?:

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Master Lock Wall Mount on Amazon

Now you don't have to worry about losing your keys while you're out sailing!


I love this idea! Thanks! I'll be putting this on my trailer...

I put one of these on my trailer and it is great. When I had my boat and trailer stored at the Hobie dealer, I simply gave him the code to the box and he could unlock the trailer coupler if he needed to move it around.

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