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Where to get a custom trailer built?

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  • 27-06-2008 3:01pm
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    wet-paint
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    Hey folks,
    I'm looking to get a small trailer, single axle, built to pull 12-14 kayaks for a university club. I've no idea where to get it designed or built, so I figure here's the best bet.
    Hopefully Galway/Connacht based.
    Anyone know of a firm that does good work? It'll be the college paying for it so it doesn't have to be the cheapest of the cheap, but it'll still have to be a competitive rate.
    Any and all info would be appreciated.
    Cheers,
    WP


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    boomboombazza
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    the travellers made my friend a decent one. ask in the halting site in lower salthill. the delaneys in there are fairly sound


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    Fey!
    Registered Users Posts: 4,184 ✭✭✭Fey!


    IIRC, there's a company in Athenry who make custom trailers, including braking systems and running lights. I'll see if I can dig out their number.

    EDIT: http://www.locallink.ie/view.php?i=209981

    Jennings, Caherlistrane. 093-55343

    Boat trailers: http://www.zibb.com/transportation/theme/p/Boat+Trailers/Co+Galway,+Ireland


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    Del2005
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    wet-paint wrote: »
    Hey folks,
    I'm looking to get a small trailer, single axle, built to pull 12-14 kayaks for a university club. I've no idea where to get it designed or built, so I figure here's the best bet.
    Hopefully Galway/Connacht based.
    Anyone know of a firm that does good work? It'll be the college paying for it so it doesn't have to be the cheapest of the cheap, but it'll still have to be a competitive rate.
    Any and all info would be appreciated.
    Cheers,
    WP

    Unless kayaks aren't what I think you'd need a big trailer to move that amount of them. There'd have to be a good bit of bracing and very good brackets for holding them down as they'd make a good sail when doing 80km/h.


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    Fey!
    Registered Users Posts: 4,184 ✭✭✭Fey!


    NUIG have something similar to what you're looking for in Woodquay. Someone there might know where you could get one.


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    niceirishfella
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    The is a guy in Portumna called O'Brien trailers that makes custom trailers to order, for all kinds of activities.
    He makes trailers better than ifor williams and the like........serious quality.


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    Run_to_da_hills
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    If you get one made it would be worth getting it galvanised rather than painting it if you are using it for marine it also looks the part.

    Cost you about e150 in Shannonside. http://www.shannonsidegalv.com/


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    wet-paint
    Registered Users Posts: 1,323 ✭✭✭wet-paint


    boomboombazza wrote: »
    the travellers made my friend a decent one. ask in the halting site in lower salthill. the delaneys in there are fairly sound


    I don't know if you're serious or not, but I'll let my ignorance decide.
    Cheers for the numbers folks, I'll be ringing around next week.
    And Fey, I'm actually in NUIG kayak club, we need a new trailer and I said I'd see if I could sort one.
    Del2005 wrote: »
    Unless kayaks aren't what I think you'd need a big trailer to move that amount of them. There'd have to be a good bit of bracing and very good brackets for holding them down as they'd make a good sail when doing 80km/h.
    I feel you might be mixing these up with something else. Most clubs use a small trailer for moving this amount of trailers, indeed we have an existing one that's just rusted to fcuk and I'm only trying to replace it. Our bigger trailer would hold upwards of forty boats.
    Run_to_da_hills wrote: »
    If you get one made it would be worth getting it galvanised rather than painting it if you are using it for marine it also looks the part.

    Cost you about e150 in Shannonside. http://www.shannonsidegalv.com/

    Aye, I'll be getting it galvanised definitely.


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