Posted by Portnastorm on
URL: https://forum.mymorbic.uk/Trailer-tp61p242.html

Hi All,

This is where I have got to with my towing set-up.



I bought the trailer off Facebook Marketplace from a chap who lives locally. He listed it in the morning and I'd bough it by mid afternoon.  It cost me £400.
The galvanising is intact as far as I can see and the wheels and tyres virtually brand new.
The builder's plate is a bit faded but I think it is a Rapide. The trailer would take a boat up to 16ft but the launch trolley has a telescopic centre shaft so I've been able to balance the Morbic quite well.
I have added a pneumatic front castor wheel from Trident to the trolley which makes manoeuvring on the beach much easier.
 https://www.tridentuk.com/gb/product-trolley-nose-wheel-deluxe-trtranww.html
I'll probably add a jockey wheel to the road base and I might convert to 10" wheels in the future.

The draw bar is longer than would normally be necessary but this gives me the option of using my bike rack while towing if I move the mast aft.



Which is one of the reasons I opted for a separate mast cover rather than the "elephant's trunk" sewn in version. If I'm not taking the bikes I'll move the mast to the forward position.
The cover also came from Trident and is made from hydroguard breathable fabric.



Some may be aware that I recently sold an older trailer. I had sold my Heron and the new owner wanted to use his own trailer, so I put it on Facebook. I had several responses the same evening and it was sold within a couple of days.  It was much older than my new one although very serviceable with good wheels tyres and bearings. I sold it for £300. The launch trolley measured 7ft from snubber to axle and would probably have taken a Morbic at a pinch.
So they are out there but you need to keep your eyes peeled and act quickly.
Good Hunting.
Graham