Cat trailers

[river rocket]

Any one have pics of the bow rests for catamaran trailers. Recently bought a Liberator and I’m not a fan of the bow tie down on the trailer. The attached pic is the best I have, but it’s just a bar that come up and grabs the bow eye. You can just catch a glimpse of the rope used to hold it down to the trailer. I would like to see some other examples. I was thinking of something that looks like football uprights. Thanks

[merctech5591]

the stock libertor trailer came with a bar in the front, you had to use a screw or a pin thru the bow eye of the boat.. i hatted this also. you will need to buy a winch stand assembly and add it to your trailer.. i live in a salt water area so i had to buy the whole darn trailer .. you got my favorite color design for the 21.. here are some pic's of my trailer.. latter rick

<a href="http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=5006714" target="_blank"><img src="http://img1.putfile.com/thumb/3/7519241693.jpg" alt="Click to enlarge"></a>

[packinair]

like this?? (won't let me attach pics) http://stupidfastboats.com/front.JPG

or more of mine here http://stupidfastboats.com/sanger_pictures.htm

[RNM018]

Check with Wildman . He's a Liberator distributor ,and he uses his own trailers . I think there more like Merctech is showing you . Rich Martin 018:cool:

[Little Jon]

Agreed with rich

[WILDMAN]

I would'nt suggest the football goat type fronts unless you use a chain to keep the rubrail at least an inch away from it. If it touchs and you hit a few bumps, it can rip the rubrail right off. This one was a custom built trailer and we had to use the chain. I now use a winch like Merctech, but I still use a chain to keep the boat from coming too far forward. The winch handle won't crank if it gets too far forward either.

[river rocket]

Thanks all. Wildman, I hadn't thought of ripping the rub rail off. I would have learned the hard way. Do you sell the winch assemblies or know where I can buy it? Also, the boat came with a Mazco AR4 28 pitch, what is your opinion on that prop / boat combination? I haven't had a chance to drive it yet so I couldn't tell you how it feels. My desire is to have a prop that pulls real hard out of the hole but limits my top end from being too crazy. I read in a previous post that you hooked the Harley Liberator up with something similar but don't remember the prop and max rpm he was reaching. Thanks

[WILDMAN]

Give me a call, and I'll hook you up. 386-761-8050

[river rocket]

Thanks, I have been on vacation for the last week so my Monday will be busy, but I will try for Monday or Tuesday.

[Matt Gent]

Here's ours on the front of an Eliminator.

In theory I think it may have worked well, supporting the hull and stopping against the rubrail. But the angle doesn't match the boat (its off by about 30deg), and as a result the horizontal bar rubs on the gelcoat above the rubrail.

We need to repair the gel and cut/re-weld the supports to match the boat, just haven't gotten to it yet.

[skatermike24]

My Skater I had a chain that hooked to the eye and went toward the back of the trailer, then I used the front ratchet to pull it forward and then use a chain with a turn buckle this way the rubrail will not rub against anything.