Sunfish Sailboat Dolly...Homemade Part 1 of 5

[cvscards1]

how did you connect the boards? nails, bolts, screws? And did you buy galvanized iron pipe?

How has the pipe held up to the weight of the sailboat? I'm asking these questions because i'm also building a dolly for my sailboat, and want to know if you, with the benefit of hindsight, would change anything you did to make the dolly better. Thanks!

[montgomery1177]

@cvscards1 Thanks for your interest! Nails to secure everything, non-galvanized steel hollow tube for the axle...it's rusty but no worries. (been in salt water) everything works fine after two+ years. Put carpet on trailer bunks to protect fiberglass from scratching. Dolly works great! Be sure to put securing straps to keep hull from sliding off of dolly. tends to do that over rough ground. Come up with some sort of "kickstand" to level dolly prior to loading boat..... Best of luck!

[orangepanguin]

Thanks for this video!!!!

[montgomery1177]

@orangepanguin Thanks for your interest! Nails to secure everything, non-galvanized steel hollow tube for the axle...it's rusty but no worries. (been in salt water) everything works fine after two+ years. Put carpet on trailer bunks to protect fiberglass from scratching. Dolly works great! Be sure to put securing straps to keep hull from sliding off of dolly. tends to do that over rough ground. Come up with some sort of "kickstand" to level dolly prior to loading boat..... Best of luck!