GeeDub said:
Great to hear Brian - where did you buy your trailer and what make/model is it?
Owens and Sons...Jeff and Doug take good care of me; their pricing is competitive with everything else out there but the difference is I know that when I put the boat on the trailer for the first time it will fit like a glove. Not having to worry about the trailer is piece of mind to me and worth the expense of going to St Pete to pick it up.
I looked long and hard at getting the trailer up on the Chesapeake where the boat is. It would likely have been a Load-Rite. And I'm sure it would have been fine. But, having owned Magic Tilt's, Continental's, Loadmaster's, etc... over the years, I've found that most trailer manufacturers get their I-Beams from the same supplier. Brakes come from Tie-Down, Kodiak or Deemaxx. Lights usually come from Optronics or Wesbar. The devil is in the detail, and some manufacturers do a better job than others of putting them together.
It's the equivalent of walking into Nordstrom and getting an "off-the-rack" suit with some minor adjustments, vs. going to a custom tailor. Both will work just fine, but the custom tailored one will probably fit just a bit better. :mrgreen:
