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Author:  TiberiusGV [ Mon Apr 25, 2016 7:19 am ]
Post subject:  Sailmate by magline trailer questions.
Does anyone who has a sailmate by magline catamaran trailer and still have a readable information plate?

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I'm curious to know what the max load it can take. I've already upgraded to a 2000lb axel and 15in highway tires. I want to know if it could handle a double stack.

For more picts of my trailer for comparison check here. Don't have a clean shot of just my trailer.
https://imgur.com/a/9p35z

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Author:  raisehull [ Mon Apr 25, 2016 5:06 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Sailmate by magline trailer questions.
check carefully around the hitch area or right on it. many times, the capacity will be stamped there. this would be what the trailer was originally designed for. if you have done axle, bearings and springs, that is a good start. make sure hull supports on bottom level can handle the extra stress. over engineering here will keep you sailing instead of fixing fiberglass.
Author:  TiberiusGV [ Mon Apr 25, 2016 8:05 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Sailmate by magline trailer questions.
raisehull wrote:
check carefully around the hitch area or right on it. many times, the capacity will be stamped there. this would be what the trailer was originally designed for. if you have done axle, bearings and springs, that is a good start. make sure hull supports on bottom level can handle the extra stress. over engineering here will keep you sailing instead of fixing fiberglass.

Thanks I'll check. I've painted my trailer so there isn't much to go on anymore. That photo was actually from my friends near identical trailer. I haven't replaced the springs buy my axel is a 1ton 5lug pre-assembled axel I picked up from tractor supply company. I could see having to upgrade springs, but I have enough engineering sense on how to manage loads in a safe way.

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Author:  MBounds [ Tue Apr 26, 2016 7:26 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Sailmate by magline trailer questions.
Magline is still in business, although their product line has changed considerably - they make hand carts and other wheeled equipment. You might have some luck in contacting them directly.

[email protected]
Author:  TiberiusGV [ Tue Apr 26, 2016 7:51 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Sailmate by magline trailer questions.
MBounds wrote:
Magline is still in business, although their product line has changed considerably - they make hand carts and other wheeled equipment. You might have some luck in contacting them directly.

[email protected]

Thanks Matt, I'll check them out.

See you at caseville?

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Author:  TiberiusGV [ Tue Apr 26, 2016 8:58 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Sailmate by magline trailer questions.
Bummer :/

Quote:
Hello James,
I’m sorry but due to the amount of time that has passed, we no longer have any information on the boat trailers.

Sincerely,
Dianna Hartley | Customer Service Representative




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Author:  NeubaurRL [ Sat Apr 30, 2016 9:03 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Sailmate by magline trailer questions.
I had a very similar Magline trailer for a H16 I bought and restored for my son few years ago and if I remember right it had a gross vehicle rating of just under 1500 lbs. While you can upgrade the axle and wheels my concern would be the gauge of the steel used in the frame. While you axle may be able to handle the weight the frame behind the axle could bend down/collapse when you hit a dip or bump at speed. Someone here or over on Beachcats posted a photo of that happening to their trailer caring 16's double stack and the frame collapsed behind the axle line and the rear hull of the bottom boat was on the pavement and years ago in Colorado one of our fleet members also had it happen with and H16 stacked on a H18. When I sanded and repainted our Magline trailer the gauge of the rectangular steel frame did not appear that robust because the manufacturer was just able to bend the rectangular side frame rails in to meet the tongue vs having to cut and weld. If your Magline trailer is of heaver gauge steel where they had to cut and weld vs being able to get away with bending the frame side rails in then it may be able to handle the weight of a double stack
Author:  TiberiusGV [ Sun May 01, 2016 4:32 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Sailmate by magline trailer questions.
NeubaurRL wrote:
I had a very similar Magline trailer for a H16 I bought and restored for my son few years ago and if I remember right it had a gross vehicle rating of just under 1500 lbs. While you can upgrade the axle and wheels my concern would be the gauge of the steel used in the frame. While you axle may be able to handle the weight the frame behind the axle could bend down/collapse when you hit a dip or bump at speed. Someone here or over on Beachcats posted a photo of that happening to their trailer caring 16's double stack and the frame collapsed behind the axle line and the rear hull of the bottom boat was on the pavement and years ago in Colorado one of our fleet members also had it happen with and H16 stacked on a H18. When I sanded and repainted our Magline trailer the gauge of the rectangular steel frame did not appear that robust because the manufacturer was just able to bend the rectangular side frame rails in to meet the tongue vs having to cut and weld. If your Magline trailer is of heaver gauge steel where they had to cut and weld vs being able to get away with bending the frame side rails in then it may be able to handle the weight of a double stack

Thanks that's what I needed to know.

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