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Message: <blockquote data-quote="bobberboy" data-source="post: 130460" data-attributes="member: 1417">I got the trailer at Northern Hydraulics.  It is a kit trailer and I think I paid about $350 for it.<a href="https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_1063_1063?cm_ven=natural&cm_cat=netconcepts&cm_pla=Google&cm_ite=kit%2Btrailers" target="_blank">https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_1063_1063?cm_ven=natural&cm_cat=netconcepts&cm_pla=Google&cm_ite=kit+trailers</a>  I replaced the 1 7/8" hitch with a 2" one, added a spare and winch and raised up the tail lights.  The trailer works just fine for a light-weight unit.  I raised the lights up in part because the trailer is so low that without the boat on it I couldn't see the trailer when I backed up (I hit the dock once and had to replace one of the lights).  Also note that the winch is bolted to the tongue - not the best place as the handle dips into the water when you use it.  The tongue was too short to do it right and the winch post wasn't quite configured the right way.  All in all, it's good for a light boat and especially in low water because the boat comes off/on so easily.  The only complaint I have is because the trailer is so light it can bounce a lot - sometimes it sounds like the end of the world is going on behind you.  I was going to find some kind of rubber bushing to cushion the leaf spring but just never got to it before it sold.I'm not sure I got the other question...</blockquote>