TexasJim
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I haven't seen a recently-built tilt trailer in years. Are they still made? The trailer I (re)built for my 14' skiff has a straight axle with leaf springs, and big 14" tires, so it has to be down the ramp till the top of the tires are just about submerged. I don't have any trouble launching and retrieving, but, as I'm always in saltwater, all the steel components, even the long ago hot-dipped galvanized frame gets submerged. And, as we know, "Rust never sleeps!" I see rigs that "dry launch". They all seem to have torsion axles and deep-vee cross members. I'm wondering why I couldn't mod my trailer to have a tilt section at the rear, that might let me submerge less of my trailer. You guys got any brilliant ideas? TexasJim, cold in South Texas
