Alberg 30 Trailer project

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Cruiser2B
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Alberg 30 Trailer project

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Needed a trailer to get my Alberg 30 home for a refit. I tried doing the v berth in the marina and just wasn't able to get it done, too hot, too cold, good sailing weather....anyway just too many distractions to work on the boat while in the water. So I decide to take her out and bring her home. Called a few places and to get her home was going to run $1000 each way plus hauling out fees....what? 15miles.... I just figured it would be money wasted. I wanted to invest in a trailer, Price tag near $5-6,000....yikes. Next option build one. I decided to look around for something used that I could modify. Here what I ended up with for $900 28ft trailer, 2-6000lb axles built for a chesapeake deadrise. It is made of heavy duty material. All I have to do it make it work for a sailboat... So far, here what I've got
Started out with a homemade Chesapeake deadrise trailer
Started out with a homemade Chesapeake deadrise trailer
modifications underway
modifications underway
Cross members added to support keel of A30
Cross members added to support keel of A30
Cross members added and now for keel support
Cross members added and now for keel support
Weather turned cold again, snowed today...supposed to warm up again...look for updates or check out progress on our blog
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Re: Alberg 30 Trailer project

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Do you have a welder?
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Re: Alberg 30 Trailer project

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yes, 3 in fact....Lincoln 135(110V) unit, which i am using in my yard to tack additional mods on trailer. I have a Lincoln pro Tig 175 for smaller project, stainless work and smaller gauge stuff and a Lincoln power mig 255, heavy duty welder... which I will use on the trailer to complete all the final welding. I keep that at a friends garage because we can do larger projects there. I hope to get the trailer out to his property in the next week...if I can ever finish getting it marked up...25 degrees here today....

if you look close in the pics you can see the gas bottle and small portion of welder
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Re: Alberg 30 Trailer project

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Made some progress today,here is a pick of one of the hull supports..... view my blog for all picks


http://www.svsalacia.blogspot.com/2014/ ... eport.html
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Re: Alberg 30 Trailer project

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As she sits now, snow on the way...so prolly not much progress this coming week.

going to get fenders tomorrow.

http://www.svsalacia.blogspot.com/2014/ ... eport.html
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Re: Alberg 30 Trailer project

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Looking good! Great project, thanks for sharing your progress.
As eccentric as my boat.

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Re: Alberg 30 Trailer project

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Thanks Crazer,

Order a new coupler Monday, 12,500lb bull dog....still hasn't arrived yet(from NC to VA.....HMMM)....and then this wet weather has turned my yard into a small pond.....so not much will get done on the trailer this weekend I am afraid. I may take wheels and hubs off and repack the bearings. Oh well...I will find something to do
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Re: Alberg 30 Trailer project

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Here is a link to more of the Alberg 30 trailer build. Installed a new tongue and coupler....I promise many boat projects will follow

http://www.svsalacia.blogspot.com/2014/ ... inues.html
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Re: Alberg 30 Trailer project

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What was so wrong with those hubs that you had to replace them?
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Re: Alberg 30 Trailer project

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TampaBay wrote:What was so wrong with those hubs that you had to replace them?
I decided to put brake on the trailer. Originally I was not going to.... I am only moving boat a few miles. I just worried about the what if's too much. So as I started to recondition the drums. I just decided they were too far gone for new brakes. I just decided to replace them.
these would have required turning because of the rust and heavy scale on the braking surface. I figured better to just replace them, money better spent especially since new drums came with races.
these would have required turning because of the rust and heavy scale on the braking surface. I figured better to just replace them, money better spent especially since new drums came with races.
here is a link to progress this week.

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Some progress between the crappy weather....

http://svsalacia.blogspot.com/2014/03/g ... ittle.html
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Got some new rubber on the trailer. Weather was pretty crappy all weekend but sun is shining now. Looks like I should get some good progress this week. Hope to finish the trailer up real soon.
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Re: Alberg 30 Trailer project

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Warmer weather is upon us here in Virginia. I have been able to get out everyday this week and chip away at the trailer...Soon there will be a sailboat on it and in my posts!

Here is what is looks like now:
http://www.svsalacia.blogspot.com/2014/ ... lmost.html
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Re: Alberg 30 Trailer project

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That wheel and hub combo is interesting. I haven't seen that type before.
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Re: Alberg 30 Trailer project

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When you put the hub back into the wheel, how are you sure that it's all perfectly round?
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TampaBay wrote:That wheel and hub combo is interesting. I haven't seen that type before.
These are old dexter axles, common uses were mobile homes and low boy construction type trailers. They have a 6000lb rating, the tires I bought are 14ply load range G
TampaBay wrote:When you put the hub back into the wheel, how are you sure that it's all perfectly round?
You may not be able to notice from pictures but there is a notch if you will on the face/edge of the five fingers of the hub. The rim fits perfectly into those notches basically centering the rim as you tight the lugs. They are known as dismountable rims and tire size is 8x14.5. Not too sure if they are used in new production stuff anymore but parts are still readily available. The tires were a bit hard to find locally, but showed up everywhere on internet. I was able to find them locally but paid a bit more($15 a tire) for them.

hope that helps

Jason
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Re: Alberg 30 Trailer project

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I admit, in the beginning I thought you were absolutely nuts on this one.

Good job.
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Re: Alberg 30 Trailer project

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She is home!

http://www.svsalacia.blogspot.com/2014/ ... -home.html

Time to start a refit thread!
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