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And so it begins!

Mine's a custom job. An old bass boat trailer stripped down, rebuilt with angle iron, treated 1x4's in the floor, and boat deck built on top with two 2x10's(not treated and need to replace). New 2500'b axle with 15in tires. No clue on weight, but pulls smoothly at up to 80-85mph. Boat deck is just high enough to slide coolers, dry box, and tubs underneath; but not too tall that I have wind drag on the top. Each deck board has rollers on the back, but they haven't been as useful as I thought.

And yes, those are trucker mudflaps. They help keep the muck out of the gear on the trailer, and prevent the rocks from ricocheting back into the car(shattered a rear window on good ole Trough Rd).

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During quarantine, finally went through and repaired all the shitty welds, fixed some wiring, replaced some rivets and put 8 ply tires on it. Now I feel like it is what it should have been when new. And yes, people who know this spot will tell me I shouldn't park there and I will agree. I was only there for a sec while helping some others load boats.

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Doubt you’ll die but but one lock washer each on three bolts a side without any sign of lock tite or really anything to keep the nuts from backing off seems a little short sided. Seems like a lots of raft roads have washboards. I bet someone would run some beads on the sleeves for you for a sixer or $20.
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Welding it is something I've considered but rates will likely be more up here in the great white north. If I go that route, do I need to disconnect the grounds on my trailer lights? For some reason I worry I'll fry them if I don't.

Is a lock washer on both sides a thing? I honestly don't know. I assumed 1 lock nut would keep it tight?
Yes, lock washers on both sides is a thing but I doubt it will prevent problems for you. Plus, for another little bit of work, you could avoid major troubles. Not saying they will happen but I personally wouldn’t make that my raft trailer long term solution.

Road vibration will cause the nuts to back off over time. Could locktite, nylock, or even drill longer bolts and cotter pin. Problem is, once there’s even just a little flex, that side to side flex will exacerbate the problem. You don’t need to disconnect anything to weld. Don’t have it hooked to your vehicle when welding though.
Nordlocks look rad. Those are new to me. But I stand by welding. You will be going and stopping on bolts. The tongue holes will ovalize. The joint will flex. It will get worse over time. Maybe nothing happens. Maybe your trailer tongue folds on the way to a trip.
Kinda tempting to get something that uses similar stuff to the vehicle you are pulling it with so you have spares for the vehicle and trailer should something happen.
Only fools and weirdos do this.

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