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Graham Stewart



Trailer Sailer Sails Trailer

2020-02-22; 15:06:10 EST

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2005-04-29

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In Kingston Ontario  I was able to buy used 55 gal plastic drums from a local fruit vendor/food distributor for $20 each. They would be easy to strap to the trailer frame, have enormous buoyancy and can then be used afterwards to make floating docks or swim raft. If you need the drums anyway, using them to transport the trailer would be essentially free.  Four would probably do the job. 

I have attached a picture of my floating boathouse, located on lake Ontario, that I built using the drums. They are incredibly strong. I have left mine in the lake all through the winter freeze up for the last 15 years and they are still as good as new. When I used steel drums they rusted out in a couple of years.

Graham

Graham Stewart
Agile 1976 Rhodes 22
Kingston Ontario





Boathouse in ice Feb  2020.jpg
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