Canoe Trailer

What?  Another project?  But you haven't finished the last one, or the one before that?

Yeah, yeah.  I know.  I'm a collector of projects evidently.

When transporting our canoes on top of the van, it's always a bit dicey.  Sure, they're lashed down as well as can be, and having 2 canoes side-by-side seems to help each other out.  But still they are big air-grabbing kites up there.  While you can go about 55 to 60 mph, I'd like to be able to feel safer to go a bit faster for those long 700 mile treks up to the Boundary Waters. 

So, a trailer is in order.  If I can get the canoes in the "wind shadow" of the van, they won't grab near as much air.  I also can stretch out the cross bars significantly, and that will only add to the stability.  (On top of the van, the cross bars are 37 inches apart.  On a trailer, I can make them as far apart as I want - perhaps like 8 feet!). 

I got a trailer from a friend at work.  He was cleaning up his yard and found a trailer in it, so I was able to drag it home.  It's not much to look at, and it is super light duty, but it should work just fine.  I need to stretch out the tongue a bit, and pound it back to straight, and add some wiring and lights, and remove the carpenter ants, but the title is clear and good.  Price was free, so that was an advantage, too.