OK... I've gotten
a lot of requests for information and pictures. Here's a quick and
dirty website... Except
it's not really quick
because the images take a long time to load. No thumbnails or construction
type photos till later.
Background: I've been using this trailer since about 1995. It's a 14' Wells Cargo - specifically a model TW141. Some of the options I added were the flow-thru vents, a roof vent, aluminum diamond plate fenders and stone guard, a double rear door and an extra interior light. I canned the factory tongue jack for the swing away wheeled jack when I got the camper. If I had to do it over, I might get the CW141. Same length but a foot taller and a foot wider with a greater payload.
A front side view with the kayaks on top.
Of course, you have to have stickers... There's more since this picture.
This trailer belongs to my buddy Dave. It's the same size as mine and has pretty much the same rack and shelf configuration. The trailer looks short because he's about 6'3". And he got grey carpet. Mine's red/black.
Here's what my trailer looks like almost full of stuff. It's actually held more when going to the coast.
A closer view of the board racks. I welded these us out of 1" square, 14 ga steel tubing. The whole thing is 30" wide (28" inside dimension for boards), 48" long and 52" tall (I think). The spacing on the "ladder steps" is 10" on center. For most boards, you could probably cut it down to 8-9". I've been told that my rack is no good for Formula and other wide boards... True. But then I know few people who own 6 wide boards. In fact I know few people who own 6 of any style boards. The Start fits just fine down the aisle. Along with two surfboards, a bag full of booms, the stepladder for getting the kayaks down, my wife's E-Rock and my old '91 Screamer.
This gives you an idea of the shelf configuration. It's the standard 16" wide white wire you find at most home improvement stores. The two bottom shelves are shorter because I store lawn chairs in that space at the end. The small hole you see in the lower right corner is 1/2 of the cross through ventilation system. Like the racks, I can get coolers on the floor under the shelves (though I hardly ever use them now that we have the camper).
And here's the wire shelves when loaded full of stuff. All the masts are on the 2nd shelf from the top. I think we have about 10 masts. I know there's 14 sails in there somewhere. The bottom shelve has bins for booties, gloves, sure wax, propane parts, duct tape, dog biscuits, etc... You can see the lawn chairs and folding side tables in the lower right corner of the picture.
Here's a view of the other end of the sail shelves. You can see that the shelves start just behind the side door opening. The section of shelf that closes off the end makes a great place to hand bungees, my machete, beer bottle openers and the like. It also keeps all the sails from sliding out when I have to brake hard. The only thing holding that up is a bunch of tie wraps. Works good.
And we get a lot of stuff in this trailer... Here's the board pile.
Here's the sail/booms/schtuff pile:
There's quite a bit of room up front. Here's the smoker.
And here's my music setup when I'm DJ Dog.
And for those who've forgotten, this is what I use to pull the trailer. A 2000 F-350 powered by a gas V-10. The camper is a 1999 Lance 1010 - Queen sized bed, full bath, microwave, fridge and air conditioning. Roughing it ain't what it used to be.
Here's an inside shot of the camper.
If you're interested in more gear hauling type information, a Corpus Christi Bro has put together an interesting FAQ from information off the net and rec.windsurfing. Check it out at: http://windsurf.hansanderson.com/stow.html
That's it. Hope you liked it. Chase me down on rec.windsurfing if you have questions.
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