I can't not thank you enough for this video and inspiration. Picked up my pa 14 today, already had my trailer built and registered, 60 bucks at lowes and about 2 hours (mostly measuring) and I was able to build the set up you're rocking. I didn't grind my washers I found they bent snug once tightened, but a legit replica of your trailer build.Thanks again!
VentureTube I was wondering as I ordered this trailer on Easter for 25% off and I only have a 10 foot Kayak that I will tow with a Fiat 500. I was thinking it may be possible to not enven use the unistrut and Just mount the Pvc to the Trailer frame . Is that the a reason that you use it as it is used for a 12-14 footer. Or Is it to raise the Kayak up . I plan on cutting the bar to the tounge back as I will just carry my 37 pound Kayak to the water. Thanks for the help
I used your vid to put together a Harbor a Freight trailer for my Big Tuna. The Tuna was just to big to get on the top of my Suburban so your build was perfect. Easy launch and recovery! It took me a lot longer to build than it did you but it was pretty easy. Used you tube to learn how to pack the wheel bearings. Even the electrical hookup went in easily too. Grounding the wire to the trailer is key. Again RU-vid to the rescue. Thanks Tony.
Yesterday, I finished my Kayak/bike trailer based on MOfishyaker and your design here and Uploaded a video of it. Thanks for your video here, I wouldn't have thought of it otherwise. Its gonna make getting to the water a lot easier.
About an hour ago, I finished my Harbor Freight trailer with the 3" PVC, for my Pro Angler 12. I built it from your RU-vid video... with the Unistrut supports. Thank you for detailing it as you did. (I am a subscriber and appreciate your "work"!) I made some minor changes due to having a PA12, not a PA14. I cut the overall length of the PVC to 9 feet. The PVC overhang from the Unistrut is 15". The distance between the Hobie's front grab handle (resting on the black rubber roller) to the coupler is 33". I also rotated the bracket that holds the roller, so the grab handle rests "in" it. I was concerned about the wiring, so I ran all the wires inside the frame.
Fantastic!! Thanks for taking the time to show how its done! I was just looking a collapsable & they wanted $1800. It would transport heavier but I don't need that for my Pro 14.
Awsome setup I was thinking about buying the trailer from harbor freight after watching your video im definitely getting one keep up the good work and the cheap diy's.....stay yaked!!!
After seeing your video, I decided to order a trailer today. Thanks for the coupon tip, every little bit helps. I'm down in Puerto Rico so the freight was more than the trailer itself, but there just aren't a lot of options. Some people "jury-rig" jet ski trailers, if you can find one, even then it's about the same money.
I found on my outback and PA14 the 3” pvc pipes chaffed the underside of the kayak and had to wrap pipes with carpet to cushion them. I trailer mine all the time, usually 180 miles round trip. Maybe our roads are rougher out here in Kansas.
You really can't beat the trailer for the price, just don't forget to google search for the 20% off coupon. Glad I was able to help you and thanks for watching. C'mon!
+VentureTube i don't know if they didn't do this before but all of the coupons i find online exclude trailers... www.harborfreight.com/digitalsavings.html
Great build !! I appreciate the ideas and am re-purposing my old boat trailer now to fit my Slayer Propel 13.2" Kayak ! Look forward to more of your videos !! Also liked your video of your wife capturing that Pit Bull mauling that other dog !! And the one about the Anchor Rope idea !! Good ideas for me
Jack Taylor Hi Jack! Glad I could help! That dog came out of nowhere man... Guy that grabbed it was brave.. Anyway, I've changed my anchoring rig and will be posting a video on it soon so stay tuned. I also sell a 8' fiberglass stake out pole that works great for shallow anchoring. There's a video on that coming as well.
Finished my build out. Basically Identical to yours. Spent an extra $20 on bearing buddies and $60 on the spare tire and spare tire mount because I plan to do some long hauls with it. The bearing buddies were upgraded from the dust covers for the same reason. Cutting that superstrut was a bear using an angle grinder with a cutting wheel. Imagine the dremel tool took a long time to get through it. Had one bad tail light but harbor freight said they shipped me a new one already so I'm waiting on it. All in all, good project. Thank you so much for the idea. Also I'm using this to haul my Ocean Kayak trident 13 but it fits very well. I plan to get the PA 14 later and being able to adjust the supports made me feel better knowing it would fit any kayak I want to sit on it. Only thing I may do different once I get the PA is to buy the wing supports that Hobie sells, but I really don't think it is necessary.
I made this same trailer for my PA 17T. It worked great. The only difference is I slid the PVC pipe further back and adjusted the front securing post as far forward as possible. It actually rides higher than I originally thought it would.
+Robert Pearl So your 17ft boat fits this trailer fine? im thinking of this same build but with a 16ft canoe. whats your suggestion? thank you for answers in advance
+Jamie Duffey I built this trailer with same material as this video with only minor adjustments. adjustments being I ran the PVC pipe about 20 inches off of the back of the trailer. additionally I pushed the front post as far forward as possible.
Can I use regular 3" PVC-40 pipe for this add on? I have a 2 kayak trailer and want to carry the kayaks upright. i am thinking I can just bolt the PVC to the wood cross members?
This must be an older model of trailer. After the video I went to Harbor Freight website, but they only have much bigger versions. Oh well it's still better than paying $1500 for a prebuilt kayak trailer. More versatile too. Thanks for the idea! Fellow TX kayak fisherman, BTW.
I've got almost all of the materials to attempt a similar build on my used johnboat trailer. I couldn't see clear enough on your video what type of screws or bolts you used to go through the PVC and into the flat nuts above the springs ? When I bought my Unistrut , it only came with the spring and the flat nuts ....... No screws or bolts ? I couldn't tell if the hole you drilled into the top of the PVC was to get a long ratchet down ( if you used a bolt) or was just large enough to work a long screwdriver to a screw top ??? Can you provide some light on this Please ....... THANKS
Did you pick the rest of the build materials up at lowes or HD or did you have to go to auto store for brackets? I am doing this build for my yak as well.
Dammit I bot a Malone kayak trailer for $1600 should have looked on youtube first. May still have to adapt this setup since my boat is a solo skiff which is 14.5' long. I just hate finding out I spent 300% more to do what could have been done much cheaper. Oh well.
What did you use to drill/cut the bigger top holes on the PVC so the washer would fit through it. I bought everything needed to do my trailer and the washers I got ar just shy of 1 1/2". I tried using a wood bit but didn't work....Nice job on the trailer and I enjoy watching your videos.
i want to do the same for just BIKES and KAYAK but i can't do any of this myself.. can you help? or suggest someone in florida? any used kayaks? jersey joel fort myers FL thanks for posting
Great video,dose the pic pipe have to be 3" I have just got 4" pipe to fit a outback I am getting shortly, just wondering will it be too big to slot in the bottom of the kayak.
Thanks for the sub Jabris! I'm not sure what size the uni-strut is. I purchased it from Lowes and they only had two different kinds, heavy duty and regular. I got the heavy duty. Still works great! Hope this helps!
Hey man. Thanks for sharing. I am trying to set up the same trailer but I am having trouble finding the right sized U Bolts. I live around houston? . Can you please tell me where you got those. Thank you
Did you use square U-bolts or normal U shape ones to mount the unistrut to the frame? Also which size U-bolt did you go with? I am building this exact same setup now. Just got my trailer built. Thanks for any help,
COMETSHIP I used the round ones because they were cheaper. If I were you, I'd go with the square ones. They will make a tighter connection. I believe at a minumum they have to be 3.5 inches tall by 2.5 inches wide.
I tried to buy one of those trailers on Labor Day from Harbor Freight. they gave me a big run around. At the end of the day It's around $700 with shipping along with something called a lift fee. Remember the old saying goes, "you get what you pay for" 100% And in this case. If you buy junk, then you work on junk, and you end up with junk.
Hi Ken. I had google it years back.. I don't think they offer the coupon any longer. I've had several people asking about it so I assume they, Harbor Freight, was tired of losing money on the trailer.
It's been awhile but I do know that the spring nuts weren't galvanized. They were in the same section as the Uni-Strut at Lowes. I sprayed both the Uni-Strut and spring nuts with galvanized spray paint.
Hi venture tube I love this video!! One question for you: wether if it's 2x4 or conduit if it makes contact with the scupper hole would that be bad for it in the long run? Or should I try avoid setting the kayak on the scupper?
Yes I would avoid hitting the scuppers if possible. It's one of the weakest points on the yak. That's why I used the 3" conduit. Lots of support but nothing directly on the scuppers.
Yes it fits like it was made for it both in length and width. The pro angler hangs approximately 20" off of the conduit but the center of the kayak sits about a 18" in front of the axle. Works great launching and towing. Thanks for watching!
I just ordered the new PA 14. But I was looking on Harbor freight tools. and they have about three different trailers which one did you get. I don't want to order the wrong one. Thanks Eric
+ezsimpson1 I just looked on Harbor freight's website and I don't see it. It was the boat trailer rated at 600 pounds and 14 feet long. Maybe give them a call?
I am hearing these conduits begin to crack and break with time and weight. I would suggest 2 x4 myself. I have not done so but will also use 2x4 maybe with carpet.
Have you put bigger tires on the trailer yet? I was thinkin of gettin it for my yak but I travel a long ways some time and the small tire just wont cut it.
No I haven't yet.. I've made several 3 hr trips with the small ones at 70 mph and so far so good. On the tire, it says its highway rated but I would still like to have some larger ones...just not in the budget yet.. Thanks for watching!
Actually I did. Guess I got lucky. Never had any problems. The grease wasn't just on the outside of the bearing. It looked like it had been properly greased by pumping. They wouldn't do that with shipping grease...at least I don't think they would.
Want one of these so bad, but HF does not carry them anymore and other distributors jacked the prices up. I want a trailer that will carry 3 or 4 kayaks, but still light enough to be towed by my car (1000 lb. max towing). I have an old 40"x48" HF that am going to modify, but it is going to be a pain in the butt.
Just ordered the same trailer from HFT. I found the 25% coupon using Google search which took $100 off, $328 shipped easy going. I plan to use your method to build as well but I do have a question about total measurements. What is the total length from tongue to rear lift handle on kayak? I plan to keep the yak on the trailer in my garage and need to know how much space I will need. Thanks! Subscribed
I have a Jon boat trailer that I'm about to convert like this, similar to MOfishyaker's, do you have any issue with that 3" sch 40 sagging at all? Just wondering if I should run one more section of uni-strut.
I wouldn't be concerned with it sagging. That stuff is quite rigid. You would probably have to load your boat up with a lot of weight to make it sag at all. Even if it does sag slightly, it will conform to the hull of your yak, but no worries, that conduit is strong. Good luck with the build!
the coupon codes usually don't include trailers. sometimes they mess up on the website and you can get the 20% or sometimes if you sweet talk them at the store, they'll give it to you, but, if you look at the ads they send you, it specifically says no trailers, welders, motorcycle lifts, or anything else "high dollar" that you'd ever want 20% off of. :-/ however, that wasn't always the case.
Thanks man, your videos led me to a final decision of getting PA14. I have a utility 6x10 trailer that I will build a platform on top of it to accommodate 2 yaks. Do you have an instagram account?
