Hi All I have discovered that I have too much gear for the ute and need a trailer does anyone have a second hand windsurfing trailer they no longer use or can recommend a manufacturer who specialise in windsurfing trailers and any suggested layout options.
Thanks
Pyro

Try elmo!!!!

Hi Pyro,
I got myself a windsurfing trailer a couple of years back. It's mainly for road trips after I realised piggybacking 3 boards on the roof and loading 3 kids, plus all my sails, booms ,masts etc. into the van wasn't a good idea

I bought an 8 x 5 galv box trailer from Papas and designed a custom made aluminium canopy to fit on top. I got the trailer canopy fabbed at ACS in Midland (www.acsfabrication.com.au/). They did a fantastic job, key lockable doors front and rear, gas struts on the tailgate etc.

It wasn't cheap, but I'm rapt with the result. It has four interior racks and I can fit four boards plus all the rig components.

For trips away I even stow the kids bikes and other luggage in there.

You can PM me for more info. I probably have my (hand drawn) plans around somewhere.

looks good pointman!

"For trips away I even stow the kids bikes and other luggage in there."

Don't you need air vents so the kids can breathe ???

Here is the Windsurfing trailer I designed and my brother-in-law built (with a little bit of help from me) half a decade ago. It is still going strong and works beautifully.












And what it looked like originally when the aluminium box was sitting in a rusty 8x5 trailer before he built the off-road chassis:






-Mart

And the original plans I sketched up. The end result was pretty close to my original 3D sketch:







Our trailer next to our Windsurfing Camp trailer:

Pyro,

It is sooo easy to build something even with limited skills.
You don't need a welder or anything flash tool-wise.

You can even start with a buggered rusty piece of crap if you are willing to take time and get a bit dirty.

There has been a lot of threads about trailers on here, have a search

Pyro
As mark said you can knock one up out of just about anything, here is my old plywood contraption which sat in a standard 6 by 4 trailer. It did me well and covered a lot of miles.
I initially got a ute to fit my gear in but picked the wrong ute so built a trailer, now i have the right ute and have added a few pics of my new ute back canopy which is under construction at the moment but not likely to hit the roads until December thanks to work

Thanks Guys

Thanks for the photos and information .Now to save up and purchase a trailer and start the construction.

Cheers

Pyro