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17' Grumman Canoe & Trailer with Cargo Box

We needed a way to carry our canoe and the top of our van or motor home/camper was not an option. I designed and built this trailer as a solution. The cargo box was an after thought, but works very well. In our first outing, it (the cargo box) was used to carry fire wood. It is also a good place for life jackets, lawn chairs, BBQ, camping gear, etc. The canoe sits on an overhead rack in the inverted position which is the way a canoe should be carried and stored. All welded steel tube. Tires/wheels 4.80 x12" spoke. Steel fenders. 900# springs. Wiring internal. Hitch for 2" ball. Just right to tow behind your small vehicle, pickup/camper or motor home.

Although this trailer (and canoe) has been sold, I am about to begin fabrication of another similar the one in the following link (Trailer). The trailer (and canoe) pictured in this link is my personal trailer and not for sale. The trailer I'm about to start will be the same. Note the canoe tilts up for access to the cargo box.

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Shown with our 17' Grumman aluminum canoe loaded for trial fit.

I've added a car top cargo carrier. The cargo box was an after thought and just happens to fit almost perfectly with "0" clearance fore/aft and only 1" clearance at each side. All wiring is inside the tubes. Taillights are LED. Heavy duty Bungee cords hold the canoe in place. Brackets to hold paddles to tongue and spare tire mounted, trailer is completed and ready to tow. We towed this trailer with canoe and load of firewood in the box behind our 20' motor home/camper on a 500 mile trip to a mountain lake in WA last Summer (2007) with no problems. Towed easily. straight and true. The trailer and canoe have since been sold and another trailer has been built to replace it. We replaced the canoe with an Old Town FG (fiberglass). The new trailer was improved to tilt up for access to the cargo box. See that trailer here or visit the Gallery here.

I can design a canoe/kayak trailer to fit your needs and since I am a semi-retired metal-smith with the facilities and equipment, you can rest assured that the trailer will be professionally built and my rates are very reasonable.  It would not be difficult to place bicycles on each side of a canoe and cargo area with minor additions to the trailer (for example). Call me at 541-935-4586 or email me here.