post launch trailer rinsing system

[phatdaddy]

these are some pics of a trailer rinsing system i installed on my trailer. most trailer experts say the most damage is done while you leave your tailer at the ramp for 8-10 hours with salt water drying on it.

http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo214/gls216/DSCF0587.jpg

bladder tank which holds 5-6 gallons



http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo214/gls216/DSCF0589.jpg
pipe running down the frame

http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo214/gls216/DSCF0591.jpg

flex pipe running behind wheels with sprays attached

http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo214/gls216/DSCF0592.jpg

open the valve and spray after you launch

http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo214/gls216/DSCF0596.jpg

go fishing and don't worry about your trailer

[randlemanboater]

Good idea.

I always wash mine off after launch in saltwater. Seems to have made a difference.

[reelapeelin]

That's one of those damn good ideas...and looks like you set it up to accept a hose when you get home...how much pressure on the tank?...:clap:

[phatdaddy]

50psi on the tank when empty w 50 psi on the water hose. you fill it at the house until it goes static. the t handle is a threaded plug where i add squirt of soap. also, when i get home and back it in the shed, i just hook up a hose and let it spray for about 10 minutes, then close both valves and it is loaded for the next trip.
i don't have brakes, but for you guys that do, you could plumb this into flush ports.

the beauty of this is you get a pressurized water source to wash off your trailer with no pumps , wires, batteries, etc. and there is not anything to steal at the ramp.

[RidgeRunner]

Love the design of your self-contained rinse system. Not to mention the concrete filled PVC to keep the trailer from floating and the gussets on the bunk brackets. You sir are crafty.

[reelapeelin]

[QUOTE=phatdaddy;186330] the t handle is a threaded plug where i add squirt of soap.


So instead of soap, you could add salt away as well...

[bgreene]

Very nice - good way to keep the salt off.

Makes me think about keeping a pump tank in the SUV to spray after being in the salt water.

[tsubaki]

Very innovative phat, great idea, I love it!!:clap:

[phatdaddy]

thanks guys, can ya tell it's been a slow winter in the irrigation business...

[Destroyer]

Damn.. I threw away a waterlogged expansion tank just like that about 2 months ago... got a brandy new one on my boiler now... <sigh> Great idea though. Nicely thought out. I usually launch in semi-fresh water and run downriver to the ocean, but there's always a trip or two to a salt water launch ramp. Might not be a bad idea. Gotta think about how to rig it up.. are those 180* irrigation nozzles?...and maybe a bigger tank. I reely like the part about washing out the brakes. :clap:

[phatdaddy]

those are Xeri spray nozzels made for drip irrigation. they are 180*. a waterlogged tank would not work, you need the bladder to give added pressure as the water is being sprayed. i was thinking about changing the 1" line down the frame to the valve to 2". should give me about 5 minutes of spray vs the 2 minutes i have now. if you have a tank the rest of the materials are bout $20. the tanks run around $50