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Old July 18th 18, 09:11 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Home built trailer for old glass ship

Your preference for build vs. buy-and-modify will vary according to your skills, time available, materials available, used trailers for sale, etc.

The one constant is that if the trailer makes rigging/de-rigging the glider difficult, you will very soon (i) hangar it (great but potentially expensive), (ii) tie it out (tough on the glider), or (iii) dread the whole process every soaring day enough that it will discourage you from flying many days when the weather isn't perfect...but it's perfectly soarable.

Good luck. There are lots of examples out there of "good" trailers and "bad" trailers, both conceptually and in the details, of which I'm sure folks would happily send you photos.

Chip Bearden