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    You could put an freak'n outboard on mine and cruise the lake, I've tried PVC caped at the back without success.. Looks like I need to add some "SERIOUS" weight to resolve the issue.. Thanks for all of the ideas!
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    My triaxle didn't float with the 14" steel wheels that were on it factory, but it floated like a b!tch when I put on 15" aluminum rims. I used a 4' peice of 2" pvc filled with concrete on the inside of each frame rail. I think I only used one 80lb bag of concrete for both of them.
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    I have a flat piece of steel lag bolted to the bottom of both bunks works great.
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    Geese guys, fill the tires with sand.
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    Do they all float or just some makes and sizes?
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    Quote Originally Posted by wananewboat View Post
    Do they all float or just some makes and sizes?
    Not all of them do, but the cheaper ones are more prone. My Rocket Trailer floated like pontoon boat.

    Cheaper means less dense aluminum, smaller beams, beams that end at the rear axle, smaller/fewer crossmembers, and trailers that have more axles put on them to overcompensate for less load bearing metal. The additional axle obviously add tires with bouyancy. Steel wheels help them sink. Aluminum wheels help them float; etc. etc.
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