etrailer | Malone EcoLight Sport Single Kayak Trailer Review and Assembly
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AJ: What's up, everybody It's AJ with etrailer.com. Today, we're going to be checking out the Malone EcoLight Single Boat Trailer. This is going to be bunk style and be good for your heavier fishing kayaks, or as you can see, we put on our regular kayak. The bunks just add extra support and more contact on your kayak and give you plenty of other places to strap it down with that contact being added by the bunks. Let's take a closer look at it.Now what I meant by more contact is You can see the surface area of the bunk is touching the bottom of our kayak all the way down there. So that's just, instead of being limited to like a J-style or it's just that one part or also the V-hull style, which those are fine.
They work great, but this is going to be more for heavier duty applications, giving you plenty of tie-down points and contact to just keep it nice and tied to your trailer.Another great thing about the bunks is they're adjustable. So it's not set to a standard way of doing it. You can loosen these brackets and tilt them in if you need to tilt it in more, or make it more flat if that accommodates the bottom of your boat better. We saw some pictures online of how customers are using it, and it's really nice at how it adapts to the different hulls of the boats. We saw some paddle boats that had more bumps on the bottom, so you can still adjust those and get them right in the grooves to hold it nice and tight.On that same note, you don't have to set up for just one boat.
I like that part too. So if you decide you're not going to take the paddleboard out, you're going to take the kayak, you can easily just loosen these bolts and tilt it in and get it to the hull of your boat you're going to take. You can also adjust the height with these brackets. If you decide that you need to switch that up, there's plenty of extra holes on here to modify it the way you need.When you load up the trailer, though, something to keep in mind is it has a max weight of 400 pounds. So yeah, it's meant for the more heavy duty.
It can handle those kayaks, but make sure you don't exceed that 400 pounds. Also, it has a max length of 14 feet. Our kayak today is 12 feet long, so that kind of gives you an idea of how much space you actually have. There's plenty of room between my Envoy and the kayak here. That's because of the extended tongue, that's not only extended, but it's reinforced here too.
So you don't have to worry about having a weak spot. Being one long piece of metal, it's actually reinforced with these four bolts here, extended out, keeping it nice and away from your vehicle.Something you might not have thought about until you had to do it is the benefit of actually loading it at waist level on that trailer versus loading it up on your roof. J-style kayak carriers, even before when the day starts, getting that kayak off it, over that initial hump and getting it into place can be a little hard. The weight's not a problem, but the heights a little problem for me. I like doing it at waist level on the trailer. It's quicker and easier. And then not to mention at the end of the day, when you're done kayaking, paddling all day, you are a little tired, throwing it up there is even a little harder than it was earlier in the day. So that just takes it and makes it way easier.So I talked about the trailer a whole bunch. Now it's time to see it in action. I'm going to drive around in the parking lot and see how it performs. Now, something to keep in mind when you're driving yours is you're not supposed to go over 70 miles an hour. We're in etrailer parking lot. I'm not going to be going that fast. You shouldn't either.We're back from out drive, and it looks like it handled it pretty well. I'll do the shake test. Still nice and sturdy. I'm shaking the trailer. So that's good. It didn't come loose. I took it over some bumps on purpose just to show you how the trailer would operate when going over like a speed bump or something like that. It does have a leaf spring system on the inside, so it has suspension to able to handle those kind of bumps. Now the smaller tires might make it jump a little bit more, and I can hear it from inside the Envoy, I could hear the jump of the trailer, but it wasn't going anywhere. It was still attached. It just went over the bump and came back down. The suspension helped soften that jump when it hit back on the ground.Along with the leaf springs, there's some other things you might not think about necessarily when you're fi
I assembled the trailer watching this video. I don't think it would have went together so easily without the step by step video. Thank you very much for doing this.
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I should send you a Christmas present for this incredibly clear and helpful video. This video made the assembly very easy. Thank you so much for a great, helpful instructional video!
Awesome! We will 100% pass this to AJ and the video team!
I just finished assembling and wiring my Malone Trailer. This video was essential to get it done smoothly and correctly on the first try.
Awesome, glad to hear the video was helpful!
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I know that exact look... a grown man sitting criss cross applesauce in the floor while putting something together. I've unfortunately been there many times 😂
Us too! Even tougher when you're an older, supposedly grown man...
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Thanks ! Helpful!
We are happy to help! Check out the following link for more information on this sweet kayak trailer.
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my wiring came bundled together, I can't get it through that hole in the front of the trailer.
We're not sure what you mean by 'bundled together'. Can you explain further, please?
If you look at mine it would appear to be one wire… as opposed to his is multiple wires, because mine are bundled together. At the ends they are quick connect and that is the only part that isn’t all wrapped in one protective “jacket”. Due to that, the width is to much to go through the holes in the tongue with or without grommets
The instructions helped a lot assembling the trailer and I added a winch stand and winch that make it more stable and help with loading some. Though, the bunks are still a little too high for heavy fishing kayaks and make the initial loading difficult. Are there any accessories to make loading to the bunks easier?
Some people have used boat guide-ons to help to roll their heavier kayaks onto a set of bunks.
www.etrailer.com/Boat-Trailer-Parts/CE-Smith/CE10401G.html
Why on earth does it sit so high? Can the cross bars go much lower? I want to be able to launch directly into the water.
The bunks are height adjustable, they can be lowered by about an inch from what's shown in the product description and in the video. You could lower the crossbars by a few inches, but you'd need to drill some new holes in the brackets.
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Can you put 12” wheels on this trailer?
You can if you want, but they won't clear the fenders. You'd need to replace the existing fenders with # CE17701G which is compatible with 12 inch wheels. You'll also need to raise the fenders from their current position.
www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Fenders/CE-Smith/CE17701G.html
Thanks, I just went ahead and ordered the CE trailer from y’all. It already has the 12” tires. Thanks!
Can this trailer and rack be adaptable for bicycle racks and/or cargo boxes?
You can mount a bike rack or a cargo box to the crossbars on this trailer. You will just want to be sure that your accessory attachment points are designed to fit a 1 1/4" square crossbar.
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