How to make jet ski stand

[gtile04]

Hey guys does anyone have plans on how to make a jet ski stand (not the pvc stand) i would like to build one that looks as good as this one

I would appreciate your help

[christian79]

Dude I have been there and done that...... Spent $70 on 600LB casters (US Made) and $40+ on wood and screws...... After few hours of cutting and screwing....... I had one very heavy, ugly (yet strong) stand. You know what I did after that...... Ordered two of these:

http://greenhulk.net/showthread.php?t=109788

Do yourself a favor, unless you can weld, pay a professional. And this is coming from a person who HATES to let anyone do something for them.

[ttbone72]

cheap ski stand

I made this out of scrape lumber and had the casters.The braces for the walk boards just slide across when i need to work on a ski. Not as nice as prev. post but it has held up for about 10 years now.

[NJJer]

Dude I have been there and done that...... Spent $70 on 600LB casters (US Made) and $40+ on wood and screws...... After few hours of cutting and screwing....... I had one very heavy, ugly (yet strong) stand. You know what I did after that...... Ordered two of these:

http://greenhulk.net/showthread.php?t=109788


Do yourself a favor, unless you can weld, pay a professional. And this is coming from a person who HATES to let anyone do something for them.

I am going to get some of those as soon as I find a way to get them here and not break the bank. They are worth every penny they cost.

[CDW78]

I actually was wondering the same thing a few weeks ago - found the plans some where here and went to lowes and they even cut the wood for me ( for free ) Ive got about 50$ into it all.

Here's exactly what I used to make it myself from 2x4's - so far it holds up good with the gp1200 on it.

I used the extra wood to reinforce down the sides ( where the one in the pic has only 3 pieces, mine has 5 ) and used a boat load of screws.

Goto Harbor freight and get your wheels $ 5 bux a piece.

Goodluck!

[sshec152]

check out SUCKMYWAKE. he has plans on how to build them with wook and pvc. They will very strong. he uses them with his gp1300r and rxt-x

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what size castors and what weight were they? i went to lowes and there were different load bearing sizes and prices....which range from 12 bucks to 5 bucks. I think the 5 dollar ones were rated for 125lbs.

[Sierra8]

Got my casters at harbor frieght for a pvc cart and a wood cart I made, think they were 4 or 5 bucks rated at 275 lbs they have a pretty good selection.

[L Carlson]

Carl makes the strongest ones ever!!! http://www.greenhulk.net/showthread.php?t=112996

[smacota1]

Or..........if you are a redneck like me.....you can put these together really cheap and not one has broken even with an FZR on them. Use two together, front and rear

http://www.greenhulk.net/showthread.php?t=117924

[MotoristKW]

PM sent about stand.

[jlink]

This might be a dumb question, but how do you get the ski off the trailer and onto the stand? Do you just pick it up? Seems a bit heavy to do that but I can't figure out any other way...

[Sierra8]

I line up the bunks on the stand with the trailer and have someone push the front and someone pull the rear of the ski. I find it easier if you keep adjusting the height on the trailer tongue during the process to keep the bunk height on the trailer a little higher then the stand. 4 strokes are heavy spray the trailer bunk with wd40 or they make a product specifically for bunks (forgot what its called) so the ski will slide easier. When I have no one to help me, I pull the ski's off using my quad

I also strap the stand to the trailer so it doesn't move during the process.

[CDW78]

This is what I used. Work perfectly.

[Cutlass]

This might be a dumb question, but how do you get the ski off the trailer and onto the stand? Do you just pick it up? Seems a bit heavy to do that but I can't figure out any other way...

I hooked the trailer up to the truck so it wouldn't move or flip, line the stand up behind the trailer, strap the stand to the trailer, and push the ski off the trailer and onto the stand. One person can do it. to get it back on the trailer, use the winch strap and crank it back up on the trailer.