Fire, police, lifeguard and rescue units can't take a boat out of service to be fitted for a trailer. We build custom aluminum search and rescue trailers to your agency's spec, measured remotely, so the boat stays ready.
Built for fast, repeatable launches
Rescue crews launch at any hour, often at unfamiliar ramps. Bunks and side guides set to the hull help the boat land in the same place every time. Electric over hydraulic disc brakes, sealed LED lighting, and options such as equipment storage, extra lighting and a slide tongue are built around how your crew works.
For agencies
Send us your spec sheet or RFQ. We quote to the spec, call out anything that conflicts with it, and build in San Bernardino, California.
What goes into every ABTrailers build
- Aluminum I-beam frame sized to the load, from 7.5 in to 10 in, so the frame never rusts.
- Galvanized torsion axles with removable, replaceable trailing arms, rated to the boat's loaded weight plus a safety margin.
- Marine disc brakes with aluminum calipers and stainless steel pistons, surge or electric over hydraulic, plus Synflex non-corrosive brake lines.
- Carpeted bunks (2x6 up to 4x10) set to your hull's deadrise, on aluminum uprights and cross members.
- Stainless steel fastener package and sealed LED lighting.
- 3-year standard warranty and our corrosion-free guarantee: a custom aluminum trailer is built to last at least three times as long as a painted or galvanized steel trailer.
How a remote custom build works
- Tell us about the boat. Year, make and model, length, beam, deadrise and loaded weight (fuel, engines and gear). Our online quote builder walks you through it.
- Send a few measurements. If you have a trailer now, a handful of measurements from it (bow eye to tires, coupler size, tongue length) tell us how the boat sits. No trailer? Your boat's specs are enough to start.
- We design the trailer to the hull. We choose the weight rating, frame, axles and brakes, and set the bunks to your hull's shape, then send a written quote.
- We build it in San Bernardino. Pick it up at our shop, or we arrange delivery and freight, including crating and ocean shipping to Hawaii and Guam.
Your boat never has to come to our shop.
Questions owners ask
Can you build to our agency's specification?
Yes. Send your spec sheet or RFQ and we'll quote to it.
Does the boat need to come to your shop?
No. We measure remotely so the boat stays in service.
Do you offer pintle hook couplers?
Yes, along with 2 in and 2-5/16 in couplers.
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