Anyone out there running an axle less trailer? Which units are you running, Timbren, Flexiride or a Flexiride knock off?
I'm starting the design process for a trailer, I'm building, for our S2 8.0C project. Not having axles under the keel lowers the boat more than 4" (max flex of springs with long shackles) on bent or dipped cross member trailer and probably closer to 6" on a tandem axle (pun intended) trailer. With some changes to the cross members I can lower another 2". That's about the limit on this boat because of fender to hull clearance and departure angle issues with the long shoal keel. With my tilting keel pan / bow roller design this would allow me to float this 30" draft boat off the trailer when there was 37" of water at the forward edge of the keel.
Why go to the trouble you ask. Well we sail in a lot of lakes in the west where the tide goes out during droughts and the end of the ramp starts getting close as in close enough you can forget launching sometimes. On a ramp angle as shallow as 6 deg. we would not need a tongue extension when launching with our truck camper. I've got a list of good reasons.
Think about it before you say "just use a 4" drop axle".
I'm starting the design process for a trailer, I'm building, for our S2 8.0C project. Not having axles under the keel lowers the boat more than 4" (max flex of springs with long shackles) on bent or dipped cross member trailer and probably closer to 6" on a tandem axle (pun intended) trailer. With some changes to the cross members I can lower another 2". That's about the limit on this boat because of fender to hull clearance and departure angle issues with the long shoal keel. With my tilting keel pan / bow roller design this would allow me to float this 30" draft boat off the trailer when there was 37" of water at the forward edge of the keel.
Why go to the trouble you ask. Well we sail in a lot of lakes in the west where the tide goes out during droughts and the end of the ramp starts getting close as in close enough you can forget launching sometimes. On a ramp angle as shallow as 6 deg. we would not need a tongue extension when launching with our truck camper. I've got a list of good reasons.
Think about it before you say "just use a 4" drop axle".