trailering

I've got a 1988 Catalina 25 that I trailer. I live about four hours from the Gulf of Mexico and travel main state highways or interstates. I've got two large cargo straps that run abreast at the the stern and bow to help secure my Catalina while trailering. While trailering the straps are...

I'm buying a Macgregor 26x and want to do alot of cross country travelling with it. I'd appreciate any advice on any of the following topics: 1.Is the standard stock trailer up to towing thousands of miles? What should I examine to make sure the trailer that comes with the boat is in good...

I've owned my 1990 26S for 8 years now. She normally sits in a slip at my local marina all summer with a trip to the Great Lakes a couple of weeks a year. I'm getting ready to head down to Florida, a 3,000 mile round trip. I've tried a few different ways but have not been able to come up with...

I am making some plans for the future. This will include a Catalina 270 on a trailer I can pull behind my truck. This will be new for me, today I sail a Catalina 22. Any feedback on: Is a 270 difficult to trailer? Is the mast hard to step? Any lessons learned / thing to avoid? Any feedback...

Just bought a1989 Capri. There was a pin in the luff channel at the base of the mast which I thought was welded to the base plate. Turns out it wasn't and it is lost. Can anyone tell me what it was for? I think it may have been a filler/support to reinforce the sides of the mast base when the...

Hello All, I co-own a C&C 25 Redline that came with a trailer. I am looking for insight, instructions, pictures, videos on the best way to step the mast when trailering. Also, the boat has a crack in the lower part of the center that we want to fix: I would appreciate some info on how to remove...