Same topic, just a little variation...
I'm looking for the same info (I did an archive search already) and have a question: What are the tradeoffs between the two types of trailers I see being used: In one instance, the whole trailer goes in the water, props are positioned and out she comes. The trailer is like a regular boat trailer, only bigger & fancier. With the other trailer type, a crane lifts the whole boat and sets it down on a trailer that should have specialized props, Etc. My issue is that with the 1st trailer, the entire operation is cheeper, as I only have to pay the yard $100 to pull the stick. In the second, The yard will get nearly $300 to pull the boat out of the water and place her on a trailer. I also have to pay the $100 to pull the mast, so that's around ~400 on top of the truck/trailer fee, and I need to do it at the other end as well! Anyone have comments on the trade-offs involved? My boat needs to move from San Diego to San Francisco, about 500 miles. Sailing will take a while (~5-8 days), May-June is a crappy month to go up hill and not only is it up hill, it's up wind and up current, So, we are looking at trailering our soon to be ours Hunter Vision 32...
