Can scoop a 25' trailer space....

[Tim1790]

Hi, I have been waiting for a slip or mooring to open up but can now get cheap, secure 25' parking space for a boat/trailer a couple hundred yards from a good boat ramp on a military base. No wires so I think I could leave the boat rigged all season. Does anybody have the length or a catalina 22 ON the trailer (26-27'?). Will also be happy to hear opinions on the best rig for this opportunity. Thanks

 

[rgranger]

When you say length, Do you mean air draft?

 

[JBP-PA]

I think he means total on-trailer length. He found a 25 ft parking space.

 

[Crazy Dave Condon]

Is the Catalina 22 a fixed wing keel, swing keel or a fixed Finn keel? How much overhang will there be from the end of the trailer. A photo of the trailer parking slot would be helpful. As former dealer selling boats to the military, I have seen some spacers either not wide enough nor long enough.

 

[rgranger]

I think he means total on-trailer length. He found a 25 ft parking space.

Yeah... I got a little off track when he talked about leaving it rigged.

 

[Rick Webb]

Itsa gonna be close and there is not really a standard trailer

There are hinges that can be added to the tounge to shorten it's total length that may buy you the two or three feet that you need to shorten the total length


Amazon.com: Fulton HDPB330101 Fold-Away Bolt-On Hinge Kit for 3" x 3" Trailer Beam - 5,000 lb. Weight Capacity : Automotive

 

[LloydB]

Check with the renter of the parking lot as to specific rule of measurement because they may limit parking to documented boat length (size) rather than actual measurement prop to ball hitch. Similar to fees and restrictions when renting a slip.

 

[Project_Mayhem]

I usually add 3-4' to the boat length when it's on the trailer. It's a rough number and will vary from trailer to trailer. A lot of the time people wont notice an overhang if it's just a tongue or if the back of the spot has space that's normally unusable. Personally I'd just go for it and hope that they don't complain. You probably wont overhang by much. Assuming that there's some normally unusable space at the back of the parking spot (up against a fence, parking barrier, etc), it may not overhang by more than a few inches in the front which is unnoticeable by most

 

[morbidfollower]

I had my wing keel on trailer in a 25' space. Just fit with me taking the rudder off. Obviously the tongue extension was in all the way.