Fitting a trailer to O'Day 240, Tongue extension?

[Michael Moorman]

I am helping my son fit a trailer to his O'Day 240 which draws 2'8".One addition will be a tongue extension. The current tongue is 3.5"dia.Am considering putting a ball 2' from the end of a 12' piece of 3.5" channel.Then putting a clamp on the end to tie it to the trailers tongue.The trailer that he borrowed to put it in the water was for a Hunter 23 which has about the same draft keel. However the trailer was much really light for thejob. Its toungue extends 6.5 feet which proved to be a little on the short sideeven at a steep ramp.Any comment on a 10' extension ?mpm

 

[Mark Price]

Tongue Support

If you make a longer extension you might need to arrange a wheel to support the tongue when everthing is extended ( or use the trailerjack wheel if it is large enough to roll down the ramp and not stick on ever little bump). Mark PriceS/V Wendy Lee