New to this sight. Hey...I just bought a '75 Lancer 25 sight unseen. It's at a marina 175 miles away. I'm looking for a float on trailer. Otherwise I will have to brave the Cape Cod Canal by myself on a new to me boat in the spring. Can anybody help? Where can I find a good, roadworthy trailer without spending 5000 on a new one? It must be tandem axle. Thanks everyone.
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had one on ebay that had an old 21' trihull on it near chicago. too far of a drive but sure someone here will have something, or know of something to be helpful to you...
Unlucky, Not all boats fit on all trailers or, not all trailers fit every boat.
Most sailboat trailers need some adjustments made to fit different sailboats. I have no idea what type of keel your new boat has and that is very important when fitting a trailer to a sailboat. If you know what type keel you have then people on this site will have a place to start from.
Thus, I am of no help what so ever with your problem. Sorry.
Ray
Most sailboat trailers need some adjustments made to fit different sailboats. I have no idea what type of keel your new boat has and that is very important when fitting a trailer to a sailboat. If you know what type keel you have then people on this site will have a place to start from.
Thus, I am of no help what so ever with your problem. Sorry.
Ray
Ocassionally, I see an ad for trailers on sailboatlistings.com
that site is frustrating to use because ads don't expire in a timely way so some are from as far back as 2007. Do you search and then go to the last page and work backwards until the posting dates get too old.
Another good trick is to do your search using Google, then use the advance features to limit your responses to those that came from Craig's List. Then you can look at a lot of CL ads at once. The advance search features can be found under that icon that looks like a gear.
that site is frustrating to use because ads don't expire in a timely way so some are from as far back as 2007. Do you search and then go to the last page and work backwards until the posting dates get too old.
Another good trick is to do your search using Google, then use the advance features to limit your responses to those that came from Craig's List. Then you can look at a lot of CL ads at once. The advance search features can be found under that icon that looks like a gear.
Maybe look for another boat.
The one above was for sale for $3000 (might still be). Anyway if you found something like that you would have a trailer and a parts boat. The pictures....
http://www.sailboatlistings.com/view/29642
...on the listing might help with the trailer. For a boat like that one might look for a car hauler flatbed and make a cradle, but that is going to be hard to do ahead of time, but might work at a yard that could lift the boat on the trailer. Place stands under it and then make a temporary cradle,
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The one above was for sale for $3000 (might still be). Anyway if you found something like that you would have a trailer and a parts boat. The pictures....
http://www.sailboatlistings.com/view/29642
...on the listing might help with the trailer. For a boat like that one might look for a car hauler flatbed and make a cradle, but that is going to be hard to do ahead of time, but might work at a yard that could lift the boat on the trailer. Place stands under it and then make a temporary cradle,
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Actually I have a better suggestion than the one I originally posted. I should have thought of this first since I have actually done this before.
Used trailers are very expensive. Often more than you paid for the boat. But a crappy boat sitting on a decent trailer still sells for the price of the boat, not the trailer. Look around you will see I'm correct. You can find a decent trailer with a crappy boat sitting on it all over Craig's List and eBay. I purchased a rotten C-Hawk fishing boat for $500. It was sitting on a dual axle trailer that I wanted for a Rhodes 22 sailboat. I then stripped off the anchor chocks, engine mount, compass and cleats and sold the stripped hull for $100. So I got a duel axle trailer, and all of that hardware for $400. You will never be able to find a used trailer for $400. Try looking for a nasty boat sitting on a decent trailer.
Used trailers are very expensive. Often more than you paid for the boat. But a crappy boat sitting on a decent trailer still sells for the price of the boat, not the trailer. Look around you will see I'm correct. You can find a decent trailer with a crappy boat sitting on it all over Craig's List and eBay. I purchased a rotten C-Hawk fishing boat for $500. It was sitting on a dual axle trailer that I wanted for a Rhodes 22 sailboat. I then stripped off the anchor chocks, engine mount, compass and cleats and sold the stripped hull for $100. So I got a duel axle trailer, and all of that hardware for $400. You will never be able to find a used trailer for $400. Try looking for a nasty boat sitting on a decent trailer.
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