Sailboat Trailer Rental?
- Thread starter GorillaToast
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You know that boat is (in theory) only one foot longer than mine, but dang if it don't look a lot larger than an H26 in that picture. She looks beastly (in a good way) sitting behind your truck like that. BTW, that photo would make a great truck commercial stock photo.
I think Will's suggestion will give you an extra 5" of clearance room. It looks like you are using a flatbed. Is the bed of your flatbed made from wooden planks? If so, could you remove one (or part) of a plank right below the keel and drop the keel down into the slot another 6". You would need to find a way to brace the bottom of the keel but I'm thinking you could do that with heavy duty tow straps. I guess before you go to all of that trouble you need to drive the route you plan to take and measure the clearance of every overhang and power line you pass under. You will need a clinometer (sometimes called an inclinometer) Something like this
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod...vLCT3AIVCg1pCh0G8AqoEAkYASABEgLYjfD_BwE&smp=y
No need to go to all of that work if you don't need to... and if you do need to lower your clearance, you will know by how much you need to make it work.
https://forums.sailboatowners.com/index.php?threads/what-makes-your-truck-look-good.191366/
I think you have an entry.
-Will (Dragonfly)
I think you have an entry.
-Will (Dragonfly)
Are your axles under or over the springs? If under and you flip them to over that might do the trick....
https://www.etrailer.com/p-K71-385-00.html
..... I use to to that with my teardrop trailer to go from car show and on-road to hauling it off-road with the Jeep where I wanted more clearance under the trailer.
You will have to check clearances and a few things to see if this is an option. Here is a video going from low to high, the opposite you would like to do but shows what to do....
Sumner
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1300 miles to The Bahamas and Back in the Mac...
Endeavour 37 Mods...
MacGregor 26-S Mods...
Mac Trips to Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Canada, Florida, Bahamas
https://www.etrailer.com/p-K71-385-00.html
..... I use to to that with my teardrop trailer to go from car show and on-road to hauling it off-road with the Jeep where I wanted more clearance under the trailer.
You will have to check clearances and a few things to see if this is an option. Here is a video going from low to high, the opposite you would like to do but shows what to do....
Sumner
=========================================================================
1300 miles to The Bahamas and Back in the Mac...
Endeavour 37 Mods...
MacGregor 26-S Mods...
Mac Trips to Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Canada, Florida, Bahamas
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The boat actually sits on a cradle that is chained to the wood deck of the trailer. I'm going to see if the trailer repair company can remove the deck and weld the cradle to the frame, although I don't know how that might affect launching and retrieving. The keel would need to pass over the end frame, which s straight as opposed to V - shaped like a boat trailer, then drop down to the keel support tray.
As for driving the route and measuring clearances, it's over 600 miles of interstate. That's a lot of bridges. I figure if I can get the boat down to less than the tallest semis I'll be okay.
Google can scout your route for going around some lower overpasses. The size of your trailer will limit possibilities, but consider going through Canada. I don't know for sure, but I think there are just fewer places where you will encounter low over-passes and more open spaces. It is true in Quebec, just north of me. You still have to come back down, though.
Also, you might not need to take her directly to your destination. Launch her in Maine, keep her there until retirement, then sail the rest of the way.
- Will (Dragonfly)
Also, you might not need to take her directly to your destination. Launch her in Maine, keep her there until retirement, then sail the rest of the way.
- Will (Dragonfly)
Just got an estimate for crane rental...
$250/hr starting from when it leaves it's facility until it arrives back home, so looking at $750-$1000 for that. Plus $275 for State of Ohio permit, $185 for City permit, another $200 for county permit...and that doesn't include the cost of a boat rigger to rig the sling!
At that point in the conversation, I politely thanked the man for his time and hung up.
$250/hr starting from when it leaves it's facility until it arrives back home, so looking at $750-$1000 for that. Plus $275 for State of Ohio permit, $185 for City permit, another $200 for county permit...and that doesn't include the cost of a boat rigger to rig the sling!
At that point in the conversation, I politely thanked the man for his time and hung up.
Ouch!
I just did a quick look at sailboatlistings.com and it looks like Hunter 27 Cherubini sailboats go for anything between $3,000 and $9,000. What if you just sold this boat and purchased one that is not landlocked? Use the $3,000 - $4,000 you are going to spend moving this boat to buy upgrades for your new boat.
Another option, instead of selling the boat and buying another one. (Which I can completely understand why he wouldn't want to) Is to buy a trailer that will haul his boat then sell the trailer when he gets to his destination. I recently priced moving a 30' boat just over 100 miles and the quote was $3000.00. One of the quotes was only if I removed the mast first. For that $3000.00 I found a used trailer and moved the boat myself. Gorilla Toast sounds at least as capable of moving the boat himself as I was. My bonus - not only getting a free trailer out of the deal (which I decided to keep instead of reselling) - the only trailer I could find in my area came with a partially restored boat that is worth me finishing!
All this is sounding really complicated! Skip all the difficulties. Buy yourself a trailer, a BOAT trailer! I have never regretted owning trailers for my boats. You could sell it when you get to your destination if you want. Used boat trailers sell easily. However, a trailer is really useful when you need to haul the boat and repair it or refinish the bottom. I keep a set of jacks too.
I think @agprice22 has the best suggestion so far. Maybe reach out to Crazy Dave. I remember seeing on an earlier post where Dave gave someone the exact name and phone number of the original trailer builders for Hunter.
I have a coworker working with a boat trailer company building him a new trailer. It will be at least the value of his boat, but he has had it since new so he just wants to keep it.
I gather you already launch and recover with that trailer, which looks like you use adjustable jack stands. the welding to the trailer would be a lot safer to start with and since you can raise and lower the jack stands you could recover at the higher position, then lower them so the keel drops into a slot for transportation. I've helped do this on the ground with other people's boats, made me very nervous and I made sure I had a clear run and escape path.
I gather you already launch and recover with that trailer, which looks like you use adjustable jack stands. the welding to the trailer would be a lot safer to start with and since you can raise and lower the jack stands you could recover at the higher position, then lower them so the keel drops into a slot for transportation. I've helped do this on the ground with other people's boats, made me very nervous and I made sure I had a clear run and escape path.
Just ran across this one again
https://kdvr.com/2016/07/29/boat-from-minnesota-ends-up-on-highway-in-colorado-mountains/
https://kdvr.com/2016/07/29/boat-from-minnesota-ends-up-on-highway-in-colorado-mountains/
That is a pretty big boat on a cradle with insufficiently sized trailer. Holy cow.
Looked at Search all craigslist....
Mmmm...always looking for excuse to buy new additional boat, plus excuse for trailering current boat.
https://maine.craigslist.org/boa/d/near-new-sailboat-trailer/6585401560.html
Or Ohio:
https://columbus.craigslist.org/boa/d/boat-trailer-for-30-sailboat/6638807230.html
OMG, Schwwing. This is too far, but in my area I drool over this.
https://bellingham.craigslist.org/boa/d/18000-lb-triple-axle-sailboat/6616298564.html
NeW Jersey: https://jerseyshore.craigslist.org/boa/d/sailboat-trailer/6608510556.html
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