does anyone know where I can find a trailer made to fit my vega?
would love to be able to pull it out for maintenance.
thanx, #2225
would love to be able to pull it out for maintenance.
thanx, #2225
trailer
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We have a Triad trailer. It is an extremely well-built trailer, and you can have it built with exactly the options that you prefer. Given the weight of the Vega, we like having the hydraulic brakes; however, they are a pain if you have to do any backing up in sand or even loose soil. Mast stansions and a ladder incorporated into the nose of the trailer are also highly recommended features. Before the Vega, we had a Cape Dory Typhoon, and purchased a Triad trailer for it. Very nice, helpful people who make a great trailer.
Triad Trailers
90 Danbury Road
New Milford, CT 06776
203-354-1146.
Drusie Sheldon
"Spindrift", hull # 1879
Saunderstown, RI
Triad Trailers
90 Danbury Road
New Milford, CT 06776
203-354-1146.
Drusie Sheldon
"Spindrift", hull # 1879
Saunderstown, RI
sprague@... writes:
| Vega No. 2225, fierygame
| We had a trailer built at a country farm machinery shop. I still
| have the sketches from which it was built if you are interested. I
| will be away and not reading these messages until about July 15, if
| you want copies let me know then.
If you have some copies, I would love to take a look at them. Do you by
chance have this electronically?
--
/Jonny
Opera Software
phone:+47-24164370 fax:+47-24164002
| Vega No. 2225, fierygame
| We had a trailer built at a country farm machinery shop. I still
| have the sketches from which it was built if you are interested. I
| will be away and not reading these messages until about July 15, if
| you want copies let me know then.
If you have some copies, I would love to take a look at them. Do you by
chance have this electronically?
--
/Jonny
Opera Software
phone:+47-24164370 fax:+47-24164002
Vega No. 2225, fierygame
We had a trailer built at a country farm machinery shop. I still
have the sketches from which it was built if you are interested. I
will be away and not reading these messages until about July 15, if
you want copies let me know then.
The shop overbuilt the trailer and it is rather heavy. On the other
hand it has served since 1982, today I took the boat on it over to
get some repairs done, and it still tows like a dream. Electric
brakes.
John Sprague, Salt Spring Island, B.C. Flagfish no. 1492.
We had a trailer built at a country farm machinery shop. I still
have the sketches from which it was built if you are interested. I
will be away and not reading these messages until about July 15, if
you want copies let me know then.
The shop overbuilt the trailer and it is rather heavy. On the other
hand it has served since 1982, today I took the boat on it over to
get some repairs done, and it still tows like a dream. Electric
brakes.
John Sprague, Salt Spring Island, B.C. Flagfish no. 1492.
hello all,
i built a trailer for my vega using a trailer , tandem
axle, which was used to move a construction
trailer.one of those little moble office things you
see at contruction sites...picked up the trailer for
$50.00 had the bearings redone and new wheels, $150.00
and then had electric brakes put on, $100.00 , then i
took a cradle from the boat yard, and welded it into
the trailer frame. the results was a sturdy trailer
with very little tongue weight and a easy pulling and
cornering setup. i have moved the boat a couple of
times from boston to LA ...beats shipping the boat
out!
incidentally, the only problem for me is where to keep
the thing as the boat is in the water year round. if
anyone wants it...let me know. its located north of
boston.
tim
i built a trailer for my vega using a trailer , tandem
axle, which was used to move a construction
trailer.one of those little moble office things you
see at contruction sites...picked up the trailer for
$50.00 had the bearings redone and new wheels, $150.00
and then had electric brakes put on, $100.00 , then i
took a cradle from the boat yard, and welded it into
the trailer frame. the results was a sturdy trailer
with very little tongue weight and a easy pulling and
cornering setup. i have moved the boat a couple of
times from boston to LA ...beats shipping the boat
out!
incidentally, the only problem for me is where to keep
the thing as the boat is in the water year round. if
anyone wants it...let me know. its located north of
boston.
tim
Hi Tim and Fellow Vega Sailors:
One of the great things about you Vega people like Tim on trailers is the advice we all receive from each other.
In case anyone runs into a need for a gelcoat match on a Vega herewith some info to file away after some lengthy research and a lot of blind calls:
Last year, our Vega was hit at its mooring on the forward portside quarter. The gelcoat skin was broken in three places and there was a star shaped hit above the bootstripe. With a professional's help we matched the gel coat by buffing out a clean gelcoat sample apprx. 1.5" sq. (no blemishes or defects please) to get as near perfect match as possible under a spectroscopy analysis linked with a computer database of existing gelcoats. Our sample was matched in this way by a Company called Spectrum: 1410 37th Street NW - Suite F - Auburn WA 98001 Telephone: 800-754-5516. Cost for a whole quart was reasonable - about $70 delivered by UPS. A professional is doing our work for us and he recommended this amount to repair the damage and all the dings acquired over the years as well. There are two kinds of kits, one for do-it -yourselfers with instructions and extras, and one for professionals with just the gelcoat. If you need help ask for Mr. Kelly Raume at this Spectrum number. Steve Birch of The Vega Britain group advises that after Vega 3100 each Vega had three gelcoat colors one each for the topsides/hull; one for the deck; and one for the coachroof. Ours is Vega 3228. Older Vegas apparently were of the monochrome variety and hence easier to match-up.
We had to replace our running lights as one was sheared in above accident. We chose a set from Hella a German concern. Polycarbonate case, acryllic lenses and stainless fixture suspending a 10w bulb above any possible condensation. Hella says cases are "watertight yet vented". Price was $40 for a set delivered. Steve Birch says his group offers a special anode assembly that bolts onto the Combi unit for 22 British pounds. I am contemplating this but am fearful of angering the Combi gods. Our unit must have a guardian angel because our Combi drive is quiet, virtually vibration free, and very fuel efficient. I am reluctant to add anything to this temperamental mix but need some sacrificial anode protection. Any other ideas out there. If I could back our Vega in a straight line on the rare occasions needed....................
Hope this helps someone.
Jim
One of the great things about you Vega people like Tim on trailers is the advice we all receive from each other.
In case anyone runs into a need for a gelcoat match on a Vega herewith some info to file away after some lengthy research and a lot of blind calls:
Last year, our Vega was hit at its mooring on the forward portside quarter. The gelcoat skin was broken in three places and there was a star shaped hit above the bootstripe. With a professional's help we matched the gel coat by buffing out a clean gelcoat sample apprx. 1.5" sq. (no blemishes or defects please) to get as near perfect match as possible under a spectroscopy analysis linked with a computer database of existing gelcoats. Our sample was matched in this way by a Company called Spectrum: 1410 37th Street NW - Suite F - Auburn WA 98001 Telephone: 800-754-5516. Cost for a whole quart was reasonable - about $70 delivered by UPS. A professional is doing our work for us and he recommended this amount to repair the damage and all the dings acquired over the years as well. There are two kinds of kits, one for do-it -yourselfers with instructions and extras, and one for professionals with just the gelcoat. If you need help ask for Mr. Kelly Raume at this Spectrum number. Steve Birch of The Vega Britain group advises that after Vega 3100 each Vega had three gelcoat colors one each for the topsides/hull; one for the deck; and one for the coachroof. Ours is Vega 3228. Older Vegas apparently were of the monochrome variety and hence easier to match-up.
We had to replace our running lights as one was sheared in above accident. We chose a set from Hella a German concern. Polycarbonate case, acryllic lenses and stainless fixture suspending a 10w bulb above any possible condensation. Hella says cases are "watertight yet vented". Price was $40 for a set delivered. Steve Birch says his group offers a special anode assembly that bolts onto the Combi unit for 22 British pounds. I am contemplating this but am fearful of angering the Combi gods. Our unit must have a guardian angel because our Combi drive is quiet, virtually vibration free, and very fuel efficient. I am reluctant to add anything to this temperamental mix but need some sacrificial anode protection. Any other ideas out there. If I could back our Vega in a straight line on the rare occasions needed....................
Hope this helps someone.
Jim
i owe a $1000 to the storage yard....so $1000 would
work for me... just dont really need it anymore.
tim
work for me... just dont really need it anymore.
tim
I am about to build a trailer for my Vega, and wondering if anyone
has plans for building one.
Thanks Harvey Cain -- Vega 1065
In AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com, patrice bissonnette vega2055@y...
wrote:
has plans for building one.
Thanks Harvey Cain -- Vega 1065
In AlbinVega@yahoogroups.com, patrice bissonnette vega2055@y...
wrote:
Hi,
I had a trailer built for my Vega. It cost me approximately 1,000 euro. The design will depend on what exactly you intend to use the trailer for. My design is intended for launching and retrieving once per year, from a slip way, where one has a tidal range of at least 6 feet. Because the trailer is immersed in salt water twice per year, it is not intended for long distance trailing. In my case, I leave the mast standing all year around. If you had the mast lowered, the trailer would be capable of towing the boat any distance, the limiting factor being speed. As the trailer does not have springs or suspensions, realistically you would need to store the boat within 20 or 30 miles form your launching site.
Pat Breen
'Goodwinds' V1395
I had a trailer built for my Vega. It cost me approximately 1,000 euro. The design will depend on what exactly you intend to use the trailer for. My design is intended for launching and retrieving once per year, from a slip way, where one has a tidal range of at least 6 feet. Because the trailer is immersed in salt water twice per year, it is not intended for long distance trailing. In my case, I leave the mast standing all year around. If you had the mast lowered, the trailer would be capable of towing the boat any distance, the limiting factor being speed. As the trailer does not have springs or suspensions, realistically you would need to store the boat within 20 or 30 miles form your launching site.
Pat Breen
'Goodwinds' V1395
I'm thinking buying a vega in north europe and bring it to
mediteraneo by road. what kind of care this trip needs ?
mediteraneo by road. what kind of care this trip needs ?
Hi "zanzara50", you're looking for a land transport to Med and your
nickname sounds Italian.
Well I'm Italian and have been thinking about the same: buying a
Vega in Scandinavia, where the market offers plenty of Vegas at
competitive price and take it to Italy by road where the market
offer is close to zero and prices are high. Apart from the
burocratic part of importing the boat, transport seems a major issue
as, although the size (less than 2.5 m large) and weight (2.3 tons)
of the boat make it "trailerable", if you combine the weight of the
boat to the weight of a suitable trailer (which you could rent), you
come out with more than 3 tons and I'm not sure any even large four
wheel driving is allowed to trail such a weight (at least in
Italy!). The alternative of transporting it by truck comes quite
expensive (about 2,000 km) and probably not worth.
Let me know if you find a solution!
Best regards and happy Easter!
marco
nickname sounds Italian.
Well I'm Italian and have been thinking about the same: buying a
Vega in Scandinavia, where the market offers plenty of Vegas at
competitive price and take it to Italy by road where the market
offer is close to zero and prices are high. Apart from the
burocratic part of importing the boat, transport seems a major issue
as, although the size (less than 2.5 m large) and weight (2.3 tons)
of the boat make it "trailerable", if you combine the weight of the
boat to the weight of a suitable trailer (which you could rent), you
come out with more than 3 tons and I'm not sure any even large four
wheel driving is allowed to trail such a weight (at least in
Italy!). The alternative of transporting it by truck comes quite
expensive (about 2,000 km) and probably not worth.
Let me know if you find a solution!
Best regards and happy Easter!
marco
Dear all,
Two possibilities come to mind.
In UK and in Holland there are a lot of good Vega's for sale. Buying
a Vega in the EU will minimise (customs-)formalities.
The first is to sail her, maybe via the French waterways, if you have
the time and a good engine.
The other way is by truck. There are a lot of specialised companies
who will offer their services and experience for approximately 2500
Euro's, excluding crane charges. (from Holland to Italy as an example)
As the width of the Vega is within the limits of normal road
transport you will not need expensive permits or convoy assistence.
You might save some money by transporting your ship by a regular road-
transporter but I would not take the risk on damages and/or delays
because of wrong documentation.
Going in or out the EU is much more complicated on the customs
documents and differs per country.
If you buy the Vega in Scandinavia you might consider putting her as
deckcargo on a cargo-ship bound for Italy.
regards,
Rob
Two possibilities come to mind.
In UK and in Holland there are a lot of good Vega's for sale. Buying
a Vega in the EU will minimise (customs-)formalities.
The first is to sail her, maybe via the French waterways, if you have
the time and a good engine.
The other way is by truck. There are a lot of specialised companies
who will offer their services and experience for approximately 2500
Euro's, excluding crane charges. (from Holland to Italy as an example)
As the width of the Vega is within the limits of normal road
transport you will not need expensive permits or convoy assistence.
You might save some money by transporting your ship by a regular road-
transporter but I would not take the risk on damages and/or delays
because of wrong documentation.
Going in or out the EU is much more complicated on the customs
documents and differs per country.
If you buy the Vega in Scandinavia you might consider putting her as
deckcargo on a cargo-ship bound for Italy.
regards,
Rob
Ref Trailer
This is possible as I have trailered one from Sweden but the price was very expensive (close to £2500). To take it to Italy would be even more expensive. The other way is as ship deck cargo but again the cost is very expensive. The only way to do it cost effective is to sail the Vega but you would need a lot of time, make sure the Vega is seaworthy as many Swedish Vegas do not have any bow rollers or equipment for long tidal sea journeys. It turned out that the engineblew up after five days and I had to get another engine so it certainly did not end up very cheap. You would need at least two,better with three people. If you work out wages lost, time spent then again it is not cheap unless you do it as a holiday. I hope this helps.
Kind Regards
Steve Birch Vega "Southern Comfort" V1703
This is possible as I have trailered one from Sweden but the price was very expensive (close to £2500). To take it to Italy would be even more expensive. The other way is as ship deck cargo but again the cost is very expensive. The only way to do it cost effective is to sail the Vega but you would need a lot of time, make sure the Vega is seaworthy as many Swedish Vegas do not have any bow rollers or equipment for long tidal sea journeys. It turned out that the engineblew up after five days and I had to get another engine so it certainly did not end up very cheap. You would need at least two,better with three people. If you work out wages lost, time spent then again it is not cheap unless you do it as a holiday. I hope this helps.
Kind Regards
Steve Birch Vega "Southern Comfort" V1703
All Nordic countries, except Norway, are members of the EU.
So that is not the problem. 2500 for shipping is not bad. You can
pick up decent Vegas for around EUR 9000 this season in Sweden. I am
buying my first this weekend
/Swede
So that is not the problem. 2500 for shipping is not bad. You can
pick up decent Vegas for around EUR 9000 this season in Sweden. I am
buying my first this weekend
/Swede
Hi all,
I'm still trying to locate a Vega trailer,so I can move my newly
aquired Vega from the Solomons to S-E Ohio( about 400-420 miles).If I
could rent-borrow one I could have it back to its place in a week or
less if necessary.SO, ANYONE HAVE A TRAILER TO SPARE?????
Thanks,
Emil.
I'm still trying to locate a Vega trailer,so I can move my newly
aquired Vega from the Solomons to S-E Ohio( about 400-420 miles).If I
could rent-borrow one I could have it back to its place in a week or
less if necessary.SO, ANYONE HAVE A TRAILER TO SPARE?????
Thanks,
Emil.
I'm almost ready to purchase Vega. I'm looking for one with the trailer.
I'm in AZ.
Anybody knows where to find the trailer for this boat.
Also, is Toyota 4Runner with (8cyl engine) strong enough to pull the
boat?
Thanks,
Mark
I'm in AZ.
Anybody knows where to find the trailer for this boat.
Also, is Toyota 4Runner with (8cyl engine) strong enough to pull the
boat?
Thanks,
Mark