Trailering a C27

[Donna]

We are having a trailer built for our 1979 C27. The local lake we sail on has no marina with facilties to lift our boat out for maintenance on the hull,etc. The plan we have drawn is based on putting a C27 cradle on a 27ft trailer (sort of like Judy B's if anyone has seen her website. However we have been told we are going to have a problem putting the boat on the trailer in the water. The ramp we will be using is of course slanted and the boat is going to float on level. What happens with other boats is that as the trailer is pulled out of the water, the bow of the the boat rises and the keel comes to rest on the keel support. We would like suggestions in how to deal with this problem. Thanks

 

[Rob]

Check the Ramp depth

We seem to have run into the same problem. I would check the water depth at your launch ramp.With a fin keel 4', you did not say which keel you have, plus the extra height for the trailer axle and wheel to ground - aprox 1'. The water needs to be aprox 5' deep before your trailer leaves the ramp or the tongue extension forces you to get your truck wet.Also watch the angle of the ramp. On a steep ramp in Florida I have seen an owner have to submerge the cockpit of his boat before it floated enough to lift the keel and the rest of the boat free.I wasn't that lucky, I ended up finding a marina on another part of the lake that could handle the launch.If anyone comes up with anything or a special trailer - please add it to this thread.Good Luck