Has anyone heard of a way to trailer a boat without a lift. Our harbour has a trawler trailer and the harbourmaster won't pull the boat out after last years try. (He say's it worked.....but barely) I've heard you can chain down the trailer at low tide and then sail the boat on at high tide and pull it away at low tide again. This whole idea seems dicey...at best. Any experiences with this situation?
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Check Cruising World....
They had an article about a guy who trailered a C-30 about a year ago. Best of Luck -- Rob
They had an article about a guy who trailered a C-30 about a year ago. Best of Luck -- Rob
Hauling a boat without a lift
Although there is a yard in Port Jefferson with a travellift, many of us choose to use a contractor with a yard away from the water. He has a couple of special trailers that operate as follows: The trailers have hydraulic four arms with pads at the upper ends. These arms are remotely controlled. When he comes to the ramp, the contractor backs the tow truck to a point near the water. He then uncouples the trailer which is now attached to the truck only by a cable attached to a winch on the truck. The boat is brought to a dock at low tide, and tied up alongside. The contractor operates the winch that allows the trailer to be lowered into the water under the boat. When the trailer is positioned under the boat, the hydraulic arms are raised to support the boat. With everything in place, the winch is operated to bring the boat out of the water, and back up tothe truck. The trailer is then attached to the truck by the coupling, and the whole rig is set to go to his yard. This operation sounds pretty complicated, but it takes only about 5 - 10 minutes to get everything set, and get the show on the road. Good luck.
Although there is a yard in Port Jefferson with a travellift, many of us choose to use a contractor with a yard away from the water. He has a couple of special trailers that operate as follows: The trailers have hydraulic four arms with pads at the upper ends. These arms are remotely controlled. When he comes to the ramp, the contractor backs the tow truck to a point near the water. He then uncouples the trailer which is now attached to the truck only by a cable attached to a winch on the truck. The boat is brought to a dock at low tide, and tied up alongside. The contractor operates the winch that allows the trailer to be lowered into the water under the boat. When the trailer is positioned under the boat, the hydraulic arms are raised to support the boat. With everything in place, the winch is operated to bring the boat out of the water, and back up tothe truck. The trailer is then attached to the truck by the coupling, and the whole rig is set to go to his yard. This operation sounds pretty complicated, but it takes only about 5 - 10 minutes to get everything set, and get the show on the road. Good luck.
I can tell how they do my C27 next week
Weather permitting, I'm moving my C27 to a new marina next weekend and taking it out of the water. This marina doesn't have a lift and they routinely take boats out of the water with a large yard trailer. I'm looking forward to seeing how they do it as I might buy a trailor to store my boat on when it's out of the water. Paul
Weather permitting, I'm moving my C27 to a new marina next weekend and taking it out of the water. This marina doesn't have a lift and they routinely take boats out of the water with a large yard trailer. I'm looking forward to seeing how they do it as I might buy a trailor to store my boat on when it's out of the water. Paul
We enjoy our C 30 both on the water and in our yard in the winter. I had a three axle custom trailer made with an extension tongue that extends and retracts from within the center beam. This gives the trailer approximately 30 more feet of length which enables the trailer to back in deep enough and allows me to power on to the trailer up to the adjusted bow stop.We use a ford f250 to pull the boat out, As it is being pulled I keep enough power on to keep her pressed against the bow stop until I feel her settle on the bunks. After out of the water, we put wheelblocks behind the wheels, pull 2 pins, retract the tongue , replace the pins and ready to go. We also use a heavyduty dolly wheel that keeps the extension tongue from bowing. Hope you find this to be of help.
Pictures
Could you please post some pictures of your boat comming out of the water and the boat on the trl behind the boat. It would be really cool to see. Scan them in, its a pretty unique thing. We don't have anything like that up around Vancover Island. Only seen small boat do it that way. Nothing around 30 feet. Brad
Could you please post some pictures of your boat comming out of the water and the boat on the trl behind the boat. It would be really cool to see. Scan them in, its a pretty unique thing. We don't have anything like that up around Vancover Island. Only seen small boat do it that way. Nothing around 30 feet. Brad
Special Trailers
I don't know if you'll find a trailer for a 27. But if you do you can't get from a yard trailer to your trailer without a travellift. These yard and road trailers are VERY expensive. If I had to guess I'd say 50 to 75 grand. Regards, Chris
I don't know if you'll find a trailer for a 27. But if you do you can't get from a yard trailer to your trailer without a travellift. These yard and road trailers are VERY expensive. If I had to guess I'd say 50 to 75 grand. Regards, Chris
Launching
We inland sailors trailer regularly. I trailer sail my C270 to different waters. It is common to put boats 30' and larger on trailers at least seasonaly even if they don't go anywhere. I don't think your harbor master knows what he is doing, the trailer you are using is not suited to the job, or your launching ramp is not deep enough. To launch and retrive the 270 we have to unhook the trailer on the ramp and lower it down the ramp and 30' tow strap. The trailer has to be pretty deep to get the boat on or off. That's using a wing keel. If you have a fin, you may have to crane it.
We inland sailors trailer regularly. I trailer sail my C270 to different waters. It is common to put boats 30' and larger on trailers at least seasonaly even if they don't go anywhere. I don't think your harbor master knows what he is doing, the trailer you are using is not suited to the job, or your launching ramp is not deep enough. To launch and retrive the 270 we have to unhook the trailer on the ramp and lower it down the ramp and 30' tow strap. The trailer has to be pretty deep to get the boat on or off. That's using a wing keel. If you have a fin, you may have to crane it.
Here is one way to trailer a C-30
I purchased my boat in San Diego. I loved having it there. But needed to get it home to Utah. I called on quotes for trailers. $7k to $10k. So I made my own for $2600. I also needed to step the mast by myself. So I made a tabernacle, "A" frame and did it myself. I will put photo's in the forum under C-30 Trailering.
I purchased my boat in San Diego. I loved having it there. But needed to get it home to Utah. I called on quotes for trailers. $7k to $10k. So I made my own for $2600. I also needed to step the mast by myself. So I made a tabernacle, "A" frame and did it myself. I will put photo's in the forum under C-30 Trailering.
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