Sure, if you've got a couple of hundred grand for the truck and trailer, lol.What's not trailerable about that? It looks pretty much ready to go to me.
US towing permits
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Some of the nonsensical posts here are confusing the theoretical possibly of a particular boat being towed down the road with 'trailability'.
That being said both individual circumstance and some ingenuity on the part of the boat designer and/or owner can help.
While I've towed BlueJ well over 1000 miles in one go, and she has a lifting keel, I would never consider boats of her type trailerable. Its just way too much work. Too much displacement, mast, beam, systems. That's why in the summer she sits happily in a slip 5 miles from home. I've often contemplated taking her to off-lake regattas, but always pass. Way too much work.
That being said both individual circumstance and some ingenuity on the part of the boat designer and/or owner can help.
While I've towed BlueJ well over 1000 miles in one go, and she has a lifting keel, I would never consider boats of her type trailerable. Its just way too much work. Too much displacement, mast, beam, systems. That's why in the summer she sits happily in a slip 5 miles from home. I've often contemplated taking her to off-lake regattas, but always pass. Way too much work.
Good thing I didn’t call the highway patrol while you were pulling my boat the last 5 miles to your driveway. :-D
Ron;
You could launch it with the right equipment but one thing going against you would be a long ramp into the depths of the bowels of the earth which is few and far inbetween. Once I told a tractor trailer driver he could launch off that ramp a smaller sailboat on his rig. He looked at me real funny and laughed waiting for a day to get a crane in. When I mentioned him by is nickname and then said who I was, he then listened as I knew the ramp which had been elongated over the years to launch any size sailboat as there were no travel lifts on that lake. He did with success with me helping. He bought me lunch and was on his way. He forgot about me but there were a couple times later bringing boats to me and if a load shift, he pulled in to straighten out the load. It is all in the gear and knowing the ramps but yours would be a little difficult to say the least.
You could launch it with the right equipment but one thing going against you would be a long ramp into the depths of the bowels of the earth which is few and far inbetween. Once I told a tractor trailer driver he could launch off that ramp a smaller sailboat on his rig. He looked at me real funny and laughed waiting for a day to get a crane in. When I mentioned him by is nickname and then said who I was, he then listened as I knew the ramp which had been elongated over the years to launch any size sailboat as there were no travel lifts on that lake. He did with success with me helping. He bought me lunch and was on his way. He forgot about me but there were a couple times later bringing boats to me and if a load shift, he pulled in to straighten out the load. It is all in the gear and knowing the ramps but yours would be a little difficult to say the least.
Yes, you can get a wide load permit in Canada. It has been a while since I have done that and when I did, the permit was about $25 and it was good for 2 days. In the U.S. permits can be good for up to 2 weeks which helps if you have weather issues and can't go (or for some other reason). You have to call the Ministry of Transportation for details.
Each state has their own permitting process so you have to check the restrictions, permit process and so on as Jackdaw so kindly pointed out. There is no central Ministry of Transportation in the USA for these permits.
Jackdaw has answered my question fully in the post #2.
Need is the mother of invention, when it comes to reducing the towing width and staying within the legal limit - see the photo (Edit: not my boat)
Need is the mother of invention, when it comes to reducing the towing width and staying within the legal limit - see the photo (Edit: not my boat)
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Not my boat - I have since corrected my post. And yes, I amBosman, you're a genius
- Will (Dragonfly)
That's become rather common for situations like that... factory OTR delivery of short but beamy boats.
The new Fareast 37r will be delivered from the factory in China in a open-top 40 foot shipping container. On its side. Now THAT'S rad.
We're fortunate not to have many restrictions enforced in our province. They pretty much leave us alone, some will even escort us through the day to the dock without a permit. I hauled ours home, my wife followed behind to keep others off our tail. 12.5
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Well, lacking any real evidence then, I'll take your word for itNot my boat - I have since corrected my post. And yes, I am
- Will (Dragonfly)
My previous boat was a swing keel Catalina 25 and I trailer sailed it for most of the 6 years I owned her. The previous owner built a mast raising crane onto the tongue of the trailer that will lift the full mast, rotate it to vertical and set it on the mast base by just turning a crank on the bow. I could rig and launch in 45 minutes at any ramp.
He had obtained a US patent for it but never made any more.
He had obtained a US patent for it but never made any more.
I'm designing a system that is integrated into my boat. The idea is to slide the mast backwards, over a transom arch or stern mounted mast cradle, connect the foot of the mast to the tabernacle, clip the fore stay to the system and swing into position and done. This would make dropping the mast for low bridges a breeze.
- Will (Dragonfly)
Dam
Damn Will, Artist, Philosopher, Woodworker, Farmer, Engineer, Sailor. You sure have a lot of talent. I'm jealous.