[bolger] Re: Micro Trailer Ideas
Chuck,
Sea of Cortez in the Fall and then either Belize or Florida in the winter.
I took a cartopper with me down to the Yucutan last winter and had a
blast. I decided though, that I wanted something a bit less athletic and a
bit more relaxing to explore with in the future. The Micro was my choice.
MZ
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Martin,
Where will you be sailing that Micro. Any chance you'll find youself in SF
Bay. I would love to check out your sail boat!
Chuck, (Fairfield, CA)
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Sea of Cortez in the Fall and then either Belize or Florida in the winter.
I took a cartopper with me down to the Yucutan last winter and had a
blast. I decided though, that I wanted something a bit less athletic and a
bit more relaxing to explore with in the future. The Micro was my choice.
MZ
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Subject: [bolger] Re: Micro Trailer Ideas
Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2000 16:23:34 EST
Martin,
Where will you be sailing that Micro. Any chance you'll find youself in SF
Bay. I would love to check out your sail boat!
Chuck, (Fairfield, CA)
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Martin,
Where will you be sailing that Micro. Any chance you'll find youself in SF
Bay. I would love to check out your sail boat!
Chuck, (Fairfield, CA)
Where will you be sailing that Micro. Any chance you'll find youself in SF
Bay. I would love to check out your sail boat!
Chuck, (Fairfield, CA)
Ernie make many good points. ESPECIALLY the part about trailers being
mostly oversprung. This is less a prob with a ballasted Micro than with an
unballasted boat. For the next illustration, assume the Micro weighs 800
lbs all up and is 15' overall.
Around Tampa Bay we are blessed with 3 different trailer manufacturers,
Continental, Magic Tilt and Performance. Makes for really cheap boat
trailers.
A 14' galvanized trailer with 13" tires and bearing buddies capable of
holding 800-1000 pounds (depending on model) goes for less than $500. You
do have to build your own bunks, etc as the ones that come with it won't
work for a micro. My 350lb jon boat/motor rests on a trailer capable of
toting 1200lbs similar to the one described above. It bounces so hard I'm
always afraid the welds in the boat will break.
Another thing to check out is jet ski trailers. These are short, but
typically rated at 500-900 lbs. Remember, these boats can hang off the back
of the trailer a long way; only powerboats with big motors on the transom
need to be supported back there. On The light Scooner web site, find the
pictures of the Jochems schooner on its trailer and you'll get an idea of
how to set up the length,etc.
Robert & Amy Lundy
St. Petersburg, fla.
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mostly oversprung. This is less a prob with a ballasted Micro than with an
unballasted boat. For the next illustration, assume the Micro weighs 800
lbs all up and is 15' overall.
Around Tampa Bay we are blessed with 3 different trailer manufacturers,
Continental, Magic Tilt and Performance. Makes for really cheap boat
trailers.
A 14' galvanized trailer with 13" tires and bearing buddies capable of
holding 800-1000 pounds (depending on model) goes for less than $500. You
do have to build your own bunks, etc as the ones that come with it won't
work for a micro. My 350lb jon boat/motor rests on a trailer capable of
toting 1200lbs similar to the one described above. It bounces so hard I'm
always afraid the welds in the boat will break.
Another thing to check out is jet ski trailers. These are short, but
typically rated at 500-900 lbs. Remember, these boats can hang off the back
of the trailer a long way; only powerboats with big motors on the transom
need to be supported back there. On The light Scooner web site, find the
pictures of the Jochems schooner on its trailer and you'll get an idea of
how to set up the length,etc.
Robert & Amy Lundy
St. Petersburg, fla.
robert@...
amy@...
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ernie Murphy [mailto:ernie@...]
> Sent: January 08, 2000 12:47 AM
> To:bolger@...
> Subject: [bolger] Re: Micro Trailer Ideas
>
>
> I took the big jump to a commercial trailer for my little Thomaston
> Galley. Got the smallest model they had at the boat store and made my
> own wooden stem bracket with a winch.
>
> What I do not like about it is the springs are set for a MUCH heavier
> boat. It tends to CLANG over bumps as if it had no springs at all.
>
> What I'd recommend is getting a good weight measurement/estimate/guesti
> mate of your Micro and do a little research for the smallest trailer to
> handle that weight. Then get your local boat place to build you that
> model, just using a long enough tongue to fit your length. I believe
> trailers are shipped as parts and assembled at the boat stores, so with
> a little wrangling you can get this option.
>
> Expect the boat guy not to understand what you need, but since after
> all he's used to heavy Clorox bottles. Since it's winter he might be
> hungry for the work and do what you need anyway.
>
> You are probably better off building your own bunks then buying his. I
> was lucky and the cheap carpeted ones that came with the trailer worked
> for me, being long enough to sit under the aft bulkhead and transom.
> The Galley doesn't have much rocker back there so it fits flush.
>
> "martin ziebell" <ziebel-@...> wrote:
> original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger/?start=1577
> > I'm completing a fine looking Micro and it's time to get her on a
> trailer.
> > After some looking around and thinking how she'll spend much of her
> life
> > bouncing around on that trailer, I'm thinking I should put out the
> dough for
> > a quality trailer. Does anyone out there a) have a proper trailer
> they
> > want to part with OR b) know of a manufacturer (preferable in the
> West) that
> > offers proper trailers (i.e. sized for a micro)?
> >
> > Martin
> >
> >
> >
> > My voice mail number (which I check regularly when I
> > am in the U.S.) :
> >
> > (520)778-8130
> >
> > My Email address is
> >
> >ziebell@...
> >
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I favor large wheels but also I read an article in MAIB some time ago and
changed the bunks on my trailers from front to back to side to side, now
have lots of support with 2X6 and 2X8 covered with boat trailer carpet
from Cabellas. Somebody may have old issue of Maib. Clyde
Martin ziebell wrote:
I'm completing a fine looking Micro and it's time to get her on a trailer.
After some looking around and thinking how she'll spend much of her life
bouncing around on that trailer, I'm thinking I should put out the dough for
a quality trailer. Does anyone out there a) have a proper trailer they
want to part with OR b) know of a manufacturer (preferable in the West) that
offers proper trailers (i.e. sized for a micro)?
Martin
My voice mail number (which I check regularly when I
am in the U.S.) :
(520)778-8130
My Email address is
ziebell@...
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I took the big jump to a commercial trailer for my little Thomaston
Galley. Got the smallest model they had at the boat store and made my
own wooden stem bracket with a winch.
What I do not like about it is the springs are set for a MUCH heavier
boat. It tends to CLANG over bumps as if it had no springs at all.
What I'd recommend is getting a good weight measurement/estimate/guesti
mate of your Micro and do a little research for the smallest trailer to
handle that weight. Then get your local boat place to build you that
model, just using a long enough tongue to fit your length. I believe
trailers are shipped as parts and assembled at the boat stores, so with
a little wrangling you can get this option.
Expect the boat guy not to understand what you need, but since after
all he's used to heavy Clorox bottles. Since it's winter he might be
hungry for the work and do what you need anyway.
You are probably better off building your own bunks then buying his. I
was lucky and the cheap carpeted ones that came with the trailer worked
for me, being long enough to sit under the aft bulkhead and transom.
The Galley doesn't have much rocker back there so it fits flush.
"martin ziebell" <ziebel-@...> wrote:
original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger/?start=1577
Galley. Got the smallest model they had at the boat store and made my
own wooden stem bracket with a winch.
What I do not like about it is the springs are set for a MUCH heavier
boat. It tends to CLANG over bumps as if it had no springs at all.
What I'd recommend is getting a good weight measurement/estimate/guesti
mate of your Micro and do a little research for the smallest trailer to
handle that weight. Then get your local boat place to build you that
model, just using a long enough tongue to fit your length. I believe
trailers are shipped as parts and assembled at the boat stores, so with
a little wrangling you can get this option.
Expect the boat guy not to understand what you need, but since after
all he's used to heavy Clorox bottles. Since it's winter he might be
hungry for the work and do what you need anyway.
You are probably better off building your own bunks then buying his. I
was lucky and the cheap carpeted ones that came with the trailer worked
for me, being long enough to sit under the aft bulkhead and transom.
The Galley doesn't have much rocker back there so it fits flush.
"martin ziebell" <ziebel-@...> wrote:
original article:http://www.egroups.com/group/bolger/?start=1577
> I'm completing a fine looking Micro and it's time to get her on atrailer.
> After some looking around and thinking how she'll spend much of herlife
> bouncing around on that trailer, I'm thinking I should put out thedough for
> a quality trailer. Does anyone out there a) have a proper trailerthey
> want to part with OR b) know of a manufacturer (preferable in theWest) that
> offers proper trailers (i.e. sized for a micro)?
>
> Martin
>
>
>
> My voice mail number (which I check regularly when I
> am in the U.S.) :
>
> (520)778-8130
>
> My Email address is
>
>ziebell@...
>
> ______________________________________________________
I'm completing a fine looking Micro and it's time to get her on a trailer.
After some looking around and thinking how she'll spend much of her life
bouncing around on that trailer, I'm thinking I should put out the dough for
a quality trailer. Does anyone out there a) have a proper trailer they
want to part with OR b) know of a manufacturer (preferable in the West) that
offers proper trailers (i.e. sized for a micro)?
Martin
My voice mail number (which I check regularly when I
am in the U.S.) :
(520)778-8130
My Email address is
ziebell@...
______________________________________________________
After some looking around and thinking how she'll spend much of her life
bouncing around on that trailer, I'm thinking I should put out the dough for
a quality trailer. Does anyone out there a) have a proper trailer they
want to part with OR b) know of a manufacturer (preferable in the West) that
offers proper trailers (i.e. sized for a micro)?
Martin
My voice mail number (which I check regularly when I
am in the U.S.) :
(520)778-8130
My Email address is
ziebell@...
______________________________________________________