Re: Junebug - to trailer or not to trailer????
I car topped (actually truck topped) our Junebug for years on a rack I
built for the back of our F-150 extended cab. The rack is just an open box
structure with corner gussets and four legs stuck in the corner wells of the
truck box. The top of the rack is just above cab height. Originally build
to accommodate canoes. Since then it's carried Junebug, Gypsy, and/or 2
kayaks. Whatever you use, Junebug is always best carried right side up. You
can launch her from car, truck, utility trailer, etc. absolutely vertically
from a very high warf, cliff, bridge, etc. She does ride nicely in the back
of a pickup, but even with eight feet of combined truckbed and tail gate
you'll still have 6' of boat sticking out in the air. A pad or block secured
to the tailgate to lift the bow a bit will rocker the stern end down nicely
into the bed and reduce rocking while you're on the road. Tying a two way
yoke off the bow cleat to either side of tailgate opening will also help. I
tied the bowline to the rack I mentioned. I managed to carry Junebug, Gypsy,
and two kayaks all at once this way. With the utility trailer attached I've
managed to add a couple of canoes to the load (though admittedly without the
Junebug in the back of the truck at the time - that would only work if I
could drive from home to the shore without having to make any turns).
jeb, eager to push away from the shores of Fundy
built for the back of our F-150 extended cab. The rack is just an open box
structure with corner gussets and four legs stuck in the corner wells of the
truck box. The top of the rack is just above cab height. Originally build
to accommodate canoes. Since then it's carried Junebug, Gypsy, and/or 2
kayaks. Whatever you use, Junebug is always best carried right side up. You
can launch her from car, truck, utility trailer, etc. absolutely vertically
from a very high warf, cliff, bridge, etc. She does ride nicely in the back
of a pickup, but even with eight feet of combined truckbed and tail gate
you'll still have 6' of boat sticking out in the air. A pad or block secured
to the tailgate to lift the bow a bit will rocker the stern end down nicely
into the bed and reduce rocking while you're on the road. Tying a two way
yoke off the bow cleat to either side of tailgate opening will also help. I
tied the bowline to the rack I mentioned. I managed to carry Junebug, Gypsy,
and two kayaks all at once this way. With the utility trailer attached I've
managed to add a couple of canoes to the load (though admittedly without the
Junebug in the back of the truck at the time - that would only work if I
could drive from home to the shore without having to make any turns).
jeb, eager to push away from the shores of Fundy
I have a Junebug that I store and transport on a trailer. It fits in
my garage which I prefer since it is completely protected from the
elements and vandals. It's also very easy to simply pull it out of
the garage by hand and hook it up to my Aerostar van. I have the so-
called "UPS" trailer from ez-loader, I paid around $400.00 for it if I
remember correctly. I had to rotate the bunk supports 90 degrees so
they would run athwartships instead of fore and aft. Also the springs
are fairly stiff for such a light boat.
Mike
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my garage which I prefer since it is completely protected from the
elements and vandals. It's also very easy to simply pull it out of
the garage by hand and hook it up to my Aerostar van. I have the so-
called "UPS" trailer from ez-loader, I paid around $400.00 for it if I
remember correctly. I had to rotate the bunk supports 90 degrees so
they would run athwartships instead of fore and aft. Also the springs
are fairly stiff for such a light boat.
Mike
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "ibelucky2002" <daysatnight@h...>
wrote:
> I took my nymph out this weekend (see previous discussion onused
> leeboards lol). I loaded it in the back of my full size truck with
> the gate down. In ten minutes I was loaded and on the road. I
> on of my kids old skateboards to take it to the water and launchthe
> (note, next time tie a rope to skateboard for easy retrieval).
> Couldn't have been easier!
>
> I am also thinking of my next boat and wondered if anyone had every
> carried a junebug like that? My truck has 8 feet supported with
> gate open so if I placed stern in the weight should be pretty wellin
> the truck. I don't have anything against trailers but I live in a
> subdivision and either have to take up my garage or pay someone to
> store it. The nymph has a nice loft under the rafters of my garage
> and the junebug could easily do the same.
>
> Thanks for the input.
>
> Doug
Sounds like an excellent plan. The flat bottom of Junebug will slide in
the truck bed nicely. A few tie downs and you're off.
I had a neat dolly for a dinghy once made from two 20" bicycle tires and
some 2x4's, which allowed pushing/pulling over rougher terrain..
Rick
ibelucky2002 wrote:
the truck bed nicely. A few tie downs and you're off.
I had a neat dolly for a dinghy once made from two 20" bicycle tires and
some 2x4's, which allowed pushing/pulling over rougher terrain..
Rick
ibelucky2002 wrote:
> I took my nymph out this weekend (see previous discussion on[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> leeboards lol). I loaded it in the back of my full size truck with
> the gate down. In ten minutes I was loaded and on the road. I used
> on of my kids old skateboards to take it to the water and launch
> (note, next time tie a rope to skateboard for easy retrieval).
> Couldn't have been easier!
>
> I am also thinking of my next boat and wondered if anyone had every
> carried a junebug like that? My truck has 8 feet supported with the
> gate open so if I placed stern in the weight should be pretty well in
> the truck. I don't have anything against trailers but I live in a
> subdivision and either have to take up my garage or pay someone to
> store it. The nymph has a nice loft under the rafters of my garage
> and the junebug could easily do the same.
>
> Thanks for the input.
>
> Doug
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Doug, the pickup is a great wayto haul a boat if it will fit. An additional idea is to fashion a bracket to fit the receiver of a trailer hitch and extend an arm out to the rear and weld on a bracket to carry a portion of the overhanging boat.
Also, small trailers can be found that will tip up on the back end to store upright.
Also, small trailers can be found that will tip up on the back end to store upright.
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From: ibelucky2002
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Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 10:43 PM
Subject: [bolger] Junebug - to trailer or not to trailer????
I took my nymph out this weekend (see previous discussion on
leeboards lol). I loaded it in the back of my full size truck with
the gate down. In ten minutes I was loaded and on the road. I used
on of my kids old skateboards to take it to the water and launch
(note, next time tie a rope to skateboard for easy retrieval).
Couldn't have been easier!
I am also thinking of my next boat and wondered if anyone had every
carried a junebug like that? My truck has 8 feet supported with the
gate open so if I placed stern in the weight should be pretty well in
the truck. I don't have anything against trailers but I live in a
subdivision and either have to take up my garage or pay someone to
store it. The nymph has a nice loft under the rafters of my garage
and the junebug could easily do the same.
Thanks for the input.
Doug
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I took my nymph out this weekend (see previous discussion on
leeboards lol). I loaded it in the back of my full size truck with
the gate down. In ten minutes I was loaded and on the road. I used
on of my kids old skateboards to take it to the water and launch
(note, next time tie a rope to skateboard for easy retrieval).
Couldn't have been easier!
I am also thinking of my next boat and wondered if anyone had every
carried a junebug like that? My truck has 8 feet supported with the
gate open so if I placed stern in the weight should be pretty well in
the truck. I don't have anything against trailers but I live in a
subdivision and either have to take up my garage or pay someone to
store it. The nymph has a nice loft under the rafters of my garage
and the junebug could easily do the same.
Thanks for the input.
Doug
leeboards lol). I loaded it in the back of my full size truck with
the gate down. In ten minutes I was loaded and on the road. I used
on of my kids old skateboards to take it to the water and launch
(note, next time tie a rope to skateboard for easy retrieval).
Couldn't have been easier!
I am also thinking of my next boat and wondered if anyone had every
carried a junebug like that? My truck has 8 feet supported with the
gate open so if I placed stern in the weight should be pretty well in
the truck. I don't have anything against trailers but I live in a
subdivision and either have to take up my garage or pay someone to
store it. The nymph has a nice loft under the rafters of my garage
and the junebug could easily do the same.
Thanks for the input.
Doug