Re: [bolger] micro trailering - extending trailers
You know, it wouldn't take a whole lot of engineering to build an extending
tounge on a trailer, instead of an extension.
You back down the ramp till the back tires of the tow vehicle are just out
of the water. Get out, and if needed, use a small hand winch to extend the
tongue. You would easily get the trailer another 12 feet back into the
water, on a short Micro trailer.
You would leave it extended when parking after launching the boat, unless
they are short parking spaces.
After retieving the boat, you would simply winch the tongue back in,
shortening the trailer by 12 feet or so. On level ground it should be pretty
easy.
tounge on a trailer, instead of an extension.
You back down the ramp till the back tires of the tow vehicle are just out
of the water. Get out, and if needed, use a small hand winch to extend the
tongue. You would easily get the trailer another 12 feet back into the
water, on a short Micro trailer.
You would leave it extended when parking after launching the boat, unless
they are short parking spaces.
After retieving the boat, you would simply winch the tongue back in,
shortening the trailer by 12 feet or so. On level ground it should be pretty
easy.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Trudy Nash" <tnash@...>
To: "Bolger Forum" <bolger@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 1:01 PM
Subject: [bolger] micro trailering
> Hi again! You all have been helpful in your advice about my possible
> micro purchase. Now the issue that's troubling me is that the boat will
> have to sit high on the trailer to accommodate the sway back and keel.
> There's a good chance I'd be trailering it myself a good deal with an
> old ford V8 conversiion van. Seems like I'd have to back it DEEP into
> the water to get her afloat, possibly getting my wheels spinning on a
> mossy ramp somewhere on the rocky coast of Maine. Their ramps are
> pretty steep. I found a trailer with rollers and side supports and can
> probably get a long tongue. But still, it sits high. Do many of you
> micro cruisers trailer your boats? My intention is to harbor hop.. Any
> suggestions?
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> Thanks in advance,
> Trudy
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