Car topable double hander

   Apart from the obvious Mirror (great boat but slower than I'd like) any other suggestions for a Double Hander that will go on the roof rack of a MPV without needing a crane to get it on and off.

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Coolhand Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 30 Apr 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 34	Post Options Post Reply Quote Coolhand Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Car topable double hander Posted: 10 Jul 08 at 1:18pm
	Apart from the obvious Mirror (great boat but slower than I'd like) any other suggestions for a Double Hander that will go on the roof rack of a MPV without needing a crane to get it on and off.

ratface Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 07 Apr 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 686	Post Options Post Reply Quote ratface Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Jul 08 at 1:27pm
	need to know more.... e.g : what you want from a boat? Budget? Sailing ability? and loads more other stuff which i cant think of right now
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Coolhand Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 30 Apr 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 34	Post Options Post Reply Quote Coolhand Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Jul 08 at 1:38pm
	[/QUOTE] What you want from a boat? Club race evenings (2 adults), take the young family exploring (one at a time) at weekends in sheltered waters. Budget? Up to £2500 but preferably a lot less Sailing ability? RYA Level 2 plus some real world experience. I more interested in options at this point in time, so as I suspect that car topable and double handed already restricts them I don’t want the above to influence the suggestions too much. [/QUOTE] Edited by Coolhand

Villan Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 26 Nov 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1768	Post Options Post Reply Quote Villan Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Jul 08 at 2:22pm
	National 12? Can get em nice and cheap. Tasar? NS14? (Way out of budget I think, but might be one to look at for ideas?) Why are you looking to rooftop rather than tow? You open yourself up to a lot more options if you can tow the boat.
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Rupert Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 11 Aug 04 Location: Whitefriars sc Online Status: Offline Posts: 8956	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rupert Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Jul 08 at 2:52pm
	Laser 2 springs to mind. Nice and narrow to tie down, and pretty cheap. Watch out for max load allowances, though. I've regularly roof topped a Firefly, and this works fine, though the mast sticks out front and back, of course.
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James Morley Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Groupie Joined: 22 Jan 08 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 46	Post Options Post Reply Quote James Morley Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Jul 08 at 4:06pm
	You are much better off going for a combi trailer it much quicker and easier. Most second hand boats come with them anyway.
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JimC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 17 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6662	Post Options Post Reply Quote JimC Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Jul 08 at 4:58pm
	What's the weight limit on the roof of your vehicle? The days when you could chuck up anything that didn't actually crush the roof are long gone, and ypu mustn't exceed the permissible limit...

radixon Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 27 Oct 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2407	Post Options Post Reply Quote radixon Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Jul 08 at 5:43pm
	If for example you had a van it is then possible to "car top" a lot more boats. Obviously a Laser Pico is a one adult, one child boat and car toppable but isn't a 2 adult boat and comes in under budget new. What about a Miracle? Could this be car topped easily? Whatever double hander boat you get will require at least three people to get it off due to the weight/shape of it.

Jack Sparrow Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 08 Feb 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2965	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jack Sparrow Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Jul 08 at 6:14pm
	Only takes two for this ... but it's not really RYA level 2 safe but seriously you are going to struggle with just about any boat that isn't made from exotics.
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Alex C Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 18 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 108	Post Options Post Reply Quote Alex C Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Jul 08 at 7:09pm
	Laser 2 sounds about right. You could even get it in the 'Fun' version without the trapeze or spinnaker.