Do I need a road trailer?
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Topic: Do I need a road trailer?
Posted By: Philsy
Subject: Do I need a road trailer?
Date Posted: 09 Feb 06 at 5:26pm
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Is it worth having a combi road trailer if I'm not planning on taking the boat
out of the sailing club park? My experience is that they're a pain to drag the launching trolley on and off of, and I've nowhere at home to keep one. |
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Posted By: Sumo
Date Posted: 09 Feb 06 at 5:32pm
| Unless the supplier is doing a boat show deal and throwing the combi and cover in for the usual price i wouldn't bother. You can always buy a roadbase later if you find you need it. |
Posted By: KnightMare
Date Posted: 09 Feb 06 at 5:35pm
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Waht boat do you have because if it is a reasonable small one (laser sized) they can be moved on the car roof anyway if you do need to move it somewhere. Unless you are thinking about moving it around a lot of there is a deal i would say no dont get a trailer. if you do need to take it to a builder or somethign you could probably borrow one anyway. ------------- http://theramblingsofmyinnergeek.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Jamie600
Date Posted: 09 Feb 06 at 5:39pm
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Were you referring to resale value? If so then that is a different matter. Most people probably wouldn't buy a second hand boat without a trailer unless it was something that could be car-topped very easily. Otherwise it's a no-brainer, if you don't need one don't buy one! |
Posted By: Philsy
Date Posted: 09 Feb 06 at 5:56pm
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Good point re resale value.
Is it a pain having a road trailer under the boat all the time? Phil ------------- |
Posted By: phantom_iv
Date Posted: 09 Feb 06 at 6:01pm
Possibly, but you can always store them in your garage/garden |
Posted By: redback
Date Posted: 09 Feb 06 at 6:01pm
| Don't bother they are a pain in the arse unless you need one. I've always been able to borrow one for the occasional trip. |
Posted By: Granite
Date Posted: 09 Feb 06 at 6:02pm
It gives you something heavy to tie the boat to, stop it blowing away ------------- If it doesn't break it's too heavy; if it does it wasn't built right |
Posted By: allanorton
Date Posted: 09 Feb 06 at 6:34pm
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don't bother, its just something else that can be stolen, or damaged which needs insuring. ------------- |
Posted By: fizzicist
Date Posted: 09 Feb 06 at 8:38pm
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I take the wheels off mine to stop them getting nicked. It's quite easy to park the boat on top of it as well as it sits lower. ------------- Not all chemicals are bad. Without chemicals such as hydrogen and oxygen, for example, there would be no way to make water, a vital ingredient in beer. |
Posted By: m_liddell
Date Posted: 09 Feb 06 at 10:40pm
No road trailer also makes your boat much less easy to steal 
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Posted By: Ian99
Date Posted: 09 Feb 06 at 11:53pm
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If you're not planning on using the trailer, don't bother buying one. If it just stays in the boat park not doing anything in long grass, it won't be much use after a few years anyway - bits like the wheels and hitch will go rusty, and you'll probably get flat spots on the bearings (if they don't rust up as well!). A new trailer won't cost any more new (relatively) in a few years time when you come to sell the boat, and advertising a 5 year old boat with a brand new trailer makes it much more saleable than a 5 year old boat with a (possibly roadworthy) trailer! |
Posted By: Stefan Lloyd
Date Posted: 10 Feb 06 at 7:05am
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Normally you don't. A lot of clubs have an area to store road trailers. |
Posted By: Philsy
Date Posted: 10 Feb 06 at 4:22pm
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Thanks. I think the best option for me is not to bother.
Cheers Phil ------------- |
Posted By: Rob.e
Date Posted: 11 Feb 06 at 8:08pm
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I've never been to a club with space to store trailers separately, and if its under the boat it's a pain for your neighbours (reducing space and catching their shins), it's a pain taking the boat on and off every time, and it makes the boat easier to nick! It does however give you something heavy to tie the boat to if it's windy... ------------- |
Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 11 Feb 06 at 8:22pm
We have seperate road trailer storage at Hunts. We do insist that all trailers are marked and at work party time each year we go through them. Any which are unroadworthy or unmarked are seperated and the owners informed (if known). If no action is taken then the trailers are cut up/sold off as required. Persoanlly I keep my road base under the boat propped up so the road wheels are off the floor, I find it no bother to pull the trolley on and off it each time. Paul ------------- Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74 |
Posted By: Stefan Lloyd
Date Posted: 12 Feb 06 at 6:45am
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You surprise me. I've never belonged to a club that didn't. Mind you, when you want your trailer you generally find you have to move 30 others to get to it. |
Posted By: les5269
Date Posted: 12 Feb 06 at 8:18am
We have our own spots for trailers at our club.It's our job to keep it tidy tho ------------- 49er 531 & 5000 5025 and a mirror(now gone to mirror heaven)! http://www.grafham.org/" rel="nofollow - Grafham water Sailing Club The greatest inland sailing in the country |