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andybury 
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 Topic: New boat trailer RegsPosted: 08 Feb 13 at 8:41am |
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See the link below to see photos of the regs for dinghy trailers .
http://www.boonboats.co.uk/acatalog/Road_Bases.html This is what I was looking for when I first posted this thread but it looks like most people are unaware of the new regs. Edited by andybury - 08 Feb 13 at 8:43am |
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SoggyBadger
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Posted: 08 Feb 13 at 8:50am |
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As far as I can tell the new regs only apply to new trailers.
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andybury
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Posted: 08 Feb 13 at 8:57am |
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Yes thats right but can’t find any info anywhere. I can see lots of companies are not selling the new style trailers - Indespensions website there is no mention and all looks the same.
Surely somebody needs to put out a press release to inform us all if there is a change. |
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andybury
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Roger
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Posted: 08 Feb 13 at 10:18am |
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I can see the market in second hand trailers growing and prices rising, these new trailers can only be more expensive.
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JimC
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Posted: 08 Feb 13 at 10:26am |
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There's certainly a strong motivation to refurbish old road bases rather than buy new ones... Maybe even Grandfather's axe type refurbishments will become popular...
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rb_stretch
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Posted: 08 Feb 13 at 10:44am |
Missed this thread first time round. I've got one of those trailers with the internal lighting setup for my bigger boat and they are a nightmare. Basically they are not salt**ter proof, so I'm forever scraping terminals to make the connections good. Far better off and more reliable to have a separate lighting boat that has no connections on route and never goes near salt water.
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Owenfackrell
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Posted: 08 Feb 13 at 3:02pm |
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Not sure how they will apply the front lights to a cat trailer as most if not all have the hulls out sdie of the wheel line and the trailer frame. oh and i like the fact that my lighting board sits on the back of the cat where it is easy to see not low down like the suggested place which is also a lot lower than car lights are.
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Blackie
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Posted: 09 Feb 13 at 1:03pm |
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I think it's almost as confusing for the trailer manufacturers as it is for the users!!!
It seems VOSA were told by the government to step into line with European law regarding trailers. They don't have the will or the manpower to manage it. They've brought in all the new legislation but their guys were as confused about it(initially) as everyone else. And they've said publicly that they won't be policing it. As a user I wouldn't give it a second thought as the onus is on the manufacturer to make sure any new trailers meet the regs. We've made dinghy trailers with lights to the euro spec for many years and have made them with the lighting arms as per the Boon link. But we think (taking advice from within the industry) that although lights need to be mounted on the trailer when it's empty we can still mount them on the boat when loaded. Certainly that's what some of the German trailer makers are doing.... Edited by Blackie - 09 Feb 13 at 1:22pm |
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RS400atC
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Posted: 09 Feb 13 at 1:53pm |
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Boat trailers designed for launching seem to be exempt from some things anyway.
But is a combi base designed for launching? Or does a combi count as a trailer? |
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