Oppy trailer design

A friend of mine put a single Topper on a 4x3 foot box trailer and had a series of problems. The draw bar needed extending and  broke dragging the tail of the Topper along the road. With the tubes strapped to the sides it was too top heavy and unstable on sharp turns, it capsized during a U turn!Thank full the said tubes took the damage. This small box trailer was simple to narrow and not robust enough. Now a 6x4 box trailer with good axles/running gear should be a good starting

Originally posted by rolo2 Welding? I thought the modern Oppy parent just used the lashing points on the Rib or the roof of the motor home :-)

Consider buying a base trailer and doing modifications suitable for the carrying of other single handers when designing the Opi trailer. This way when you sell it there would be more buyers interested and if the kids move on then you can tow other single handers. A trailer that does 3 toppers, opi's or lasers would not be that dissimilar. The length of the trailer is key to making other boats work as they are longer.

Originally posted by laser193713 Here you go, someone's done it for you! http://www.purplemarine.com/dinghy/trailers-boat-covers-sails/multi-boat-trailers/west-mersea-box-trailer-with-racks-for-3-optimists-750kg-unbraked.html

Edited by Matt Jackson - 09 Dec 13 at 12:37pm

Make sure the tailgate at the back of the box opens - otherwise you cannot get any gear in or out without moving the bottom oppie.  Other than that, it's a pretty simple frame needed with the cross bars not too far apart.  Stacking 3 is easy and done by plenty of folks (we only do 2).  Oh, and, stating the bleeding obvious, make sure you have a jockey wheel for moving it around.