Towing In Europe

Another reason to vote out, we could create a law where all europeans towing in the UK (citizens exempt) must wear banana hats and play cheesey 80 misic at full blast with windows down at all times😂

Originally posted by ballcocks Originally posted by blueboy Originally posted by ballcocks Another reason to vote out! So you think enough people would want to buy a new trailer that's illegal to tow in the rest of Europe that manufacturers would have any realistic choice except to comply to EU rules? Yes certain of it.

sunny is it, where you are, little fluffy clouds and rolling green meadows?

... you've been smoking those funny fags again and ended up in a chocolate biscuit box cover view of olde engerland.  wake up and smell the <euro> coffee.

Sorry to re-ignite this topic, but now I have a new boat and a new trailer and I now understand what all the fuss is about.  The boat is an Osprey Mk5 and therefore 17'6" long.  The trailer and it's arms are quite ridiculous and I had to tie them up to stop the arms bouncing around.  I won't be dashing off to Europe, but I do plan on doing an occasional Open and Nats in the UK. My current plan is to just put the tail board on the mast fitting on the transon and then tow it as I did in the good old days!!  I'd be interested to hear if anyone has had a problem doing this in the UK?  Don't our wonderful traffic cops have bigger fish to fry?
Differant topic I know - but Osprey Mk5 - beautiful boat!

The length of 'bouncy' light supporting arms on many of these 'new improved' combi bases is a complete joke.  In time metal fatigue will surely cause many to fail dumping god knows what in the path of other road users...  In engineering terms the designs many now being sold are complete bonkers imo !  It will only be a matter of time .. and metal fatigue until the legal snakes swarm all over the first 'accidents'.  Who will be to blame ?  The user/owner ?  The trailer builders/suppliers?  The regulation drafters ? 

Avoid them like them the plague if you have any choice.  'They' want us to pay more for an inferior set-up ? Really ? ... I'll stick with my decent 10" wheeled 'pre-regulation' base - it will be well maintained and never sold as long as I haul a dinghy around !  Buy up decent used ones if you see them advertised is my advice - and look after them.




Edited by Cirrus - 19 Oct 16 at 12:29pm

I have a lovely lighting board with arms in my garage if anyone wants to buy one. I suppose I may use it if I ever tow the trailer without the boat on it. Can't see that happening.