Aluminium trollies

We are talking Finn's Rupert, the cradles and bow supports (and presumably Mr Cobb meant same cradle, different frame) probably have to be a tad more substantial than those for an International Moth. Its odd, I've had a bit of a trawl round, and no-on seems to publish the weight of their trolleys.


Edited by JimC - 18 Mar 19 at 11:08pm

Originally posted by JimC We are talking Finn's Rupert, the cradles and bow supports (and presumably Mr Cobb meant same cradle, different frame) probably have to be a tad more substantial than those for an International Moth. Its odd, I've had a bit of a trawl round, and no-on seems to publish the weight of their trolleys.

True. A genuinely light weight trolley would simply snap in 2 under a Finn.

In the musto and 49er when you are trying to get sails up and launch on a windy day the weight in the trailer is pretty handy to keep the boat from flying off. I would not want an aluminium trolley in these boats as the weight saving does not get you reduced container costs or transport costs to any measurable value so what is the point. Maybe in a Finn where the boat is so heavy that you want to reduce weight on the shore but in the lighter boats it is not so obvious.  

Originally posted by bdu98252 ...so what is the point.

You'll find out as you get older...

Originally posted by Sam.Spoons Originally posted by JimC Originally posted by bdu98252 ...so what is the point. You'll find out as you get older... Too damn right! I'm going to try this, take the sail, dagger, rudder and any loose bits out of the boat then pull it up a slipway. They probably weigh 10-15kg, the difference between a steel trolly and an ally one. The difference is more obvious in light boats, a Finn is still a big old lump on shore even with 10kg less trolly to haul up the slip.......