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423zero 
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 Topic: These New Road TrailersPosted: 09 Feb 16 at 5:03pm |
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They tried to force annual mot's on caravans, but caravan club successfully campaigned against it, did the RYA have any input into this ?
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gordon1277
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Posted: 09 Feb 16 at 5:27pm |
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Looking at the RYA site they did concentrate on some other legislation which they won the argument on, I think but for them we would be having to have certification for all trailers. which would cost us lots more.
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Gordon
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iGRF
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Posted: 09 Feb 16 at 5:35pm |
I had this exact same issue, think it was the trailer that came with the last new boat I bought the 100 probably they are not much use at all. I reverted to the pintle hanging device supplied by Barton I think they're called, it does the job just fine and contains the mast. |
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Noah
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Posted: 09 Feb 16 at 5:44pm |
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I guess that the legislation might cover the manufacture of the trailers to a particular standard. Does it also mandate where the lighting board should be placed?
Fortunately in these days of policing by cameras they can't spot that, and one would hope that a sensible constable - even if he knew the detail of this law - would use his discretion when inspecting the security of the rig. |
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Nick
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skslr
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Posted: 10 Feb 16 at 8:58am |
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In Germany we always have and still are trailering dinghies even though we are not allowed to put the lighting board on the transom. (In fact dinghy trailers already benefit from an exemption
as trailer lighting would need to be absolutey fixed to the base trailer and
not be removable otherwise.) I understand that it the other way is quicker and I definitely would like our trailers to be cheaper (even when not paying HARBECK prices), but I always wondered why people think it is a good idea to put all the stress from the vibrating/shaking lighthing board and mast on the poor rudder pintles. |
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Cirrus
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Posted: 10 Feb 16 at 11:02am |
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A lightly tensioned strap around the hull and the “extensions” supporting the board will stop them from bouncing up and down and life just goes on. Without a full regulation detail in place on 'elastics' that sounds a bit suspect itself. Surely the 'load' should not be involved in any way as that is the 'logic' in place in any event behind these crazy extension bars . While we are at it define 'light tension' - believe me somebody will if any potential litigation can be sniffed out !! Why not come up with a proper engineering solution if you must .... or recognise we have always been required to have appropriate lighting anyway. Should have been in an 'exempted' category if anyone had bothered to argue the case from a positon of some expertise / knowledge. BTW .... All this is only partially to do with Brussels - we already have our own set of bureaucrats working under umbrella 'SI's' to screw things up from a remote desk somewhere in the UK and have done for decades. They also now have a very convenient 'Brussels excuse' to go alongside the all to readily used 'Computer Error' story to hide behind. Edited by Cirrus - 10 Feb 16 at 2:25pm |
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RS400atC
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Posted: 10 Feb 16 at 11:11am |
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People with powerboats have managed OK with these fixings for years.
If your average speedboat driver can cope, how hard can it be? Not saying they couldn't be improved! I'm sure I'm not the only person who's worn away the corners of their lighting board after failing to lash it securely enough to an empty trailer? What really annoys me about dinghy trailers is the terrible suspension, which hardly moves. Why does an RS400 trailer need to be rated at 350kg? |
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jeffers
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Posted: 10 Feb 16 at 11:20am |
I would guess because it is one of the 'standard' family of trailer (220, 250, 275) so may end up carrying something other than a 400 which is a lot heavier.
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Paul
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ventus
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Posted: 10 Feb 16 at 11:20am |
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Rs400atc you are so correct. That's one of the reasons it was such a pleasure to buy a sovereign trailer from Welsh harp and have the correct rated suspension units.
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getafix
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Posted: 10 Feb 16 at 11:34am |
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"I have no idea what this is all about" and that is exactly what I will tell the police if a) they stop me and b) have any clue about this themselves to the point where they ask me about it.
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