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Rupert 
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 Topic: Silver Dream racer articlePosted: 02 Apr 16 at 6:28pm |
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Weight bearing exercise does my back in...
But a decent, well balanced trolley copes with 90% of the problem, and is much less damaging to a class than making all existing boats obsolite. |
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Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686
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maxibuddah
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Posted: 02 Apr 16 at 8:56pm |
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too true Rupert. My D-one's trolley is too long for the boat. It means that it is a real pig to pull about if you have the boat right up against the bow support. Move it back 6" and its great. Still couldn't pull it up the hill at Wimbleball on my own though. Would need a support team of 5 I reckon to get a Finn up it |
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Everything I say is my opinion, honest
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iiiiticki
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Posted: 02 Apr 16 at 10:53pm |
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It is much easier if the cradle and wheels are in the right place but usually the best balance for pulling means the boat tips backwards off the trolley. Someone needs to invent a system that clips the bow to the trolley accurately, easily and firmly.
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realnutter
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Posted: 02 Apr 16 at 11:20pm |
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I suspect trollies are just a bit too generic... I mean they're built for a 13-foot boat, without really paying attention to where the COG is for a specific boat...
If the trolley is the right length for its boat (COG position included) then there's nothing wrong with using the painter to hold it in place... After my sail today, I just carried my 20kg boat to its road trailer.. when you have a sensible boat, who needs a trolley anyway? |
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iiiiticki
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Posted: 03 Apr 16 at 9:50am |
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....i just invented it. A hook through the bow eye and a rope passing through a hole or over the handle to an overcentre clip, like a contender rig tensioner or hieldfeldt? lever. Clip on, snap down and off you go! No string to come loose and no cursing from following sailors desperate for tea and snickers.
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423zero
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Posted: 03 Apr 16 at 10:35am |
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Four wheeler, no need to worry about balance, tiller steering, (technology exists to make a powered trolley, but how many would be prepared to pay, probably a couple of thousand).
iiiiticki, I think it is a Highfield lever.
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iiiiticki
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Posted: 03 Apr 16 at 9:54pm |
Yes of course....too much motor racing!
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getafix
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Posted: 04 Apr 16 at 1:03pm |
Given an aging demographic in sailing and boating in general, I think you might find that four wheels and powered may well be a feature on shorelines and slipways in future. I've often wondered at the lack of powered winches to pull trolleys and trailers clear of the water, enabling |
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gordon1277
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Posted: 04 Apr 16 at 1:28pm |
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Mayhttp://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MOTORISED-JOCKEY-WHEEL-Solid-Wheel-12v-Electric-Caravan-Trailer-Mover-12-Volt/371577955068?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&be we could use something like this
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423zero
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Posted: 04 Apr 16 at 6:30pm |
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At my club we have a climb up from club to water, (the dam is approx' 30 feet high), the dam wall is our jetty, I am very fit, but I struggle pulling "Enterprise" up on my own, I can easily pull Minisail up.
Our older members cannot pull any boats up this slope without help, yet they are perfectly good sailors, competing in 3 races, last 2 back to back, fortunately we are a friendly club and this is not yet a problem, but it could be. Their are probably other clubs with access issues, perhaps a powered Golf trolley manufacturer is missing an opportunity here.
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