lighting board

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   Trailers built from 29 October 2012 have to be type approved (trailers manufactured before 29 October 2012 are exempt). There was a period of voluntary compliance starting 29 April 2009. Type approval requires:-
Serial number etched onto the chassis 
Side reflectors to be fitted
Lightning board attached to the trailer and not the boat transom
Certificate of conformity required 
Additionally, if built after 29 October 2012 and longer than 6 metres with brakes it must also have reversing lights.

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MarcusNorth Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 26 Aug 25 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote MarcusNorth Report Post Quote Reply Topic: lighting board Posted: 26 Aug 25 at 8:47am
	Trailers built from 29 October 2012 have to be type approved (trailers manufactured before 29 October 2012 are exempt). There was a period of voluntary compliance starting 29 April 2009. Type approval requires:- Serial number etched onto the chassis Side reflectors to be fitted Lightning board attached to the trailer and not the boat transom Certificate of conformity required Additionally, if built after 29 October 2012 and longer than 6 metres with brakes it must also have reversing lights.

Neptune Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 08 Jun 09 Location: Berkshire United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1314	Post Options Post Reply Quote Neptune Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 21 Sep 24 at 7:52am
	I have trailing board arms, they lasted one season and did more damage than I’ve ever had before so they now live in garden
	Musto Skiff and Solo sailor

Sam.Spoons Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 07 Mar 12 Location: Manchester UK Online Status: Offline Posts: 3401	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sam.Spoons Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 12 Feb 24 at 2:26pm
	Yup that would certainly work for an Oppi or Topper on a box trailer.
	Spice 346 "Flat Broke" Blaze 671 "supersonic soap dish"

423zero Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 08 Jan 15 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3420	Post Options Post Reply Quote 423zero Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 12 Feb 24 at 1:04pm
	If the trailer has fixed lights and the boat doesn't extend more than a metre past the lights you don't need anything else.
	Robert

Sam.Spoons Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 07 Mar 12 Location: Manchester UK Online Status: Offline Posts: 3401	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sam.Spoons Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 12 Feb 24 at 11:19am
	When was your trailer built? Does it have fixings for trailer board poles? It's really hard, as I guess you know , to find clear information. But I've found the following (which may or may not be useful to somebody in the future) and it seems a waste not to post it :- You don't need to register a trailer less than 750kg to use it in EU (from .gov so is good info). As a visitor you should* be fine towing abroad as long as your trailer is under 750kg and conforms to the relevant UK regs. If your trailer was built after about 2002 (I seems impossible to find the date the new EU regs came in) you must use the poles to mount the lighting board*, if you trailer doesn't have fixings for the poles it's pretty safe to assume it was built before they were a requirement and you will be ok in the UK. This is anecdotal so, while worth mentioning, may not be 100% reliable. ** My Blaze trailer does not have fixings for poles and the boat was new in 2002. I think I would continue to use the pintle mounted board in the UK if I bought a boat with a newer trailer but would accept that there is a small risk go getting a pull from the boys in blue. Edited by Sam.Spoons - 12 Feb 24 at 11:54am
	Spice 346 "Flat Broke" Blaze 671 "supersonic soap dish"

SalsaPirates Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Newbie Joined: 19 Jan 10 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 37	Post Options Post Reply Quote SalsaPirates Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 12 Feb 24 at 11:17am
	Thanks, my question is specially for trailing on the continent. Can I get away with Pintle hung or do I need to retrofit arms onto my trailer if heading for say Lake Garda?

Sam.Spoons Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 07 Mar 12 Location: Manchester UK Online Status: Offline Posts: 3401	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sam.Spoons Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 11 Feb 24 at 3:12pm
	If your trailer was built before the new regs were introduced you are fine to have a board attached to the boat but all new trailers built since have to have the lights and reg plate to be attached to the trailer not the load. I haven't heard of anybody being stopped and checked but the rule does apply in the UK post Brexit. Edited by Sam.Spoons - 11 Feb 24 at 3:12pm
	Spice 346 "Flat Broke" Blaze 671 "supersonic soap dish"

Gordon 1430 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 27 Jun 17 Location: Lee on Solent Online Status: Offline Posts: 310	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gordon 1430 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 11 Feb 24 at 12:10pm
	I dont have the trailor arms on my road base. I think that was an EEC thing. never been stopped in the UK for it. Always worried me the metal bars would bounce and hit the hull so assume you have to strp them to the boat anyway. My trailor board hangs off the pintels and I tye it to the transom bar. only isue i have had was the mast bouncing out of the cup on the top. Bungee tye down must have come of on the awful speed bumps at Draycot
	Gordon Phantom 1430

SalsaPirates Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Newbie Joined: 19 Jan 10 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 37	Post Options Post Reply Quote SalsaPirates Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 Feb 24 at 11:07am
	How do people trail to Europe. Eg. Do you hang the lighting board off the pintals or do you have to have the trailer arms? I am guessing the latter, even though transom hung is probably better.

The Q Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 07 Feb 22 Location: Norfolk Broads Online Status: Offline Posts: 126	Post Options Post Reply Quote The Q Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 28 Feb 22 at 1:12pm
	Bit of an old one to revive , but I'm using a plastic decking plank (cut to size) for the new light board..
	Still sailing in circles