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Matt Jackson View Drop Down
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    Posted: 09 Dec 13 at 4:51pm
Originally posted by rolo2

Welding?
I thought the modern Oppy parent just used the lashing points on the Rib or
the roof of the motor home :-)
Hmm, I take exception to the term 'Oppy parent' ;-)
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just roll it in the back of the (lowered) T5... 
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A friend of mine put a single Topper on a 4x3 foot box trailer and had a series of problems. The draw bar needed extending and  broke dragging the tail of the Topper along the road. With the tubes strapped to the sides it was too top heavy and unstable on sharp turns, it capsized during a U turn!Thank full the said tubes took the damage. This small box trailer was simple to narrow and not robust enough. Now a 6x4 box trailer with good axles/running gear should be a good starting
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The best sailing kit I have ever owned was a West Mersea Laser/Topper Double stacker.
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Three boats one on top of the other plus box will be over 6ft. The base of the trailer needs to be wider than the boat itself. I would recommend finding your nearest boat owner with a west Mersea trailer, take your measuring tape, camera and welder friend along and copy that design. 

We did exactly that to make a 6 stacker, copied the Laser/Topper version and made our own.

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