[Rhodes22-list] Jay Bulfer, Captain Rummy asked, " What larger trailerable?"

[Joseph Hadzima]

Gee Ed,

What about the new Corsair 750, or the older F27 & T28,
then there is also the Seaward 26RK; I know they all fit on
a trailer, and can sail to Catalina Island from the CA
mainland :-)  I also believe the Catalina 25 has a wing
keel, which may require a tongue extension on the trailer
for most boat ramps.  Amajor disadvantage of the wing keels
is when used in shallow waters where you may run aground. 
The usual technique of rocking the boat may break the wing
keel, and then you're in "deep do do" even if in shallow
water :-)

I do a gree that much more research is required when
attempting to find a trailerable coastal cruiser, than sail
boat used in protected or lake waters (unless you're
talking about one of the Great Lakes).

good luck Jay!


--- Tootle <ekroposki at charter.net> wrote:

> 
> Jay:
> 
>      Captain Rummy asked a very important question, "What
> larger
> trailerable?"
> 
>       In todays market, and in the real world a sailboat
> that one man or one
> man and his wife can safely and easily launch and
> retrieve is not currently
> made.  
> 
>        If you think, that the sailboats advertised in the
> 25-26 range that
> utilize water ballast are safe for the trips that you
> propose, then think
> and carefully analyze them.  I would say that you should
> carefully study the
> safety issues involved with production sailboats using
> water ballast.  I
> will leave the details to your research.  You may have
> seen advertisements
> for a Mac 26.  That is a motorboat first and sailboat
> second.
> 
>       There are essentially few concepts of sailboats
> that are trailerable
> and still a sail boat.  Those concepts involve either a
> stubby keel or a
> centerboard or a combination thereof.  There have been
> boats designed with
> neither but still utilized ballast. 
> http://www.sailorschoice.com/Terms/sctermsletterc.htm
> 
>         The centerboard concept can be a swing or pivot
> centerboard or a
> dagger board.  In those boats involving a stubby keel the
> ballast will
> usually be found in the stubby keel and the centerboard
> will non-weighted
> whereas in the non keel version the ballast will be in
> centerboard or dagger
> board.  
> 
>           You may have seen bigger sailboats on trailers,
> but they will be
> launched and retrieved either with multiple help or the
> assistance of boat
> cranes or such devices.  A man and his wife will not
> launch these boats. 
> Those boats while able to be put on a trailer for
> transport or end of season
> are not considered ‘trailerable sailboats’.  A
> current example of such a
> boat is the Seaward 26 which General Boats also sells. 
> See
> http://www.Rhodes22.com
> 
>            Another example of such a boat is the Com-Pac
> 23.  The president
> of Com Pac specifically told me in person that it was
> designed for end of
> season storage.  Not for routine trailering.
> 
>            You may really want a powerboat.  We are sail
> boaters.  Please
> note that we do have sail boaters who snorkel and scuba
> also.
> 
> Ed K
> Greenville, SC, USA
> Addendum: 
> http://www.geocities.com/cjstein_2000/dictionary.html
> 
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> R22RumRunner wrote:
> > 
> > What larger trailerable?
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