[Rhodes22-list] Trailer Weight

[Mary Lou Troy]

Surge. It always seemed to me that electric would be a problem in a 
trailer you use to launch a boat. It's hard enough to keep the lights working.

Mary Lou
1991 R22  Fretless
Rock Hall, MD


At 02:28 PM 5/1/2010, you wrote:
>Thanks Mary Lou. I'm assuming you have trailer brakes. Surge or electric?
>
>On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 1:15 PM, Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net> wrote:
>
> > Hi Geoff,
> > Newer trailers are heavier than older ones. I believe our new
> > galvanized single axle Triad is about 1000 lb (determined by
> > subtracting cargo rating on one sticker from GVWR on another.) Twin
> > axles will be more older single axles will be less. We figure with
> > our stuff, boat, motor & trailer we are hauling something like 4300 -
> > 4500 lbs. Height will depend on whether you have the mast on the
> > crutch from the mast raising system. Not sure what the other
> > measurements are but I know that even without the mast, the boat on
> > the trailer is too tall and too long for a standard garage (back when
> > we had a garage).
> >
> > Our old Chevy Blazer with a 5000 lb tow rating towed our boat fine on
> > the flat (I95 PA to MD) and retrieved it well at the launch ramp. Our
> > Nissan Frontier with a 6300 lb tow rating is better at both jobs
> > though now that we live in MD, we don't tow the boat any great
> > distance any more.
> >
> > Mary Lou
> > 1991 R22 Fretless
> > Rock Hall, MD
> >
> > .
> >
> >
> > At 01:26 PM 5/1/2010, you wrote:
> > >Hi. Does anyone know what the weight of the unimatic trailer is? I'm
> > trying
> > >to determine what kind of tow vehicle I'll need. Also, do you know the
> > L,W,H
> > >of the boat on the trailer? Thanks, Geoff
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