[Rhodes22-list] Trailer Sailer Sails Trailer

[Jason Quick]

It sounds crazy but actually this is done with some regularity with power
boats...it even made a Mythbusters episode back in the day where the boat
dealer they worked with mentioned they'd delivered a few trailers that way.

I've seen it done once in real life myself, but never with a sailboat. I
would think though that if you could motor or be towed it would be doable.
Pick your weather carefully though...I'd hate to explain that one to the
insurance company.

--Jason

On Thu, Feb 20, 2020, 3:41 PM Michael Dale <killarneylake at gmail.com> wrote:

> Let me know how crazy is this idea:
>
> I need to get my 2003 Triad trailer from the mainland marina to my island
> home in Severn Sound, Georgian Bay, Lake Huron. I plan to moor the boat
> spring-summer-autumn just off the beach in front of my lakehouse but when
> winter approaches, bring the boat ashore for storage upon the trailer.
> Commercial barging services are available to my island but will cost about
> $300 to deliver the trailer.
>
> Here is the idea—I launch the boat at the marina ramp normally...except I
> have the trailer affixed with two or three 10,000 lb ratchet straps to the
> boat. Then I just sail or motor the boat/trailer combo to my island where I
> beach it, unstrap and float the boat to the mooring and pull the trailer up
> on land with my ATV. Tada!
>
> This is about a 4 km journey.
>
> I wonder how much this combo will draft and if the Rhodes 22 can handle
> this oddly balanced belly cargo load.
>
> What could go wrong?
>
> Michael
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone