Largest trailable Sailboat ?
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Rich Walton
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Phillip,
First i had to totaly remove the axel, I did this by un-bolting the schackles, then i had to remove the fenders (I couldnt get the bolts off so i cut the angel iron with a hack saw, I will reweld back on when i get it out of the shipping container) then i droped the mast onto the top of the hatch (lots of padding on top of the hatch)then i mounted the trailer onto dollys and pushed it in. then straped it down with cargo straps and closed the doors! PM me your email and i will send you all the pictures and my phone # so if you have any question you can call me.
Rich
First i had to totaly remove the axel, I did this by un-bolting the schackles, then i had to remove the fenders (I couldnt get the bolts off so i cut the angel iron with a hack saw, I will reweld back on when i get it out of the shipping container) then i droped the mast onto the top of the hatch (lots of padding on top of the hatch)then i mounted the trailer onto dollys and pushed it in. then straped it down with cargo straps and closed the doors! PM me your email and i will send you all the pictures and my phone # so if you have any question you can call me.
Rich
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Night Sailor
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Maybe
Could have been the boat's lines, or maybe the atmosphere, but when I was in Scotland in 1990, I believe it was while on Skye, that I saw a twin keeled shoal draft sloop resting on it's approx. 2.5' keels at low tide at a mooring. I judged at the time that it must be about 35 to 36 feet. Fairly narrow beam too. It would be trailerable easily. Might have been a one of a kind. Appeared to be fiberglas. Good looking too.
Rich,
I have not followed the complete thread so did you ship your boat TO or FROM Curacao? There was a MAC in Spanish Waters (think that is the correct name) when I was anchored there with Zeno's Arrow in early 2004. Was that you or anyone you know?
Night Sailor,
1990, the good old days before they built the billion dollor bridge to Skye!
We had to go in there once in 1990 in order to be 'tested' by the department of transportation before being allowed to operate Zodiacs to shore with passengers from a small non-british flagged expedition ship. A new guy with the department fresh from India came out to test us, got seasick and barfed all over my boat. So much for testing for seamanship skills in Scotland.
MM
I have not followed the complete thread so did you ship your boat TO or FROM Curacao? There was a MAC in Spanish Waters (think that is the correct name) when I was anchored there with Zeno's Arrow in early 2004. Was that you or anyone you know?
Night Sailor,
1990, the good old days before they built the billion dollor bridge to Skye!
We had to go in there once in 1990 in order to be 'tested' by the department of transportation before being allowed to operate Zodiacs to shore with passengers from a small non-british flagged expedition ship. A new guy with the department fresh from India came out to test us, got seasick and barfed all over my boat. So much for testing for seamanship skills in Scotland.
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Re: Maybe
Yeah, twin keels are quite common in the UK, particularly on the beautiful west coasts of Scotland and Wales. When the tide goes out there it *really* goes OUT... like, no water for a mile or so out(!)... so the boats have to have some way to rest safely on the bottom of the bay. And if you ever get a chance to travel there, don't miss it - the beauty of the Welsh and Scottish coasts is breathtaking.Night Sailor wrote:Could have been the boat's lines, or maybe the atmosphere, but when I was in Scotland in 1990, I believe it was while on Skye, that I saw a twin keeled shoal draft sloop resting on it's approx. 2.5' keels at low tide at a mooring. I judged at the time that it must be about 35 to 36 feet. Fairly narrow beam too. It would be trailerable easily. Might have been a one of a kind. Appeared to be fiberglas. Good looking too.
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Bill at BOATS 4 SAIL
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The fenders are not bolted on to the Mac trailer, as the goal posts are. It has a threaded rod welded to the fender (front and back) that goes thru holes in the frame, with 15/16" lock nuts on the inside.
Shiping something in a tractor-trailer is simplified because it has a wood floor. The Mac is lag-screwed, and blocked with wood, and nailed to the floor. A load in a t-t will generally not move much, fore and aft. and side to side, unless it overturns.
An ocean-going container has a steel floor. The load has to be lashed (tied down with cables or chains to keep it from moving away) and blocked (with lumber and dunnage) to keep it from moving toward something, because there is much more potential for movement, in any direction.
I had a customer that had his 26X shipped back from Europe that was not properly secured. The mast was simply put on the floor without being attached to anything, and it was destroyed. The boat moved so much it was almost a total loss. It probably would have been totaled by his insurance company until it found out he had shipped it as household furniture so his employer would pay for the shipping.
Shiping something in a tractor-trailer is simplified because it has a wood floor. The Mac is lag-screwed, and blocked with wood, and nailed to the floor. A load in a t-t will generally not move much, fore and aft. and side to side, unless it overturns.
An ocean-going container has a steel floor. The load has to be lashed (tied down with cables or chains to keep it from moving away) and blocked (with lumber and dunnage) to keep it from moving toward something, because there is much more potential for movement, in any direction.
I had a customer that had his 26X shipped back from Europe that was not properly secured. The mast was simply put on the floor without being attached to anything, and it was destroyed. The boat moved so much it was almost a total loss. It probably would have been totaled by his insurance company until it found out he had shipped it as household furniture so his employer would pay for the shipping.
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Rich Walton
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Hi Phillip,
I got you PM and sent you some picts, And yes that was my mac in spanash waters when you were there Mike, Nice place to hang out for a while! I never saw another mac while i was there.
This will be the second time in the container If Philllip can post the picts it would be cool, If someone wants the pict to post let me know.
The boat cleared customs yesterday so i will go put the Axel on it and tow it to the Suzuki dealer then to Berkeley. I hope to be out on the bay soon!
I got you PM and sent you some picts, And yes that was my mac in spanash waters when you were there Mike, Nice place to hang out for a while! I never saw another mac while i was there.
This will be the second time in the container If Philllip can post the picts it would be cool, If someone wants the pict to post let me know.
The boat cleared customs yesterday so i will go put the Axel on it and tow it to the Suzuki dealer then to Berkeley. I hope to be out on the bay soon!
ABC's
Rich,
I was in & out of Spanish Waters only a couple of times and then only for a couple of days at a time so I was easy to miss (the run back to Bonaire could get rough). However, I did have my boat in a slip and on the hard by the desalination plant over on Bonaire off and on for about six months, if you were over there it would have been hard to miss. MM
I was in & out of Spanish Waters only a couple of times and then only for a couple of days at a time so I was easy to miss (the run back to Bonaire could get rough). However, I did have my boat in a slip and on the hard by the desalination plant over on Bonaire off and on for about six months, if you were over there it would have been hard to miss. MM
Annapolis 30
A couple guys in our Power Squadron went to a presentation for the Annapolis 30 last week and they were quite impressed with it. The first one is being built now (manuf. in Bulgaria) , and IIRC he said the first six are already sold. Price is without sails.
Greg
Greg
