Let me say while I can still press the bow up onto the yoke, it is not easy and usually my Wife will not let me do it by myself. But with that said I always do the loading and unloading on a grassy area. I like to use the "Gudgeon" if that is the right term for the bracket that holds the rudder...
I like the idea of the slotted tube if I was to do that just to make the whole thing easer to stow away. But to help "WaveDancer" to be able to sleep at night. I don't have the sail raped around the spars, I do have it folded and laying next to them. And I wrapped them with rope similar to the...
As a follow up with "Wavedancer". If you can lift the front of the boat up to the height of the yoke, I would suggest the stern would not be an issue. My Wife helps me usually, as she worries about me doing such things.
I can do it myself. It is easer with the Wife's help! Since I waxed the hull it slides much easer than before. In fact I have to be careful not to push it too far forward, as it slides on the PVC very easily. The yoke attachment allows me to work on simply lifting the stern and the PVC keeps it...
Ok to keep you all posted. I have been at Lake Blackshear Georgia for the last two months. There has only been one siting of any other sunfish besides mine. So I guess we are moving on up to Minnesota for the summer.
As promised its been six weeks at Lake Blackshear and I am loading the boat again to head for Minnesota. Here are the additional photos for who might be interested.....
I don't recommend this set up as a means of transportation. But only to help this old man when walking his boat a half mile to the ramp, and I don't want to set the boat on the fiberglass.
I have a two wheel cart that sticks in my Dagger Board slot to push the boat around. I like to push down on the bow and push the boat down the road to ramps or beaches. I dreamed up this tail wheel to keep from having to set the boat down on rough surfaces, I don't really push the boat on all...
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