Dolly Alternative
- Thread starter altair
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altair said:
Windline makes and sells a nice one. List price is $350 and the owner has been very supportive of the class.
http://www.windline.net/Dolly.htm
sailerf2
New Member
We thought that was a little pricey too so we came up with our own disign for about $150. It has worked very well for us.
http://johnandloripowers.com/Sunfish/SunfishDolly.html
http://johnandloripowers.com/Sunfish/SunfishDolly.html
altair said:
Not sure if it's exactly like the Seitech, but the Voodoo dolly breaks down into 3 sections: Handle, body, and wheels/cross piece. The best part: The dolly comes with a cleat near the handle, so if you own an older Sunfish, you can tie off the bow handle, making launching the boat a lot easier.
mike4947
Member
Over the years I looked long and hard at various dollies. Never could justify the price or get up enough ambition to build one myself.
But once I found I couldn't handle the Fish by myself off the bunker rack on my pickup cap any more I started looking for a trailer. Needless to say Because of the hull problems I've seen with most trailers it came down to modifying a trailer with bunkers and carry it upside down or a Trailex trailer which doesn't caary the weight on the keel.
Since carrying it upside down negatted me from lauching by myself it was the Trailex I settled on. The trailer is light enough to act as a dolly so I got a "toofer" Trailer and dolly in one. It's not cheap, but cheaper/easier than buying both a trailer/modifying it and buying a dolly.
But once I found I couldn't handle the Fish by myself off the bunker rack on my pickup cap any more I started looking for a trailer. Needless to say Because of the hull problems I've seen with most trailers it came down to modifying a trailer with bunkers and carry it upside down or a Trailex trailer which doesn't caary the weight on the keel.
Since carrying it upside down negatted me from lauching by myself it was the Trailex I settled on. The trailer is light enough to act as a dolly so I got a "toofer" Trailer and dolly in one. It's not cheap, but cheaper/easier than buying both a trailer/modifying it and buying a dolly.