norcalsail
Well-Known Member
For my second trip to Lake Sonoma last Sunday, I had a new bed extender. It worked very well and I was happy with the quality. My goal was to be able to load and unload the boat on my own so I could take it to the lake by myself. Loading was no problem and I used 2" pink foam insulation for support. I cut this to leave a place for the chine. My wife dropped me off at the lake, I unloaded and sailed for four or five hours. Nice day, the sky was a bit more clear than the previous weekend. My sailing skills were also improved taking Charles Howard's advice and sitting more forward in the boat as well as getting a better feel for tacking and reading the wind. The problem came, as Mixmkr noted, when I tried to use the same wheeled kayak dolly to get back uphill to the truck. A short distance that I could have done if I had to but fortunately, my wife brought my daughter and son in law to pick me up. I think I'm going to build a PVC dolly as per Tag's plans-thank you for that!