I would get a dolly. Was at a regatta and a person had a standard trailer with the normal rear boat supports lowered and a roller at the back of the trailer. The dolly axle would set on the supports. They pulled in to the regatta with the boat on the dolly which was on the trailer. They unloaded in the lot and were launched easily. Semi right on trailer
We have one and it moves our 300 pound 5x10 trailer around very easily on flat ground and small slopes.
I use a trailer dolly, for maneuverability getting in and out of a storage unit.
Works great.
Unless you figure out how to motorize it…probably not much help pulling up an incline.
Is a trailer dolly that much more helpful than just using a trailer jack with a wheel? I added a trailer jack to my trailer after building a box similar to Tags A-frame
Not a dolly, but there's a 12v motorized front "jockey wheel" for a trailer available from EGO Trailer for $179. (Shipping is double that!)I’ve been able to get my boat in and out of the water from my trailer without too much trouble at a local lake, but the ramp to the beach launch is a bit steep - not too bad to carefully guide the trailer down, but a bear to get it back up, with only the trailer neck to hold on to.
Have been eyeing up a separate dolly for the boat itself, but they seem a bit pricey at ~$500. Trailer dollies can be found for much less ~$65-75.
Has anyone used one of these before? I’m tempted to hope this may be a viable solution for me by effectively adding a handle to maneuver my trailer, though I understand a boat dolly may be overall lighter. Trying to avoid some potential buyer’s remorse.
600 lb. Trailer Dolly
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Funny. I lower mine down the bank stern 1st. Working alone I tied a concrete block to bow and a control line for me which helped control speed. Hill is steepI bought a Dynamic dolly with the new Sunfish and it definitely makes it incredibly easy to move the boat around and launch. It took two of us to pull it up our hill though. I learned one lesson take it dow the hill stern first. The first time I did it I almost got run over.
I can back my car down the slope. I’m thinking about finding an easy way to attach the dolly to my hitch and slowly pull up the hill to flat ground.