hey there,
so was looking at saving a couple bucks over a kitty hawk and picked up a cheap flatbed i want to convert. the flatbed has no sides and is exactly the width of a cross beam, and about the 8 feet long. im trying to think of a way to keep the boat rightside up for solo launching... could obviously easily build a box with padding on top to store upside down.
maybe just a bunk that the dolly sits behind, that somehow supports the boat by the gunnels?
hey there,
so was looking at saving a couple bucks over a kitty hawk and picked up a cheap flatbed i want to convert. the flatbed has no sides and is exactly the width of a cross beam, and about the 8 feet long. im trying to think of a way to keep the boat rightside up for solo launching... could obviously easily build a box with padding on top to store upside down.
maybe just a bunk that the dolly sits behind, that somehow supports the boat by the gunnels?
An 8' trailer want be long enough IMO, the balance will be wrong unless you can get the axle back a lot further. You might need to have the trailer lengthened. You need the axle located adjacent to the half way down the cockpit. For ease of launching and loading a seperate launching dolly is a good idea.