Becool44
Member
Since returning to Sunfish racing after years of keelboats, the biggest change is how we move and launch the boats now. Everyone has dollies, and most racing venues require beach launching. The dolly has become essential.
Transporting a dolly along with a boat presents inconvenient challenges. Disassemble and reassemble each time, storing inside the car? Strap it onto the boat and trailer, fully or partially assembled? Trail the boats, and cartop the dollies? And there are parts to be lost, when reassembly is part of the scenario.
I really like, in concept, the Right-On Trailer approach, where the boat lives on the dolly, and the dolly rolls on and off of the trailer.
My Charlie Bravo* Problem is that this is a $750 trailer, with shipping, that looks like my paid-for trailer with red paint and a pair of bolted-on wheel rests for the dolly.
SO...given the traditional creativity of Sunfish sailors, has anyone made trailer modifications to roll-on a dolly-mounted boat? It seems like it would be economically feasible with minimal work to an existing trailer.
*Code flags C and B, as in “Cheap Bastard.”
Transporting a dolly along with a boat presents inconvenient challenges. Disassemble and reassemble each time, storing inside the car? Strap it onto the boat and trailer, fully or partially assembled? Trail the boats, and cartop the dollies? And there are parts to be lost, when reassembly is part of the scenario.
I really like, in concept, the Right-On Trailer approach, where the boat lives on the dolly, and the dolly rolls on and off of the trailer.
My Charlie Bravo* Problem is that this is a $750 trailer, with shipping, that looks like my paid-for trailer with red paint and a pair of bolted-on wheel rests for the dolly.
SO...given the traditional creativity of Sunfish sailors, has anyone made trailer modifications to roll-on a dolly-mounted boat? It seems like it would be economically feasible with minimal work to an existing trailer.
*Code flags C and B, as in “Cheap Bastard.”