On May 15, 11:22*am, wrote:
On Thu, 15 May 08, LoogyPicker wrote:
we'll see how launching and loading go

A few differences you might notice.
When they say "Float on" trailer, they mean "float on". You don't
power a displacement type sailboat back onto the trailer. So you'll
need a deeper ramp than a bass boat. I had a extending tongue for my
trailer too which was worth its weight in gold. Mainly, the PITA is
raising/lowering the mast, bending sails, and all the other rigging.
It takes awhile and can be some work both coming and going. I left
mine on the trailer at my local club rigged and ready to go, mast up,
boom on, sails on, running rigging ready, even the rudder hung. We
have a ramp and no overhead wires between the ramp and the boat
storage so, from a barstool start, I could be sailing out of the
harbor just as quickly as anybody who kept their boat in a slip. I
also had a slip of my own for when I wanted to leave it in the water
for a few days but mostly it lived on the trailer.
Sailing's not for everybody. But you may like it, I hope so.

Rick

Good stuff, thanks. I am looking for a place to do just as you did. I
don't want to pay for a slip, they're quite expensive where I boat,
and I just won't be using the sailboat all that much to justify the
cost. I like the idea of lazily sailing along listening to some
Buffet, playing a little guitar, etc. My wife will like it much better
I think. She'll go along with me fishing on my bass boat, just kinda
hangs in the sun and reads while I'm on the trolling motor fishing,
but she's always trying to get me to slow down when we are under way!