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wrote: Harlan Lachman wrote: Three thoughts: We like to trailer our boat not only for winter storage but to take one major trip each year. Trailering our boat from Lake Champlain saves a week or more of cruising we have already done to get to desired cruising grounds. So even infrequent trailering makes sense to me and is worth all the reasonable cautions listed. Like I said, trailerablility is based on perspective. Interestingly enough, the last time we were up, we seriously considered hiring a hauler to trailer our 35 footer up to Lake Champlain from Long Island (been there and done that with the Hudson and the Canal). However, hauling proved more costly and risky than the fuel and time expense of cruising up. As it turned out, cruising the Hudson and the Canal yet again was just fine - its really a wonderful trip. Agreed, and I would recommend anyone coming up to visit. However, after one has done it a few times, the four-five days required to make the round trip seem like time wasted on a cruise. Second, our trailer is not wider than our current boat. I saw a 2665 on a trailer and that boat was as wide or wider than the trailer too. Hence, I don't think you need the wide load permit. This is just my opinion, but I believe if the boat's beam is wider than the trailer, you are taking a greater risk of having the whole rig roll over. If your beam is wider than the trailer, I'd go real slow around turns and curves, and leave lots of room for emergency maneuvers. I am almost completely ignorant of trailers. However, we did not have problems with ours (although the 2550 LSC is more a sports cuddy than cruiser so the weight distribution is more favorable. Finally, we are thinking of upgrading from our 25 sport boat with cuddy to a trailerable express cruiser. Are the ones Dallas noted the only large ones on the market. (BTW, I did not like the floor layout on the Regal's 2765 with the inserts -- two levels -- that seem designed to break or sprain ankles and I too have had issues with the Company's service). There's a lot available in that size range. Hit the boat shows, or pick up a boating magazine or start surfing the Net.. Just a few to check out: Sea Ray, Rinker, Maxum, Four Winns, Bayliner, Chaparral - the list goes on. Since you are around Lake Champlain, you may want to check out Doral, since their cruiser division is headquartered in Quebec. Here are some sites to start looking: I checked a bunch of the sites (Rinker, Doral, Four Winns, Maxum, Chapparal) I believe the original subect was about trailerable (i.e., 8'6" beam boats): I did not find any 8'6" express cruisers listed. What am I missing? http://www.searay.com http://www.rinkerboats.com http://www.maxumboats.com/ http://www.fourwinns.com/ http://www.doralboat.com http://www.chaparralboats.com/ Note, I am not making any recommendations, just illustrating what's out there. Hope this helps Larry Weiss "...Ever After!" "a little after..." -- Tro respond, obviously drop the nospam! |
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