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Trailerable sailboat question
Hello,
Please forgive me for asking a newbie question. I'm considering getting a smallish (19'-23'), swing keel, water ballast, sailboat for family recreation on local lakes. I don't know much about sailing but I've been a power boat owner for 30 years. Big difference, I know, but bear with me. For budget reasons I prefer not to have to rent a slip and would like to keep my boat at home and trailer to the lake on weekends. In all of my years of boating I have never seen anyone trailer a sailboat to the lake, raise the mast, and launch. Every sailboat I have ever seen either came from a slip or at the very least, was sitting on a trailer stored at the marina with the mast up and presumably launched right there in that manner. I see photos and ads for 'mast raising' systems but I have to assume that it's too much trouble to trailer a sailboat on weekends or more people would be doing it. Obviously it would be more involved than launching say a bass boat, but really, how much trouble is it? Is the idea totally impractical? Are some models easier than others to launch? Although I'm not a lazy guy, far from it actually, I'm still very concerned that a boat with a poor work-to-fun ratio will sit in the driveway and not get used that much. I appreciate any thoughts the group may have on this subject, pro and con. -- Everett '04 KTM 300 EXC (Treefinder) '75 Kawasaki S3 400 (2-stroke triple) '74 BMW R90/6 (Gentleman's Express) |
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