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New boat trailer
My Sandpiper 565 sailboat turns 20 this year so what better present for
a lady than a new ride? Drove up to Antigonish this morning to pick it up. see... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ersbrdbow2.jpg and.. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...lersbrdaft.jpg |
New boat trailer
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New boat trailer
"Don White" wrote in message
... My Sandpiper 565 sailboat turns 20 this year so what better present for a lady than a new ride? Drove up to Antigonish this morning to pick it up. see... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ersbrdbow2.jpg and.. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...lersbrdaft.jpg That definitely calls for purple undercarriage neon all the way around, and you should change your name to Julio Don Blanco to match the lights. |
New boat trailer
very nice, Don...aprox how much $ did that set ya back? i need a
trailer for my ericsin 23 foot, fixed keel sailboat.....i may have one fab'ed.....not sure quite yet.... Don White wrote: One more for the road... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ailerfrbow.jpg |
New boat trailer
"Don White" wrote in message
... My Sandpiper 565 sailboat turns 20 this year so what better present for a lady than a new ride? Drove up to Antigonish this morning to pick it up. see... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ersbrdbow2.jpg and.. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...lersbrdaft.jpg Hang on....first of all, you have paved roads up there? And, you stopped alongside a busy one just to photograph a trailer? |
New boat trailer
"Don White" wrote in message ... One more for the road... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ailerfrbow.jpg Nice choice! Enjoy it. ;-) |
New boat trailer
On Wed, 14 Jun 2006 23:39:37 GMT, Don White wrote:
My Sandpiper 565 sailboat turns 20 this year so what better present for a lady than a new ride? Drove up to Antigonish this morning to pick it up. see... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ersbrdbow2.jpg and.. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...lersbrdaft.jpg 'Tis a work of art, Don. -- John H ****************************************** ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** ****************************************** |
New boat trailer
~^ beancounter ~^ wrote:
very nice, Don...aprox how much $ did that set ya back? i need a trailer for my ericsin 23 foot, fixed keel sailboat.....i may have one fab'ed.....not sure quite yet.... Don White wrote: One more for the road... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ailerfrbow.jpg $2300.00 CDN. Bit steep but it has capacity of approx double my boat weight. i.e. 2200-2400 lbs vs boat weight of approx 1200. The guy wanted to use 12' tires, but I insisted on 13" with 1300 lb cap each...etc. |
New boat trailer
JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"Don White" wrote in message ... My Sandpiper 565 sailboat turns 20 this year so what better present for a lady than a new ride? Drove up to Antigonish this morning to pick it up. see... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ersbrdbow2.jpg and.. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...lersbrdaft.jpg Hang on....first of all, you have paved roads up there? And, you stopped alongside a busy one just to photograph a trailer? It was threatening rain and I was excited to get pictures before I got home. I was on the Trans Canada which is 4 lanes divided by a wide grassy median. Some people sure drive by fast. |
New boat trailer
nice...Don, after doing some shopping, tell me...what makes a good
trailer? 3 - main things i should l@@k 4......thanx... Don White wrote: ~^ beancounter ~^ wrote: very nice, Don...aprox how much $ did that set ya back? i need a trailer for my ericsin 23 foot, fixed keel sailboat.....i may have one fab'ed.....not sure quite yet.... Don White wrote: One more for the road... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ailerfrbow.jpg $2300.00 CDN. Bit steep but it has capacity of approx double my boat weight. i.e. 2200-2400 lbs vs boat weight of approx 1200. The guy wanted to use 12' tires, but I insisted on 13" with 1300 lb cap each...etc. |
New boat trailer
~^ beancounter ~^ wrote:
nice...Don, after doing some shopping, tell me...what makes a good trailer? 3 - main things i should l@@k 4......thanx... For me it was... * strength of trailer. It had to be capable of carrying at least 50% more weight than I would place on it. * how it would cradle and support my boat's hull. I mulled for two years if I should use rollers again (easier to launch/retrieve)..or bunks (better support for long term storage of 7 months per year) I finally compromised on a 'combo trailer'..bunks at the stern and rollers forward. *hot dipped galvanizing an absolute must due to at least half salt water use. *smaller items such as step bolted to mast to help me climb/crawl aboard when solo launching, guide poles to help in recovers...and when backing up empty trailer, larger wheels/tires with Bearing Buddies to keep things cool on longer highway trips, telescoping tongue for shallow, gravel beach launches, spare tire mounted on frame just in case, made sure trailer no wider at fenders than old version (7 feet) due to narrow 10' 8" driveway alongside house...and of course I wanted a 2" coupler this time...which comes anyway with a trailer rated anywhere near 2000 lbs. |
New boat trailer
Oh yeah.....
All fastened /bolted on parts readily available from domestic sources if replacements needed. Nothing exotic. |
New boat trailer
Maybe I'm too far out of the loop, but C2,300.00 still seems a bit
steep to me. Or , is that really about the going rate for a trailer like that? Don White wrote: ~^ beancounter ~^ wrote: very nice, Don...aprox how much $ did that set ya back? i need a trailer for my ericsin 23 foot, fixed keel sailboat.....i may have one fab'ed.....not sure quite yet.... Don White wrote: One more for the road... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ailerfrbow.jpg $2300.00 CDN. Bit steep but it has capacity of approx double my boat weight. i.e. 2200-2400 lbs vs boat weight of approx 1200. The guy wanted to use 12' tires, but I insisted on 13" with 1300 lb cap each...etc. |
New boat trailer
Don White wrote:
wrote: Maybe I'm too far out of the loop, but C2,300.00 still seems a bit steep to me. Or , is that really about the going rate for a trailer like that? Don White wrote: ~^ beancounter ~^ wrote: very nice, Don...aprox how much $ did that set ya back? i need a trailer for my ericsin 23 foot, fixed keel sailboat.....i may have one fab'ed.....not sure quite yet.... Don White wrote: One more for the road... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ailerfrbow.jpg $2300.00 CDN. Bit steep but it has capacity of approx double my boat weight. i.e. 2200-2400 lbs vs boat weight of approx 1200. The guy wanted to use 12' tires, but I insisted on 13" with 1300 lb cap each...etc. Yep...it's steep, but I've had other people with the same boat as mine paying a similar price in Canada. Don't know what a trailer like mine would cost south of the border. ooops...just noticed..you're up here too! I checked out the ShoreLander at a local dealer and the 'off the shelf' unit without the add ons was about $500.00 cheaper. Once you started adding.. eg.. swing away tongue at $208.00 the price creeped up. |
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