[quote=bill40421SE]Hey Chuck,
I trailer my mast with the comtip riding just on the rear mast caddy to bear it's weight. This way the comtip is supported but doesn't carry the weight of the lower section. You don't want the comtip unsupported potentially bouncing about on the highway. My rear mast caddy is 7' off the ground, just as high as my hands can reach. And well above most tailgaters.
My trailer is the definition of over built. I order the trailer without crossbars or a rear mast caddy and with capable of carrying the weight of 2nd 21 if I wanted too. Still looking for that 2nd boat.
Way way over built..... :denk:
As a young man in the sheet metal trade and looked at the trailer as a way to define my abilities....the cross bars telescope in and out to match the boat which also telescopes.The rear mast caddy is removable and carries the mast level to the road. I use a 10' tall aluminum ladder to support my mast before stepping it. This give me the opportunity comb out the standing rigging and to have the mast at shoulder height instead low. We use a crane style mechanism on the forward mast caddy that raises that 33' long beast with a winch. I can do this solo but prefer help.
Most of my sailing is solo so being able to setup my boat without crew was paramount. I did trailer my boat wide for 20 plus years without issue.....except once at a toll booth. :doh: That where the trailers side guides knocked the toll booths basket to the ground....alway use the outside lane at a toll booth. :lol:[/quote]
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