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mgoltsman
@mgoltsman
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Joined: September 24, 2013 4:08 pm
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Yeah! Bumper stickers! Totally doing that! I will check if my hulls have connection to these pockets before hitting the waves. Anyone wants to sugge...

11 years ago
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No more than an hour drive on average roads, slowing down on bumpy stuff (trailer is marginally too narrow). Still, a $30 block of Styrofoam large eno...

11 years ago
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Thanks gents - that's $20 saved for some line replacement.

11 years ago
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tiger2216 wrote: Used to trailer a P16 and a Nacra 5.8 with Rudders attached. Just used a rope tied to the cross bar to hold the rudders up. For that ...

11 years ago
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I don't really have a problem physically raising the mast by myself on my P16 with only a mast hinge - except when I get a side stay caught on a trans...

11 years ago
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Thanks for the suggestion - just picked them up on Amazon. Certainly seems better to let nylon bits to turn against each other and against the metal t...

11 years ago
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Hey, I am pretty tubby myself so hurray for buoyancy! Thanks for the assurance, it really helps with my OMG list:-D

11 years ago
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Right, full shop-vac pressure could probably pop the hull even if it did not have a problem before the test. I was planning on aiming a shop-vac exhau...

11 years ago
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Measured the trailer width - 40" between frame rails side to side and 48" between the center lines of the wheels. Probably 8-12" too narrow, but margi...

12 years ago
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Thanks Damon, very helpful photos! I think I will be OK if I can find an axle tube about 5' long.

12 years ago
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Ron, Thanks for the suggestion of using straps fore-to-aft, seems a lot more appropriate. After all, the boat is a lot more likely to slip back (o...

12 years ago
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vinnyvincent wrote: My custom made trailer's wheels are only about 4-5ft apart. It has two pieces of steel U-bolted across, with rollers bolted onto t...

12 years ago
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Whoops, sorry for the double post. Make sure all y'all check the two posts to compare 🙂

12 years ago
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rwj0j0 wrote: how far apart are the wheels? Between 3 and 4 feet i would say. If it is the latter, then it matches the 48" on the diagram... Someone ...

12 years ago
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rwj0j0 wrote: how far apart are the wheels? Between 3 and 4 feet i would say. If it is the latter, then it matches the 48" on the diagram... Someone ...

12 years ago
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Ugh, looks like I really pood the screwch with the trailer... I just walked up to it and lifted one of the hulls with my hand (the cat is tied to the ...

12 years ago
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DamonLinkous wrote: Actually, is that a bow stopper about halfway down the trailer? You may have a converted jet ski trailer. That IS indeed a bow st...

12 years ago
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rwj0j0 wrote: You need to change the geometry of the trailer. diagram here: Are those dimensions for a Prindle 16? Or a 16' cat in general? Do I nee...

12 years ago
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vinnyvincent wrote: dude...our sail numbers are four digits apart and the same color... I was wondering what the number's significance was... Is it t...

12 years ago
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rwj0j0 wrote: It is not going to sink. Your boat looks great! Looks like she was hardly used - can't be sure without better pictures but there is very...

12 years ago
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rwj0j0 wrote: Post some pictures of your boat... Here it is - still on the driveway though...

12 years ago
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Pete, thanks for the link, I will certainly avail myself to it. Too bad it's not available on Kindle, but I'll have to condescend to learning from dea...

12 years ago
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Pete, Thanks for taking the time to answer my many questions. I have heard of this search feature, of course, but then I would have to do the wor...

12 years ago
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