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#151372 08/04/08 08:27 AM 08/04/08 08:27 AM |
Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 921 Alachua, FL Mugrace72
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Posts: 921 Alachua, FL | I have a H21 trailex that since I have owned it has doublestacked more than 18K miles, so what I am talking about is a trailer that could carry 3 or more boats. I know these exist, and rather than reinvent the wheel, can anyone with pics of these post them here please? I expect that we will have to take the boats apart, but figure the assembly time is well worth the potential fuel savings. Thanks in advance! Chris Chris, If you don't mind taking the boats apart, an enclosed race car trailer works very well. They depriciate fast and you can find a nice one for under $5K and most likely as low as $2K in you shop around at the end of the season. I prefer Pace American, but there are other good ones. You can live in it at the races as you saw us do at Sandy Hook. With proper racks you could get 4-5 sets of hulls inside and even a whole boat on top. You've seen Nigel's rig. I haven't built a cradle for the roof yet, but you use the trail gate as a lift, using a small power winch.
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#151373 08/04/08 08:33 AM 08/04/08 08:33 AM |
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | Are those trailers typically tall enough to put the boats in sideways?
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Posts: 404 Chattanooga, TN | There is a group of Hobie 16's that trailer 6 boats together. They are always at Spring Fever and are from NY.
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Posts: 921 Alachua, FL | Are those trailers typically tall enough to put the boats in sideways? They come in 102" (8.5) and 96" (8) wide. Most built in the last 10 years are 102". My 102 has a door opening of 94". Nigel had a custom wider one built by Pace so a 8.5' cat will fit inside flat. You could tilt one cat a little and get it inside a 102 without any problem. The main issue is getting them in and out. Sort of awkward without several people. With a group going together, that isn't a problem.
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#151377 08/04/08 09:06 AM 08/04/08 09:06 AM |
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Posts: 1,884 Detroit, MI | HCA Division 11 (Mid-Atlantic) owns the Deca-stack trailer: It can haul as many as 10 boats, but they start to run out of room in the two huge sailboxes underneath the bottom two boats. It's made a trip to California and one to Florida and it will be headed to Iowa in about a month. It was custom-built for a cost of about $7,000. Weighs about 6,000 lbs fully loaded. Rob Jerry (dealer in Syracuse) has a Penta-stack trailer - three boats assembled, stacked, with two boats disassembled and in-between the hulls of the second and third boats. | | | Re: multi-stack trailers
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Posts: 15 Ione, CA | So how do people deal with axles? I have been pondering this for a while and it seems with 2 or 3 boats on a steel trailer I would want a 2k lb axle but when I just have 1 boat I would only need a 1k lb axle.
I am afraid that with just 1 boat on a 2k lb axle the ride would be too harsh. Any experience?
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#151382 08/04/08 03:12 PM 08/04/08 03:12 PM |
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Posts: 5,582 “an island in the Pacifi... | So how do people deal with axles? I have been pondering this for a while and it seems with 2 or 3 boats on a steel trailer I would want a 2k lb axle but when I just have 1 boat I would only need a 1k lb axle.
I am afraid that with just 1 boat on a 2k lb axle the ride would be too harsh. Any experience? How about using an air bag suspension system? US Sail Level 2 Instructor US Sail Level 3 Coach | | | Re: multi-stack trailers
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#151383 08/04/08 03:28 PM 08/04/08 03:28 PM |
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Posts: 15 Ione, CA | I suppose air bags would work but it seems a little over the top. I thinking that people double stack all the time how do they handle the widely variable weight?
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#151384 08/04/08 04:58 PM 08/04/08 04:58 PM |
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 4,118 Northfield Mn Karl_Brogger
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Posts: 4,118 Northfield Mn | Get a torsion axle. I've got a 1750# axle on my cat trailer and it pulls fine. Not as "springy" as springs. No pun intended, of course...
I'm boatless.
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#151385 08/04/08 06:37 PM 08/04/08 06:37 PM |
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Posts: 1,403 | I am afraid that with just 1 boat on a 2k lb axle the ride would be too harsh. Any experience? My Zieman trailer for the 18-2 is rated at 2K hence my earlier thread on trailer painting as I plan to use this trailer for other things. Doesn't seem to be any problem with it bouncing around etc.... and rides nice when just hauling the boat. I guess it is how you disperse the load is what maters. | | | Re: multi-stack trailers
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#151388 08/05/08 07:48 AM 08/05/08 07:48 AM |
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Posts: 1,187 38.912, -95.37 | This trailor is interesting. Indeed it is...and more fodder for Rick's argument that a simple flatbed covers it all <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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#151390 08/05/08 10:59 AM 08/05/08 10:59 AM |
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Posts: 334 Seattle,Wa | Wouldn't that put a lot of stress on the sides of the hulls? Hobie Tiger 2003 | | |
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