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#158374 10/27/08 11:36 AM 10/27/08 11:36 AM |
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Posts: 6,049 Sebring, Florida. | Well what I meant to say was to cut the foam to fit the entire length of the hull, so there is no single pressure point. I have seen this done with several trailors, some A cats and others.
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#158379 10/27/08 12:36 PM 10/27/08 12:36 PM |
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Posts: 976 France | Well what I meant to say was to cut the foam to fit the entire length of the hull, so there is no single pressure point. I have seen this done with several trailors, some A cats and others. Oh, I see! Quite a lot of foam to find and cut. And boats don't slide that well on foam so loading and unloading might be interesting. But still, interesting idea... | | | Re: Trailer question
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#158416 10/27/08 09:42 PM 10/27/08 09:42 PM |
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Posts: 196 Arkansas, USA | Timbo- Actually, for the NACRA 5.0 I had for 17 years I had long 2x6's that were covered with carpet pads and carpet and it worked great for that boat as the bottom of the hulls were literally straight! Probably the "ideal" would be a flatbed of sorts as you suggest but carrying the boat upside down supported on the front beam and rear beam in the middle with high density foam beneath the entire front beam and middle of the rear beam with foam cutouts under the bows. That way the hulls are bearing down on the beams so no "hanging" of the hulls at all and no loadbearing except where hulls are designed for it. Only problem is the PITA one would have to go through unless you developed a simple/reliable system to "flip" the boat onto the trailer-
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#158488 10/28/08 03:18 PM 10/28/08 03:18 PM | Scarecrow
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Unregistered | My boat is stored mast up on its trailer 99% of the time. Flipping it on its trailer is completely out of the question for me I've seen it done. Twice. | | |
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