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Has anyone built their own trailer?
I'd like to modify an existing tandem axle trailer and I'm looking for information regarding the number, and location of support pad/bunks for different C&C 27 models.
How do you determine the support points?
I would appreciate any trailering tips as well. Has anyone had problems trailering? (Especially long distances).
Thanks in advance
Bob in Vancouver
[Not a lot of response here. I can't say I'm surprised. Usually people will jump in and point out information that's already in the Forum (or the site) – but the Forum was dominated by a discussion of the major point of this query for about a week just a week ago. That means that a clearly related topic is visible on the Forum's current intro page, yet this questioner doesn't seem to have noticed. This seems to have had a dampening effect on people's willingness to help out, and I can't say it should be otherwise.
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I have build my own trailer and I simply made a triackle and put a steel cradle on it. I had to reinforce the cradle because of the transportation factor. Also the idee of the triaxle is that for the weight of the boat i was able to use smaller axles(wheels) and therefore lower over ground(2500 pd). It may be more expensive but the distribution of the weight makes it work well for me and my Dakota.
Sorry for taking up space but I thought a true keelboat trailer would be engineered a little differently than a cradle on a flat deck trailer. Won’t happen again.
My bad.
Bob
Chagrined in Vancouver
[If you watch someone loading a boat on a long-distance transport, he usually positions the boat so the bunks lie against a bulkhead, the position of greatest strength (and a position that minimizes flexing of the hull panels as the boat takes road shocks). That's observation - now for the opinion: Having seen how the weight of an engine affects hull shape, I think I'd want a bunk under there, but like any additional support required by the shape of a 27's keel, I'd prefer it to be removable, so the hull could be painted properly. - Admin]
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