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Guys, I have so many questions about my boat, the Sea Robin (MK II, sail #1227<img src="emoticons/icon_cool.gif"> but the main one right now is how hard is it to trailer, raise the mast etc. I have the truck to tow it, and am thinking about buying a trailer, but the thing stopping me is how hard is it to rig once I am where I want to be? I understand that rigging my 27 will be more difficult than rigging a 22 footer, but how much harder? Can two guys raise the mast, three? Or is it something a crane or lift will have to accomplish. My goal is to move the boat maybe two or four times a year to a different Florida bay and store it, make repairs and do upkeep while the boat is on the trailer at my home. Sound feasible or a pipe dream?
Hey --we all have our ideas----for me, being a Fl West coast sailor-----I would take my mk 3 anywhere in Fl on her own bottom rather than unstep---haul--trailer--restep---launch--etc. But I'm an old guy with little enthusiasm for making masts go up and down---'specially with 4'6'' plus----generally means a travel lift or giant fork truck for in and out. My experience leads me to the conclusion that the more"seaworthy" a boat is---the problems associated with trailering increase on a geometric scale. Have owned some really good trailerable boats-----but I don't cross the Gulf----nor the Gulf Stream in them. Some call me Chicken of the sea!!!!
My "sickness" has also been cause for me to own a couple of heavy displacement cruising boats---you'll love your 27----comfortable---safe----fast----day sail---or cross the Gulf----great boat.
I own a marina in Ft Myers----yu can park your C/C next to mine----and have some great sailing within a radius of 100 miles.
Have fun--Dave
Trailering around the coast looks like a nice way to expand your cruising territory. The mechanics of it sound feasible, but you may want to look at the economic part to see if the effort makes sense.
In the past, using the mast crane, I un-rigged my boat several times by myself and rigged it once (too many opportunities to damage something, so I didn't repeat this). I wouldn't care to attempt either one without a crane or some other high point, like a bridge without modifications.
In Oakville, just west of Toronto, many of the owners used (and probably still use) the bridge that blocks the top of the harbour to raise their masts. You need a bridge whose upper railing is just above the height of the spreaders, a snatch block and line, and that's it.
If that's not available in the bays that interest you, I suggest you make a tabernacle in which the mast can hinge as you pull it upright with the help of sheer legs. The tabernacle does not have to be some massive construction, only strong enough to keep the mast secure as it rises. You could raise the mast using only sheer legs, but a tabernacle would make the task easier and arguably safer. Once the mast is up, all the loads should be carried by the original base.
I've never heard of, and can't imagine, launching and recovering a 27 with a trailer on a ramp, so you're still going to have to hire a crane or Travellift to get in and out of the water. At that point, the incremental cost of having the marina raise the stick may not be worth the hassle of doing it yourself. I'd be inclined to devote some of the money you save by keeping the boat in the driveway to that cost.
David Weatherston
Towser, Toronto
C&C 27 Mk IV
David Weatherston
Towser, Toronto
C&C 27 Mk IV
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Charles,
Some thoughts you may want to consider. As David pointed out teailering the boat can be done but the economics of it may be prohibitive. Does Florida require a permit for trailering a boat over 9 feet beam? Launching and stepping the mast will most likely require equipment that only a yard will have and add cost. Before buying Pura Vida I looked into trucking a Tartan 27 from Lake Texhoma to Galveston and the best deal I could find was about $800 decomissioned and recomissioned with a bonded hauler. I'm not sure what trailers cost in Florida but you may be able hire several moves for the price and the hassle of doing it yourself.
Your situation may be different but I am rebuilding my boat at the slip for the most part. But then I'm only 45 minutes door to hatchboards. Best of luck.
mikeMike M
SV Pura Vida
#375
Galveston Bay
Mike M
SV Wind Horse
#375
Galveston, Tx
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Charles,
I moved my C&C 27 Mk V last month by trailer (pro driver and
loader) and had it launched via 50-ton crane. The crane stayed
while I rigged it (to a safe level), then left. I had a Cal 22 and
the rigging was oh so much easier. However, read about it,
study it, plan the event, and I promise it will be scary but no
problems. I had zero trouble. I was terrified the first sail, that
I had rigged it wrong, but all went well. Do it !
Charles
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