peterhull
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I am interested to hear that thanksWe had a trailer for our Vega, but we only ever craned on and off it. In theory you could float on and off but we never found ourselves in a situation where that was a good option.
I am interested to hear that thanksWe had a trailer for our Vega, but we only ever craned on and off it. In theory you could float on and off but we never found ourselves in a situation where that was a good option.
mmm the Stella was a wooden Holman design wasn;t ? That is a heavy cruiser!! The disco of course will two 3.5 tones I think so within its towing limits I guess.In the 70s I towed my first Stella from Burnham to Grays several times behind my Bedford Midi van then late 90s, on the same trailer, ,I trailed my second Stella from Cheshire to Grays behind my Disco V8 then to Burnham then back & forth to St lawrence . Keep below 50mph & all OK
Yes I tend to agree but I live on the Bristol Channel, West Somerset. Watchet marina is being mismanaged full of mud and quite frankly unusable. I have sailed on the Bristol Channel and with the right tides and weather it is OK but all the harbours are drying ( as well as Watchet Marina!!). It is challenging and I do like the deep water harbours of the South Coast so I traile the boat there every summer for a couple of weeks for sailing hol.Respect!
I had my Impala trailered about 20 miles and I was bloody terrified.
The best place fora boat is in the sea.
The second best place is within a stone's throw of the sea.
Taking yachts inland is basically potty.
Longest single tow was a Fairey Atalanta (26ft) from St. Tropez to Poole harbour in '69. The tow vehicle was an Austin Champ. Lucky I wasn't paying for the petrol at 9mpg! Oh, and I built the trailer too.Interesting stuff !! Blimey that was very adventurous. I used to own a 27ft Albin Vega. I never put it on a trailer but I do know of some who did..
Blimey!! Impressive My neighbour still has an Austin Champ, a jeep , I seem to remember they had huge Rolls Royce Engines, is that right.Longest single tow was a Fairey Atalanta (26ft) from St. Tropez to Poole harbour in '69. The tow vehicle was an Austin Champ. Lucky I wasn't paying for the petrol at 9mpg! Oh, and I built the trailer too.
Edit: Forgot... I picked up a 24ft cruiser that my father was working on when he passed away suddenly. Hull and deck/cabin only, so not so heavy., and trailed it from Norfolk back to the Algarve where I then lived. Again, built the trailer and towed it with a Montego Estate. 2500km. Very easy. Far more than the above one, which really was an adventure.
That is what I understood, a 4lt RR engine, they certainly had great pulling power and with the screen down would do over 90mph. All independant suspension and rack and pinion steering, could chuck it around corners at speed. Somewhat later, I found the RR bit was a myth. The production ones had a much smaller engines, but still pokey compared to a L-R. One oddity was the gears. five speed box, with a F-N-R lever. In theory, faster backwards than forwards. No low ratio, but 1st was low enough for hill starts. They had a rep for stripping the rear diff, so the co-driver would engage the front axle for every start, than as the driver went to 2nd, take it out again. We reckoned that would ease the load on the diff. My mother 'volenteered' me for that one. Chatting to a woman at a party, seems she had the boat in Sardinia, but no way of getting it back. Mother.' Oh, I am sure my son can help you out....' I was 21 and it sounded fun. Mad!Blimey!! Impressive My neighbour still has an Austin Champ, a jeep , I seem to remember they had huge Rolls Royce Engines, is that right.
mmmm mothers tend to be ambitious for the sons!!That is what I understood, a 4lt RR engine, they certainly had great pulling power and with the screen down would do over 90mph. All independant suspension and rack and pinion steering, could chuck it around corners at speed. Somewhat later, I found the RR bit was a myth. The production ones had a much smaller engines, but still pokey compared to a L-R. One oddity was the gears. five speed box, with a F-N-R lever. In theory, faster backwards than forwards. No low ratio, but 1st was low enough for hill starts. They had a rep for stripping the rear diff, so the co-driver would engage the front axle for every start, than as the driver went to 2nd, take it out again. We reckoned that would ease the load on the diff. My mother 'volenteered' me for that one. Chatting to a woman at a party, seems she had the boat in Sardinia, but no way of getting it back. Mother.' Oh, I am sure my son can help you out....' I was 21 and it sounded fun. Mad!