A trailer sailer to fit 20ft container?

Mast should be fine to go in boat loose away from container I should think so shouldn't be an issue.

Thanks again everybody for all the ideas, will certainly give me plenty of different options and things to think about to get something over here.

Will post something on once something is chosen and here safely!

Happy Christmas and God bless all
 
dllcooper said:
Mast should be fine to go in boat loose away from container I should think so shouldn't be an issue.

Thanks again everybody for all the ideas, will certainly give me plenty of different options and things to think about to get something over here.

Will post something on once something is chosen and here safely!

Happy Christmas and God bless all
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Best of luck with it! Make sure you post some photos when she's in the water!
 
I'm just wondering if it is an absolute requirement that the boat has to fit inside a 20' container?
It might be more practical to ship it on a cradle securely strapped down to a 20' flat-rack instead - although it would be much more exposed to the elements.
Might be worth asking if they will accept flat-racks?
If yes, then they might give you a bit of latitude on overall dimensions. Or they could be bloody minded, and charge you for (eg) slightly overhanging an adjacent container space.
 
Bajansailor said:
I'm just wondering if it is an absolute requirement that the boat has to fit inside a 20' container?
It might be more practical to ship it on a cradle securely strapped down to a 20' flat-rack instead - although it would be much more exposed to the elements.
Might be worth asking if they will accept flat-racks?
If yes, then they might give you a bit of latitude on overall dimensions. Or they could be bloody minded, and charge you for (eg) slightly overhanging an adjacent container space.
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Its the MODs ship so i'm sure they are flexible.Should have seen some of the things we had the RAF transporting for us!
 
Well I live in hope that the RAF might be able to help as a community project, I have asked but will wait and see whether anything can be done, it harldy classesa as essential military equipment :)

I think the caprice 19 looks like a lovely little boat and quite taken with that. there also seem to be quite a few decent examples on the market with lots of spare kit which is ideal. Any input on this boat would be interested to hear and great to read about Shane Acton.
 
My experience of the Caprice was a bit 'meh'. Very cosy as a mini-cruiser, but a bit 'tender' in bigger blows. I never felt that much confidence in mine, but on e other hand, you have Shane Acton. There are loads of them around. If it was me, I'd be looking for one of the later ones that had a self-draining cockpit...
 
Quite taken with the look of the Hurley 18, any comments on that as a possibility out here?

Still waiting for final container quote to come back in for the Cape town route - Many thanks again.
 
Personally I wouldn't go for the Caprice, one of the main reasons being she's ( almost always ) plywood, and ply boats of that vintage are a bit dodgy by now.

The Hurley 18 has a good rep', but if you could fit a Hurley 20 diagonally a friend of mine has one ( twin keel ) since last season, he's a good experienced sailor and chuffed to bits with her.

A Europa will sail better and be a lot tougher in seaworthiness terms if you can take the small interior.

In case I didn't put this up before, some Europa images - Europas are the ones with black perspex windows, also a little higher topsides & coachroof, the others with lower coachroof and smaller clear windows are the Hunter 19 it was based on.

As mentioned David Blagden took H 19 ' Willing Griffin ' in the 1972 transatlantic race, the boat is still around and fine though sadly he isn't after a problem with a very different boat.

Europas come with fin or triple keels, the triple job is really a shorter fin with small stabiliser bilge plates for drying out.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=h...8GOOr7AaUyoHACg&ved=0CC0QsAQ&biw=1015&bih=529
 
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