William_H
Well-Known Member
I spent a bit of time last night watching /helping a guy launch his Bull 7000 at our club. It was a glorious night for a wander. bull 7000 sailboat - Google Search
Our club are hosting an annual Rumble in the Reach a series of races for sports boats (miss guided missiles) set up for spectator advantage from the club balcony and large prize money.
This guy had towed his boat 400km from Albany for the event. 3 other boats (Vipers) also came from Albany.
Now I was impressed by a few details on this trailer boat. The first was the design of the trailer which has gaps/deviations in the cross members to permit the hull to be floated onto the trailer with a large bulb on the bottom of the vertically dropping keel. The design was not really so good in that boat had to be floated onto the trailer. My little boat with vertically dropping keel has a flush hull with keel up and can be winched onto the trailer over rollers .
The boat has a bow sprit for huge assy kite. The bow sprit is however able to be turned by about 40 degrees to windward and is controlled by lines via large (ugly) GRP horns sticking out each side a little way back from the bow. You can see them in the pictures.
However the part I really liked was the outboard motor bracket. (with stowage). Imagine an ordinary transom mount bracket which can lift up and actually roll over the bottom of a transom cut out and swing far enough forward to lay the motor into a dedicated engine locker. The hinge must be well in from the transom. A cover hinges at the front and extends to cover the transom cut out. I wish I had photos as it was very elegant. The motor can be lifted and stowed without being removed from the bracket. You can just see the cut out shape in the transom on one photo.
Anyway hoping for forecast strong winds this afternoon for some really exciting viewing. (show us your keel is the cry) ol'will
Our club are hosting an annual Rumble in the Reach a series of races for sports boats (miss guided missiles) set up for spectator advantage from the club balcony and large prize money.
This guy had towed his boat 400km from Albany for the event. 3 other boats (Vipers) also came from Albany.
Now I was impressed by a few details on this trailer boat. The first was the design of the trailer which has gaps/deviations in the cross members to permit the hull to be floated onto the trailer with a large bulb on the bottom of the vertically dropping keel. The design was not really so good in that boat had to be floated onto the trailer. My little boat with vertically dropping keel has a flush hull with keel up and can be winched onto the trailer over rollers .
The boat has a bow sprit for huge assy kite. The bow sprit is however able to be turned by about 40 degrees to windward and is controlled by lines via large (ugly) GRP horns sticking out each side a little way back from the bow. You can see them in the pictures.
However the part I really liked was the outboard motor bracket. (with stowage). Imagine an ordinary transom mount bracket which can lift up and actually roll over the bottom of a transom cut out and swing far enough forward to lay the motor into a dedicated engine locker. The hinge must be well in from the transom. A cover hinges at the front and extends to cover the transom cut out. I wish I had photos as it was very elegant. The motor can be lifted and stowed without being removed from the bracket. You can just see the cut out shape in the transom on one photo.
Anyway hoping for forecast strong winds this afternoon for some really exciting viewing. (show us your keel is the cry) ol'will
