Hurley 22

[Guest]

I'm considering a bilge keel Hurley 22 as a first boat and with the possibilities of occasionall towing.
My concerns with towing - What would be a typical combined weight, boat with engine, inboard or outboard, sails and bits etc and trailer, would this need to be braked ?
The boat - common problems to look out for, I would be greatfull of any advise.

 

[Guest]

I had the problem of moving my twin keel Hurley 22 and solved it by making my own twin axle braked trailer with £300 worth of steel rather than buy one at nearly 10 times the price. The tyres on the trailer had to be stronger than norm i.e. 1250lb rated giving a max load of 5000lb. the Hurley weighs in at approx 3900lb and the trailer nearly 500lb so I was near the limit. Apart from a four-by-four the only car able to pull this is a Ford Grenada 29i, and providing you go through the box and not just DRIVE in automatic box there should be no trouble. I towed succesfully from Saltfleet, Lincs to Kirkby - in - Aashfield,Notts for refit then to Wells next the sea,Norfolk to my mooring.If you require further info of the trailer e-mail me at h.greasley@ntlworld.com

ps I wouldn`t advise using it as a trailer - sailer as it is too heavy to load /unload in anything but good conditions.As a cruiser/weekender they are good safe boats.<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1>Edited by harrygreasley on 06/10/2002 21:34 (server time).</FONT></P>

 

[dickh]

You would definately need to be braked, If I remember the max weight you can tow without brakes is 500Kg.
Get your boats displacement, add on at least 25% for all the gear you have on board, use twin axles/suspension units rated at least 25% above this figure and you should be OK. I suspect you would have to tow with something like a Landrover which has a towing capacity of 3500Kg.

dickh
I'd rather be sailing...

 

[jleaworthy]

The Hurley is one of the heaviest 22 foot boats you could go for - with trailer at least two tons; needs twin axles and brakes. She is no trailer sailor but a good sea boat although with small accommodation. If you need to tow regularly forget the Hurley and look for something a lot lighter - I'm sure you will get lots of suggestions from this forum if you ask!

 

[Guest]

Hi Steve,

I've just replied to a similar post on scuttlebut. It's fairly recent so should be easy to find.

Cheers
Jim

 

[graham]

I owned a H22 a few years ago. Excellent sea boat and sails well but not ideal as a trailer boat. With the bilge keels I think they draw about 3 feet so will need the trailer to be in deep to float the boat off.

Also the mast is not light weight so a bit of a handfull to raise and lower.

With a well designed trailer and a mast raising system these problems could be overcome.

Have you considered the Anderson 22 drop keel? They were designed to be trailed also very seaworthy and faster than the H22.

Have a look at the Anderson 22 website at www.anderson22class.co.uk

Good sailing.