Small trailer for dinghies

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It must be advancing years when I even consider the above,but lifting any of my various dinghies onto the roof of the car is getting harder.
Anyone know of a small unbraked trailer that would take my clinker ply 9ft dinghy,or my nutshell pram,but possibly not my 17ft canadian canoe.
All are gathering dust rather than water because it is too much effort to hoist them onto the roof of my car.
 
glynnffc said:
It must be advancing years when I even consider the above,but lifting any of my various dinghies onto the roof of the car is getting harder.
Anyone know of a small unbraked trailer that would take my clinker ply 9ft dinghy,or my nutshell pram,but possibly not my 17ft canadian canoe.
All are gathering dust rather than water because it is too much effort to hoist them onto the roof of my car.
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I agree they get heavier as they get older. I used to be about to put my dinghy on the car roof with ease .. but its become so heavy that it is now quite difficult

Road trailers are not cheap to buy new. e-Bay maybe a possibility but I have been on the lookout for one for my Mirror dinghy at a reasonable price for some time.

An alternative to a trailer is the Easi Loader http://www.tridentuk.com/sailing/product-Easi_Loader-KTELRRCAN.html but thats as expensive if not more so.
 
I wold imagine that the canoe is the easiest to get onto the roof as its length gives you a decent lever arm. My 14 ft canoe is slightly too short to reach the rear roof bar when leant against the car so has to be hiosted the first part of the way - if it did reach, then I'd only have to lift half the weight.

It might be worth calling at local sailing clubs to see if anyone has a trailer to sell, but hasn't the enthusiasm to advertise it. For me the problem is that I don't have anywhere at home to store the trailer!

Rob.
 
MARNEN said:
Hi, Just put my trailer in the for sail section.
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You are bit too far away and I am really looking for something cheap and cheerful to put it on in order to sell it.

If necessary I'll have to refurb the old one.
 
We have a Laser Pico dinghy which I transported on the roof when I bought it but agree it's too heavy and awkward to do that regularly.

But I am also against the idea of having yet another road trailer dedicated just to towing the dinghy. There's a limit to how many vehicles and trailers I can accommodate before the place starts looking like Steptoe's yard (I'm at or close to that limit already)

I have had, and probably always will have a general purpose luggage trailer (these days used mainly for fetching firewood) so I just modified that a little so my dinghy, sat on it's launch trolley, travels on top of my general purpose trailer. Much more efficient use of resources (and parking space)
 
Thanks for all your input. The idea of another trailer and where to park it at both ends of the journey makes me more inclined to look into putting the boat on the roof but in an easier manner.
I'll have to look at the different systems for getting the boat up there,but at least it would mean my Canadian could go when the mood takes me rather than having to choose a small dinghy.
Thanks again.
Glynn
 
The least effort approach is a combination trailer, where you have a launching trolley for the dinghy which then simply pulls onto a road "base" unit. No lifting at all.

May not be the cheapest option, but certainly the best. And another vote for Trident as reasonably priced trailers.
 
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