Corribee Boy
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Like Crewman, my boat has a galvanised dolly with solid plastic wheels running on stub axles without bearings, suitable for immersion, that winches up on to a road trailer. I don't really trust the wheels so for long-distance transport so I jack the dolly up and remove the wheels before towing.
The channel widths on the trailer are wider than a standard car trailer, but flatbed trailers may only have a relatively thin plywood deck supported at relatively wide centres - suitable for carrying pallets but not capable of taking the point load of wheels - this may limit your idea of renting a trailer when required.
Just seen that I've directly contradicted Kelpie about flatbeds, but I know it's true of my Ifor Williams trailer!
The channel widths on the trailer are wider than a standard car trailer, but flatbed trailers may only have a relatively thin plywood deck supported at relatively wide centres - suitable for carrying pallets but not capable of taking the point load of wheels - this may limit your idea of renting a trailer when required.
Just seen that I've directly contradicted Kelpie about flatbeds, but I know it's true of my Ifor Williams trailer!