Trail boat with the mast up

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We have a 17ft Lune Whammel great fun, but a bit of a pain to keep rigging everytime we go out.

We are thinking of trailoring the boat with the mast up any dos or donts

Anyone out thier trailoring thier boat with the mast up
 
farquart said:
We have a 17ft Lune Whammel great fun, but a bit of a pain to keep rigging everytime we go out.

We are thinking of trailoring the boat with the mast up any dos or donts

Anyone out thier trailoring thier boat with the mast up
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If you are thinking about about doing this for anything more than a short distance at very slow speed you are insane!
 
I think themax height for any vehicle is 17ft. Will check.

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http://www.transportsfriend.org/road/dims.html#height

Overall Height of Vehicle
Regulation 9 Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 A bus shall not exceed 4.57 metres (15' 0") overall height. No other type of vehicle is restricted.


But if you choose to motor along with the mast up, I hope you have good insurance !
 
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farquart said:
We have a 17ft Lune Whammel great fun, but a bit of a pain to keep rigging everytime we go out.

We are thinking of trailoring the boat with the mast up any dos or donts

Anyone out thier trailoring thier boat with the mast up
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Perhaps sailing is a bit of a pain as well.
Why not try golf or something.
 
Design and construction regulations:-

9.—(1) The overall height of a bus shall not exceed 4.57 m.

(2) Save as provided in paragraph (3), no person shall use or cause or permit to be used on a road any semi-trailer if—

(a)any part of the structure of the vehicle is more than 4.2 m from the ground when the vehicle is on level ground; and .
(b)the total laden weight of the semi-trailer and the vehicle by which it is drawn exceeds 32,520 kg. .
(3) For the purpose of paragraph (2) the structure of a vehicle includes any detachable structure attached to the vehicle for the purpose of containing any load, but does not include any load which is not a detachable structure or any sheeting or other readily flexible means of covering or securing a load.



How high would it be?
 
farquart said:
We have a 17ft Lune Whammel great fun, but a bit of a pain to keep rigging everytime we go out.

We are thinking of trailoring the boat with the mast up any dos or donts

Anyone out thier trailoring thier boat with the mast up
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MY BIL did it.
Brought down a load of cables and broke the mast! ( 17 ft Lysander with gunter rig)
 
You'd better know your height - to the inch! & ALL obstructions along the way and hope you don't meet a policeman. Telephone cables across the road have to be a minimum clearance of 18' - some are less. If you hit a tree branch, cable or lampost it will rip the fittings out of your hull & probably break you mast - plus you will be responsible for repairing any damage you do to the infrastructure you hit. I used to cost road works for BT back in the 70's & the prices would make your eyes water.

FFS, What's so hard about putting up a couple of short masts? If it really is that much hassle get yourself a mooring & leave her fully rigged with a cover.
 
electrosys said:
Well - I think it's a bloody great idea !


Just let us know when you're calling into Tesco's for petrol - I want to be there with a camera ...
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Well, just like we all have done, fairly normal. I was driving my truck across Saudi Arabia, as you do. With a house on the back.

Came across one of those police barrier thingies, but it was up, still tight I thought. Never mind, I'll just drive round it through the desert.

Next truck, with another house, drove straight through, demolishing his house and the police station.:eek:



So in short, you can do it, but you need to know the hight of all bridges and if it is just in the middle. Luckily there were no Trees in Saudi, though I did have a driver who managed to demolish a big van, in Lancashire, by driving to close to trees.
 
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"MY BIL did it.
Brought down a load of cables and broke the mast! ( 17 ft Lysander with gunter rig)"
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2 club members towed their 505 dinghy 700 miles - rigged it in the car park and pulled it across the road on its trolley toward the beach. It contacted overhead wires and they were both killed.

Don't do it.
ken
 
hlb said:
Well, just like we all have done, fairly normal.
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Woman I know was moving house from Lincs to N.Wales 'on the cheap' by using a friend with a small van as a removals driver. Bloke had plenty of stamina, but during the second 'back-and-forth' (without sleep), he called into Tescos for petrol, and somehow managed to pay for the fuel whilst still having the hose stuck in his tank.
Being 'brain-dead' from so much driving he exited the forecourt with the hose flapping along behind him, leaving the hose-less pump leant over at a dizzy angle.
After the repair bills were paid, the house move wasn't as cheap as expected ...
 
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