Trailer for 26ft 2.5ton long keel yacht

[Scotty_Tradewind]

Hi All,
just in case anyone has any ideas. ref: Trailer for 26ft 2ton long keel yacht. For an IF Folkboat ... (see post 22 for info on IF's)

My son wishes to take his boat to position it up behind his workshop near High Wycombe for the winter, for a major internal refit.

Ideally we wish to hire a trailer for 5-6 months. That would allow the boat to stay on the trailer so it could be moved for access to

the workshop. We would also consider buying a trailer.

I stuck an ad' on the Forums 'Wanted' but to no avail. see.....

http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthrea...wheeled-for-2.5-ton-26-long-keeler&highlight=

Does anyone have a trailer that they would consider hiring to us for that period, or know of that type of trailer owned by

someone, that I could ask? We are in the Thames Valley area but we are prepared to travel any distance.

many thanks,

S.

 

[Seajet]

Just a thought, but would a car trailer be any good ? Might be more available.

It's going to require a serious towing vehicle to be legal, I'm not sure even a RangeRover could do it in the eyes of plod; worth checking before you get intercepted as a nice easy target and escorted to a weighbridge !

 

[davidpbo]

Just a thought, but would a car trailer be any good ? Might be more available.

It's going to require a serious towing vehicle to be legal, I'm not sure even a RangeRover could do it in the eyes of plod; worth checking before you get intercepted as a nice easy target and escorted to a weighbridge !

4 wheel trailer for a boat offthat size probably 500kgs. So you are looking at 3000kgs plus.

Large 4x4s are often rated to tow 3000kgs of more. My Nissan Pathfinder 3000kgs. I believe Nissan Patrol, LR defenders, discoveries, Range Rovers (not the high fashion oned) 3500kgs. Not sure about crew cabs as they are commercial and may be downrated for towing because of higher on board load capacity.

He will also need appropriate entitlement on driving licence.

 

[Amulet]

I think you are going to flirt with the legal limit of weight on a normal driving license and without air brakes - perhaps just scrape under. You should look it up. I'm no expert - maybe someone more expert will chip in. I decided I couldn't create a legal way of towing Amulet, but she is heavier.

 

[ghostlymoron]

I think you can tow upto 3.5T before needing airbrakes. Might be more economic to lift and transport with a HIAB than hire as the 6 months could easily stretch when boat refits are concerned. I couldn't find a decent trailer for mine (1.25T) so ended up buying new.

 

[Scotty_Tradewind]

Hi guys....

yes we have a Nissan 4x4 to tow with boat on.

I have a licence to cover towing with the load.

Not sure what vehicle minimum we'll require with trailer minus load if required. ??

S.

 

[Kelpie]

Seriously, there is no problem with this.
Plenty of vehicles can tow 3500kg using over-run brakes. Land rover defender, disco, rangey; bigger versions of the Shogun and Landcruiser, Trooper, Fourtrak, some versions of the Transit and Sprinter. I know this because I was going to buy one- my Vega had a road trailer, although I barely used it before I moved up to a bigger boat.

Oh and Jon, you have mail

 

[steve_l]

An alternative solution - make/buy/rent a suitable cradle, use it to transport the boat on a flatbed hiab lorry, then lift the cradle & boat off together into the appropriate place when you arrive.

That was my solution when I had to move my similar boat some years ago. The cradle is still used every winter when the boat's lifted out.

 

[mike h]

I've just finished building a road trailer for my centaur 3 tonner. Should be legal... just.

As a guide it cost just over 1200 to build with all new gear. Helps to have a full and spacious workshop though. I'll be picking the boat up tues so I'll post pics afterwards.

 

[Lakesailor]

Have you had it inspected yet. How did it go?

 

[sarabande]

three axles, and it weighs 850kg. About 6 more uprights. We have loaded a 27ft 3 tonner....

Any use ?

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[mike h]

Boat or trailer?

 

[sarabande]

mike h. That for me ?

 

[mike h]

Nah. Was wondering if the post before referred to an inspection for my trailer... Sorry officer. Don't know how old it is, I replaced some old knackered axles and the hitch.

 

[TQA]

I think I would be inclined to go down the route of the cradle and hire in the lorry with the HIAB.

You will need a crane/HIAB anyway.

Remember you are going to be climbing up that ladder countless times before the refit is done so the cradle keeps it low.

 

[Kelpie]

A trailer lets you move the boat around the yard, and in and out of the workshop. HIAB and cradle loses that option.

 

[Avocet]

Just a word of caution. How confident is the OP about the weight of the boat? 2.5 tonnes seems light for a 26 foot long keeler. Avocet is supposed to weigh 6000lbs ready to sail (just under 2 3/4 tons). Imagine my surprise when, with empty fuel and water tanks, stripped of absolutely everything I could (even the rudder), no sails, boom, rigging, anchors, chains etc...

...the crane driver told me there was 3.5 tonnes showing on his load cell!

 

[Corribee Boy]

I'm sharing Avocet's concern: my 900Kg Corribee, stripped of obvious heavy things such as anchor and chain, gas bottles and Ambrosia rice pudding supplies, still weighed in at almost 2 tonnes with her piggyback trailer. Well within the weight for the landrover, but did mean a rush to uprate the tyre loading capability.

 

[Davy_S]

I would be making Sarabande an offer for the trailer, a bit of tarting up and you have one useful piece of kit. far better in the long term IMHO.

 

[Lakesailor]

Let's face it, Tim could do with a bit of tarting up.