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I have recently moved house and now have room to have my Sun Odyssey 26 at home to work on over the winter.

What I am wondering is whether I can tow her home myself, I have an XC90 but could probably borrow a Disco for the purpose. Where do I find out what size trailer I would need. According the blurb on the SO26 she has a displacement of 2700kg, though a few extras have been added which would up it slightly. I have a license that allows 3.5T.

I am @ 1hr away from the marina so having her at home to be able to tinker for an hour or two here and there would I believe allow me to get far more done.
 
In what way? The only regulations I can see are for trailer size, my yacht would overhang by just under 1/2m in length and a little less in width, is there something I am missing, though the overall weight I think might be an issue.

I am just exploring this at the moment so might well find it not possible.
 
navrep said:
In what way? The only regulations I can see are for trailer size, my yacht would overhang by just under 1/2m in length and a little less in width, is there something I am missing, though the overall weight I think might be an issue.

I am just exploring this at the moment so might well find it not possible.
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As far as I'm aware, the max width for towing with a car is 2.55m; the SO26 is apparently 2.95m wide. It may be the case that loads over 2.90m wide are classed as "abnormal loads" and are subject to more stringent rules.
 
pvb said:
As far as I'm aware, the max width for towing with a car is 2.55m; the SO26 is apparently 2.95m wide. It may be the case that loads over 2.90m wide are classed as "abnormal loads" and are subject to more stringent rules.
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From the NTTA website

Loads must not project more than 305mm either side of the trailer, up to a maximum width of 2.9m.
Loads over 2.9m in width are classed as abnormal loads and the police must be notified two days before a journey commences.​
 
pvb said:
As far as I'm aware, the max width for towing with a car is 2.55m; the SO26 is apparently 2.95m wide. It may be the case that loads over 2.90m wide are classed as "abnormal loads" and are subject to more stringent rules.
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I agree that is what it says - however it quotes maximum trailer width is 2.55m not load width - not yet found anything definitive on this but will keep looking!
 
VicS said:
From the NTTA website

Loads must not project more than 305mm either side of the trailer, up to a maximum width of 2.9m.
Loads over 2.9m in width are classed as abnormal loads and the police must be notified two days before a journey commences.​
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Thankyou - have now looked at that - maybe I can just shave 5cm off the blunt end! Only just over so still doesn't sound impossible.
 
Carry your 'special' tape measure with you.

I towed an Etchells from Southampton to Surrey with a Discovery a few weeks ago and you'd hardly have noticed it. Great tow car. (Etchells is 30ft and 1,800Kg).
 
VicS said:
From the NTTA website ...
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Not always a reliable source for Big Stuff. For example, they miss out the "single indivisible load exemption" which allows glider trailers a lot longer than their claimed maximum ... mine was a perfectly legal 10m long, and they say 7m.
 
JumbleDuck said:
Not always a reliable source for Big Stuff. For example, they miss out the "single indivisible load exemption" which allows glider trailers a lot longer than their claimed maximum ... mine was a perfectly legal 10m long, and they say 7m.
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Yes we know about your glider trailer..... you tell us about it every time the NTTA website is mentioned. Perhaps you should tell the NTTA about it
 
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VicS said:
Yes we know about your glider trailer..... you tell us about it every time the NTTA website is mentioned. Perhaps you should tell the NTTA about it
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JumbleDuck's post was relevant to the OP's question and possibly of interest and value to the OP who may not have seen it before.
Your post was off topic and can only be read as a gratuitous insult.
What were you thinking?
 
I've written a note to Essex police to see what they say....

Thanks all info so far has pointed me in the right direction.

I've also found the following chart and pdf which seem to indicate all I will need to do is give them 2 days notice stick to my route and do it at certain time of the day.
http://www.epspermits.com/wp-conten...al-Load-Escort-Determination-Chart-Police.pdf
https://www.essex.police.uk/getmedi...0401-Procedure-Abnormal-Indivisible-Loads.pdf

Which would then bring me back to how do I go about getting a trailer capable of doing the job?
 
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VicS said:
Yes we know about your glider trailer..... you tell us about it every time the NTTA website is mentioned. Perhaps you should tell the NTTA about it
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Thanks, Vic. Of course if people didn't keep recommending unreliable advice I wouldn't have to keep correcting them, would I?

The trailer for my Drascombe Longboat is also well over 7m long, by the way.
 
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navrep said:
I've written a note to Essex police to see what they say....
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It's a long time since I investigated trailer and load widths, but as recall there are three stages for the overall width; below a certain amount you're fine, for wider ones you need to tell the police (not ask permission, just tell them) and then for very wide stuff you need a police escort. That final limit seems to kick in at "more than the width of a static caravan".

As far as trailer width goes I don't think I ever managed to find out whether there is a similar exemption to the length one for specialist trailers.

If you can get a definitive and up-to-date answer on either or both of these points - and that may not just be "what a traffic cop thinks on the day" then it would be very useful to have them posted here.
 
I have received the following form the abnormal loads officer

"Further to your enquiry please email me the dimensions of the load, the start and finish point and the time and date of movement.
On receipt of these details I will send you a permit allowing you to travel."

So it is looking feasible at the moment.
 
A Disco can tow a max of 3500kg. You state your boat is 2700kg. Depending on the braked trailer you get / use, you might be over the cars tow limit.
 
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