[Rhodes22-list] Jay Bulfer, Captain Rummy asked," What larger trailerable?"

[Tootle]

Jay, et al;

     I left out part of second paragraph!  It should read, " In todays
market, and in the real world a sailboat " LARGER THAN A RHODES 22," that
one man or one man and his wife can safely and easily launch and retrieve is
not currently made.  

(Again, I do not consider sailboats at 25& 26 feet using water ballast true
and safe sailboats.)

Ed K
Greenville, SC, USA


Tootle wrote:
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> Jay:
> 
>      Captain Rummy asked a very important question, "What larger
> trailerable?"
> 
>       In todays market, and in the real world a sailboat that one man or
> one man and his wife can safely and easily launch and retrieve is not
> currently made.  
> 
>        If you think, that the sailboats advertised in the 25-26 range that
> utilize water ballast are safe for the trips that you propose, then think
> and carefully analyze them.  I would say that you should carefully study
> the safety issues involved with production sailboats using water ballast. 
> I will leave the details to your research.  You may have seen
> advertisements for a Mac 26.  That is a motorboat first and sailboat
> second.
> 
>       There are essentially few concepts of sailboats that are trailerable
> and still a sail boat.  Those concepts involve either a stubby keel or a
> centerboard or a combination thereof.  There have been boats designed with
> neither but still utilized ballast. 
> http://www.sailorschoice.com/Terms/sctermsletterc.htm
> 
>         The centerboard concept can be a swing or pivot centerboard or a
> dagger board.  In those boats involving a stubby keel the ballast will
> usually be found in the stubby keel and the centerboard will non-weighted
> whereas in the non keel version the ballast will be in centerboard or
> dagger board.  
> 
>           You may have seen bigger sailboats on trailers, but they will be
> launched and retrieved either with multiple help or the assistance of boat
> cranes or such devices.  A man and his wife will not launch these boats. 
> Those boats while able to be put on a trailer for transport or end of
> season are not considered ‘trailerable sailboats’.  A current example of
> such a boat is the Seaward 26 which General Boats also sells.  See
> http://www.Rhodes22.com
> 
>            Another example of such a boat is the Com-Pac 23.  The
> president of Com Pac specifically told me in person that it was designed
> for end of season storage.  Not for routine trailering.
> 
>            You may really want a powerboat.  We are sail boaters.  Please
> note that we do have sail boaters who snorkel and scuba also.
> 
> Ed K
> Greenville, SC, USA
> Addendum:  http://www.geocities.com/cjstein_2000/dictionary.html
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> R22RumRunner wrote:
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>> What larger trailerable?
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