Daniel- Is this one of my boats? jerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Rich" <danielgrich@gmail.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 3:03 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Trailer Dolly
I know. I have pondered that myself. I have a very beefy newer (2006) Pacific trailer designed for the boat. It looks just like the current trailers, 14 inch wheels, and has the extension. I took out the extension and weighed it, and it weighs like 40 pounds. I can't imagine it weighs 700 pounds, but I suppose it could. The boat is bone dry, and I don't have much inside it. It sits properly in the water when empty, level with the transom slightly out of the water. It sails correctly. Yet I have checked the combined weight of the trailer and boat on two different certified commercial scales, and they both came out to 1620 pounds without the outboard! What I want to do is go put the boat in the water, and drive the trailer only to the scale and weigh it. I just haven't done it. But I agree with you.
Daniel
On 9/20/2013 1:36 PM, Conbert Benneck wrote:
On 20-Sep-13 2:41 PM, Daniel Rich wrote:
Hi Daniel,
1600 lbs sound like an awful lot of weight for an M15 and a "proper sized" trailer, unless you have the boat loaded with a pirate's treasure of gold bars, or rebuilt the keel using depleted uranium.
My M15, plus equipment; HONDA 2 HP outboard, and trailer with spare tire came to about 1,200 lbs.
Connie
Montypals:
Not sure where I got this informationÂ…might have even been this list.
But I recently purchased a trailer dolly.
http://www.etrailer.com/Hitch-Accessories/Rackem/RA20.html
One problem I have with my M15 is that the boat and trailer weigh 1600 pounds. Now, I'm not sure if it is the boat or trailer that are overweight since I have not had a chance to weigh the trailer separately from the boat. But the issue is that it becomes difficult to maneuver the trailer around my driveway by myself. It is always a strain, and somewhat dangerous. So, I had no idea that such a product existed such as a trailer dolly. But it turns out that a relatively inexpensive and elegant solution exists. The dolly has nice big wheels, and easily lifts the trailer from the receiver. Once lifted, I can move the boat around with great control, and quite easily. Just amazing. Wish I had known about this before. I can really put the boat and trailer with precision wherever I want. I just thought I would share this in case any of you are having similar problems. I would imagine that it would work quite well for you M17 folks who have to move a larger weight.
Daniel Rich M15 #208 "Kestrel" danielgrich@gmail.com
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