Hi Robert,
Ah the trailer! A project in itself. I modeled mine from the 2 pictures of Tony's from Australia, plus some reading around design and my usual over engineering!?
What I have made I can only hope works. I did write a little about this in a thread a while ago, but now having build it at put the yacht on it, I can see as can you from the pictures the relative heights.
You are correct in that the trailer is the same width as the yacht at 2.5m. This is problematic as the yacht must then sit above the mud guards. Mine is a compromise. I paid a premium for low profile 13 inch rims and tyres. Then positioned it all so it tucks under the chine. Distance from the water line at the stern to the road is 650mm. I was initially horrified with very poor launch ramps locally I thought it would not get off the trailer. However out of the shed for the first time and sitting next to my monohull which is a breeze to launch, it does not look so high! I also incorporated a tilting draw bar, this adds only marginally to the complexity but may make all the difference.?
Yet to launch! so at present it is all just a theory. I will CAD the design if it works. I over build everything, my trailer weighed 181kg for hot dip galvanising. I used 75 x 40mm C section.?
Getting it under the yacht. Don't do it my way. I am stubborn and refuse to ask for help. I chocked it up higher and higher on 4 points, strapped it to the shed roof beams, and generally risked the whole lot collapsing onto the trailer. I kind of winched the trailer under the yacht inch by inch over 2 hours.?
I will post some pictures to help.?
Regards
Hamish?
