Swaggabomb25 wrote:
I have a 21 SE and am in CT!
Where do you launch in the sound? I typically go to Lighthouse pt park in New Haven since it's about the only launch on the eastern half of CT with a beach, I come down from the Manchester area. FYI, there's a May 21 CT River Dinghy Race where cats participate, think I'm going to enter. Details are on Facebook.
ToddE wrote:
There are three options for trailering
1. leave it wide and pay attention. This is what I do. There are only a few places where the road is narrow enough to be a problem around here. Watch for construction zones! I go all over the place and haven't had any issues. If I were going across the country, I would take the time to narrow the boat.
2. Narrow the boat if you have a trailer that supports this. My trailerx does compress, but it really is a hassle to scrunch the boat up. As to wear, there are plastic bushings on the ends of the cross bars that allow the boat to compress. I used some teflon to replace mine as the boat was getting a little "loose". A pain to do, but they last a long time.
3. Aquire a tornado trailer or other tilt trailer. These crank up and tilt the boat to give a smaller footprint. Great if you can find one.
I love the boat! It is fun to race, there is soooo much room on board when you want to bring the gang along for a great day on the water.
With both your comments I think I'll hold out until I can come across a nice SE. The idea of having a high performance cat that can double as a family cruiser sounds like the ideal boat.
As for trailering I'm not worried about the logistics of trailering full width it was more the hassle if I got pulled over, but it sounds like most of the SE guys don't have any issues.
Long term I'd probably look for a marina where I could leave the boat set up on the trailer or build my own tilt trailer.
Thanks for all the info!