Lenze wrote: > > Well and then again > I had a customer complaining about gel coat cracking in the middle of the > hull of a fibre boat he had bought. He came with boat on a trailer that was > so short that half the boat was sticking out behind the trailer and > obviously the weight of half the boat flexing in the middle coursed the gel > coat to crack. > > Lenze > www.havkajakcenter.dk Thanks for the reminder. Trailers are different than cartopping or storage. Few trailers have shock absorbers and even fewer are sprung for the very light weight they will carry in kayak transport service. What does this mean? You need much more support for your boat if it is on a trailer. Do you ever get the idea that there is always something new to learn? I learn something new every day, at least that is my goal. :-) michael *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 11:54:50 -0500, michael wrote: >Trailers are different than cartopping or storage. >Few trailers have shock absorbers and even fewer are sprung for the >very light weight they will carry in kayak transport service. Here is a kayak trailer, designed/built by a kayak designer/builder: http://www.eze-float.com/eze-float.htm -- cheers, Stephen *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
That one does look nice but I doubt that it will ride as well as a car, truck or SUV. Also, I don't like the boats extending back past the tail lights. Especially at night, this increases the risk of somebody rear ending the boats. It is a nice looking rig and would be good choice for people who don't want to build their own. michael Stephen Bird wrote: > > On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 11:54:50 -0500, michael wrote: > > >Trailers are different than cartopping or storage. > >Few trailers have shock absorbers and even fewer are sprung for the > >very light weight they will carry in kayak transport service. > > Here is a kayak trailer, designed/built by a kayak designer/builder: > http://www.eze-float.com/eze-float.htm > -- > cheers, Stephen *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
My trailer has hauled my kevlar Necky Looksha 4 HV thousands of miles with no apparent damage. In between trips, my kayak sits on the trailer (hull down) on the same Thule 878 Set-to-Go Saddle kayak racks it travels on. I have been looking for deflections in the hull on a regular basis over the last two years but have found none. I give this trailer high marks for its high-speed, soft-sprung, shock-damped performance. Check it out: http://www.sportsrig.com/ Gary > On Sun, 14 Mar 2004 11:54:50 -0500, michael wrote: > > >Trailers are different than cartopping or storage. > >Few trailers have shock absorbers and even fewer are sprung for the > >very light weight they will carry in kayak transport service. > > Here is a kayak trailer, designed/built by a kayak designer/builder: > http://www.eze-float.com/eze-float.htm > -- > cheers, Stephen *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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