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17 August 2009, 13:20
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: ramsgate
Boat name: Micki Dee Bee
Make: Ribcraft Seasafari
Length: 9m +
Engine: Twin 250hp Suzuki
MMSI: 235057235
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 1,622
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trailer extention bar's?
Anyone used one or know where to get them?
Any good?
Cheers
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17 August 2009, 15:05
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Country: UK - Isle of Man
Town: Douglas
Length: no boat
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 339
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Had one at our club for launching the rescue boats as the limited gradient on the slipway required tow vehicle wheels to be immersed in order to launch/recover. Worked Ok but was more trouble than its worth, we resorted to using a rope extension which was much more user friendly and was length adjustable.
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17 August 2009, 18:40
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: Southampton
Boat name: DynaMoHumm/ SRV/deja
Make: Avon8.4, 5.4 & 4.777
Length: 8m +
Engine: Cat3126 Yam 90 &70
MMSI: 42
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 6,562
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i used one length od scaff tube with a male and a female tow coupler at each end. if it's for your big rib then I'd offer the suggestion that a dolly (six inch axle with two mini whels attached a foot away from the boat) end would make the whole thing much more manouverable. If you decide to use a rope than you have to have a lot of faith in your jockey wheel This one has got grunt
http://boatmad.com/forum/showthread....t=jockey+wheel
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19 August 2009, 12:00
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Member
Country: Australia
Town: adelaide
Boat name: tba
Make: custom
Length: 7m +
Engine: outboard,200+
Join Date: Mar 2008
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I use my spare wheel as a jockey wheel when retrieving my trailer. I have it mounted on a stub axle with complete hub and bearings aswell. I have two tubes welded onto the trailer, one where the spare wheel is stored and the other near the the trailer coupling. There is a nut welded to both tubes with a bolt that locks the stub axle in place. Works well for beach launching the boat with a rope, it does not get bogged in the sand as easliy as the small jockey wheels but you need to pull fairly straight. I still have a normal jockey wheel for moving around on hard smooth surfaces.
regards
rpm
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19 August 2009, 12:03
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Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: Southampton
Boat name: DynaMoHumm/ SRV/deja
Make: Avon8.4, 5.4 & 4.777
Length: 8m +
Engine: Cat3126 Yam 90 &70
MMSI: 42
Join Date: Dec 2003
Posts: 6,562
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 I wish I'd thought of that and one day I probably will
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21 August 2009, 13:27
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Member
Country: Australia
Town: adelaide
Boat name: tba
Make: custom
Length: 7m +
Engine: outboard,200+
Join Date: Mar 2008
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Have a look at this link for an extention drawbar. I have never used one of these, but it does look simple. It will not jam like some of the extention drawbars that retract into a sleeve, well the one I had on a previous boat did.
http://www.mackaytrailers.com/traile...ecial-features
regards
rpm
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21 August 2009, 13:32
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Country: Australia
Town: adelaide
Boat name: tba
Make: custom
Length: 7m +
Engine: outboard,200+
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 72
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rogue Wave
I wish I'd thought of that and one day I probably will
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Rogue Wave
Someone stole your idea and is selling it.
look at the bottom of the page, of the link.
http://www.mackaytrailers.com/traile...ecial-features
regards
rpm
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