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dlucier
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Response Posted - 05/17/2011 : 07:03:44

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by pastmember
 We now have full onset Zebra Mussels, and a "mechanized" keel will be an issue due to the potential for build up of mussels in cavities.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Oh, Joy. Don't leave anything underwater unpainted, including the trunk. As a former swinger owner, I used to have Zebra mussel issues up inside the trunk where I had difficulty reaching with paint.

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Prospector
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Response Posted - 05/17/2011 : 07:10:48

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Stinkpotter
 <blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by klemsaba
 As far as trailers are concerned, many boats have flat bed trailers that looked like they've been converted for sailboat use. What are your thoughts on those? I'm not really looking to haul my boat from lake to lake but are these generally road worthy?<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Often this involves putting a storage cradle on the flatbed--likely not suitable for highway travel, mostly because most cradles aren't designed for those stresses. Also, the weight is higher than on a typical boat trailer, the tongue weight might not be properly calibrated, and there might not be sufficient structure to prevent forward movement in a emergency.
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Totally agree. We use the flatbed method but only travel about 8 miles on country roads with good surfaces. We hire a towtruck to move the boat because with teh load not sitting properly on the trailer we can't be sure what it will do. Towtrucks have hydraulics that can adjust the load. We tried moving it once on our own and the risk equation just doesn't work.

The comment about the cradles, really is unique to each boat. Most of them were shipped from Catalina on a cradle. The cradles had to be tough enough to cross the country, so I think they are OK. Some had collapseaqable cradles built to meet YC standards. They are likely OK, but you never know. Some had wooden cradles built in backyards. Those are high risk. Or not. Depends on teh builder and materials.

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klemsaba
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Response Posted - 05/17/2011 : 07:35:11

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by dlucier
 <blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by pastmember
 We now have full onset Zebra Mussels, and a "mechanized" keel will be an issue due to the potential for build up of mussels in cavities.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

Oh, Joy. Don't leave anything underwater unpainted, including the trunk. As a former swinger owner, I used to have Zebra mussel issues up inside the trunk where I had difficulty reaching with paint.
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I looked at a C25 with Zebra Muscles in the trunk. They really stack up in there.

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Response Posted - 05/17/2011 : 10:20:16

A wing is best but I would buy a fin before I would buy a swinger for Ninnescah. Don't worry about a slip, it will work out, the important issue is to have a boat you will enjoy.

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Response Posted - 05/17/2011 : 18:06:50

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by dmpilc
 What is your price range, and are you willing to look at a boat in Nashville? I have a 1984 TR/SW, traditional interior, with a Trail-rite fin keel trailer that I am considering selling, asking $8,500. It has a 2008 Nissan 9.8 outboard, 25 inch shaft and electric start. Sails include main and jib, 150, and a like new 135 (two years old, rarely used).

Correction: two 150's, a white dacron sail and the colorful drifter in my signature pic. Bottom was painted last October.
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Well, Nashville is 12 hours away. Right now I would have to hold off looking that far. However, as May turns into June and so on I will be re-evaluating my search radius.

Thanks.

Doug

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