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One other question: Mike, where was the source that gave you the
absolute unescorted trailer width requirement in the
US?>>
Each state is different, and the 12' x 80' limit I mentioned is the
highest common denominator from Maine, where I live, to New Jersey, the
primary place outside of Maine I'm currently trailering a boat. I'd
rather be sailing in Maine, of course, but I work at a children's day
camp in New Jersey each summer, and would like to bring a boat with me
that will be comfortable to stay in each weekend.
I came up with that limit by doing a google search on
wide load and department of transportation for each state in which I
was interested.
Corsair has kindly included a list of state DOT sites for wide load
permits on their web site at:
http://www.corsairmarine.com/PDFfiles/Corsair36/TrailerPermitting.pdf
It also mentions FleetOne, which offers a service that
will coordinate all your permits for you, for a fee. They can be found
at:
http://www.fleetonepermits.com
I hope that helps. I've not yet found a site that lists everything,
or which provides a master limit.
- Mike
rattus32 wrote:
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harryproa@yahoogroups.com.au, "Robert" <cateran1949@y...> wrote:
>
> -G'day Mike
> I was thinking on similar lines but don't se much problem holding
up
> the ww hull. There is not an enormous weight off centre and a
> vertical bit of box section on the ww side triangulated at the
base
> should provide enough support for the hull with a couple of tie
down
> straps to hold it against. Either that and/or a support under the
> junction of the wing deck and hull. This would have to be to the
lw
> side of the c of g.of the www hull on its own.
> If the crossbeams had a temporary controlling system such as a
> farrier wishbone with a sleeve to allow sliding of the crossbeam,
or
> even a complete folding system as designed by Jim Shanahan then
the
> only difficulty is moving the lw hulls off the trailer and onto a
> trolley as everything else can be controlled with a couple of
> winches. Jim's system makes a lot of sense and would even allow
> righting from a complete overturning.
> My personal preference is to launch a folded system where the boat
> can then be brought side on to shore and the mast then inserted-
> possibly with sail attached. The crossbeams get winched out with
> water supporting the system and you're away.
> I have tried to imagine taking the folded boat out onto the water
> and inserting the mast from the water. It seems theoretically
> possible but would probably be excessively difficult in practice.
> ...
Robert, do you have a link or reference to the Jim Shanahan folding
system you mentioned
here? Googling "Jim Shanahan folding system" yields nothing
interesting, at least on this
subject.
Been thinking along similar lines, although with a Farrier-style link
system (properly
referred to as a 4-bar linkage) and sleeve to join the beam halves.
Keeping the whole
assembly upright during unfolding might be an interesting challenge,
though ;-)
One other question: Mike, where was the source that gave you the
absolute unescorted
trailer width requirement in the US? Been looking for that information
for a while; have
resorted to corresponding with individual states in the meantime. I
also tape-measured a
large bulldozer at a stop here in Colorado once, it was very close to
12 feet wide and
entirely escort-free.
This is a fun problem!
Regards,
Mike
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