Another call to fellow E26-2 owners. Do any of you have a trailer for your boat? If so, would you be able to take some measurements for me? Similar to how Randy measured in this post:
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I'm going to need to borrow a trailer from another club member in the next month and it would be ideal to find one that measures out close to mine. Supposedly, my boat has a cradle somewhere at our club (that I could have used to measure), but that was three owners ago and 10 years ago, so it's likely lost. I'll mention I have the full depth keel.
The biggest trouble I anticipate is the beam, I think, as most of the trailers have adjustable height pads. If my donor trailer is from a boat with a wider beam, the pads will be hitting too high on the sides of the boat. (Thanks, Craig, for pointing this out to me!) Having the pad heights will help make the process of pulling it out smoother, too (the water is still pretty cold in April to wade in and adjust on the fly).
E29 Drawings? Measurements for making a cradle.
Does anybody know a source of scale drawings for the E29? It's time to haul her out and get her home for a refit. I need to build a cradle onto my trailer, but since I've never seen the boat out of the water, there's no way to get measurements directly. Also, I gather from reading here (and...
I'm going to need to borrow a trailer from another club member in the next month and it would be ideal to find one that measures out close to mine. Supposedly, my boat has a cradle somewhere at our club (that I could have used to measure), but that was three owners ago and 10 years ago, so it's likely lost. I'll mention I have the full depth keel.
The biggest trouble I anticipate is the beam, I think, as most of the trailers have adjustable height pads. If my donor trailer is from a boat with a wider beam, the pads will be hitting too high on the sides of the boat. (Thanks, Craig, for pointing this out to me!) Having the pad heights will help make the process of pulling it out smoother, too (the water is still pretty cold in April to wade in and adjust on the fly).