Got some trailer work done to fit Cyane to her new trailer. New rollers, axle, springs, hubs and tires. Eddie English does great work for us!
Boat was moved aft just a bit to set a good tongue weight. I couldn't lift it before and now I can, so I'm guessing it is around 80 pounds.
Eddie's crew replaced all of the rollers with HDPE non marking rollers. The new brackets are galvanized and fastened with stainless hardware, shiny!
New 1500 pound axle, new springs sized for the trailer/boat combo. This roller is set to support the centerboard and keep it in the case.
8 foot carpeted bunks and LED lights. Skipper says leave Onkahye's name on there, Cyane kind of like it.
Eddie has sold us 2 trailers, repaired 4, and built us 2. Plus helped us upgrade several more with trailer guides. We always enjoy visiting his business and seeing the wizardry in progress. If you need a trailer, give him a call and tell him Small Boat Restoration sent you.
A few of the mast fittings. Cheek block for the topping lift.
Spinnaker halyard, roller furling and jib halyard block for regular jib.
Spinnaker pole line block.
Preparations to raise the mast.
After the mast went up we installed the new bow eye. Upgraded to U bolt style, located spot for second 3/8 inch hole. We bedded the new eye in TotalBoat thickened epoxy to fill in the chipped area.
Opened inspection port to bow compartment and removed a few foam blocks. Bow eye bolts coming through the stem backer strip, it's wooden for some reason.
Tightened down the nuts.
Foam blocks returned to the bow compartment and inspection port closed up.
Faired the bow eye plate with some TotalBoat THIXO.
Mast up, 8x10 cockpit cover installed.
Log of Cyane.
My 45yo Lil Dude trailer for my DS II broke its neck (actually tongue) at launch ramp two weeks ago. I am buying a replacement, and since the boat is in my yard "on the hard" I have to set it up myself. The old trailer had 4' bunks that ended about one foot from the transom and were 40" apart. The new trailer gives me the option of wider spacing of 5' bunks up to 59" wide. I noticed in the pictures that your DSII sits much further aft on the trailer. I do plan two keel rollers, to support the CB and the bow. Also a third stern roller to aid in launching and retrieval. Side guides will come later.
ReplyDeleteQuestions:
1. What would you suggest re optimal positioning of boat on trailer as far as bunks, fore and aft and lateral spacing?
2. Where would you position keel rollers?
3. Should I add another keel roller under mast step area?
4. How do you support the stern while working inside on land?
1. What would you suggest re optimal positioning of boat on trailer as far as bunks, fore and aft and lateral spacing?
ReplyDelete-I put the bunks under the inner edge of the seats, and use 8 foot bunks that start about 3 feet forward of the stern. Right now they are 2x4 but I plan to change over to 2x6 as the previous trailer had.
2. Where would you position keel rollers?
-We have a keel roller about halfway between the centerboard trunk and the bow. Might be good to have it under the mast step or und the aft wall of the bow compartment, more structure there.
3. Should I add another keel roller under mast step area?
-See above.
4. How do you support the stern while working inside on land? I don't spend much time back there, and if I plan to be back by the transom I hook the trailer up to a car.
Thanks for your advice. Sorry to not respond sooner. Warm weather here in NJ gives me the opportunity to replace bow eye which got badly worn by SS Snap on mooring line. Bad mistake not to be repeated. I installed inspection port in front of cuddy. Removing foam blocks was entertaining. Crawling around was good exercise.
ReplyDeleteRemoving corroded bailer was a real challenge. Three hours with Dremel, hacksaw and other tools and it relented. Sunfish bailer lower section does not fit quite right in bottom of boat. Another puzzle to solve.
Fun times!
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