07 May 21:
We have a 5x10 Carry On utility trailer and were curious if it could carry a Sunfish on a dolly? We know that it can carry Sunfish with the ramp folded down, no dolly, and minimal modification. We used it last year to recover a hurricane damaged Sunfish. Using a utility trailer to carry Sunfish or other boats has appeal because other adventure gear could be carried as well, such as bikes, coolers, chairs, etc...
Ideally we could lower a ramp and roll the dolly and Sunfish up the ramp, which we were able to do with sufficient side to side clearance. But in order to close the ramp, the Sunfish and dolly protrude too far forward.
If we push the dolly back far enough to get clearance from the tow vehicle, the stern sticks out about 2 feet and interferes with ramp closure.
One idea is to remove that ramp and use 2 Carry On ramps. But then those ramps would need to be stored somewhere.
Or to make a modified ramp, like a bobtail.
The utility trailer could be further modified to carry more Sunfish, canoe, kayak etc...
Comments appreciated.
G’day,
ReplyDeleteYou could cut a rectangular hole out of the centre of the ramp for the Sunfish transom to poke through. The hole would need to be big enough to enable the ramp to be lifted into the upright position with the sunfish on the trailer.
The cut out section could be framed & hinged to make a rectangular door in the centre of the ramp.So when the ramp is in the down position the hole is filled in & when the ramp is in the up position the door folds down to make a hole.
Hope this makes sense.
Cheers
John