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Seeking: Trailer or Car Top?
By:rb
Date: 3/22/2002, 4:47 pm

Well if everything goes well I will complete the 14 ft long Wineglass Wherry in about a month. Now the question is how to get it to the water?

I would like to hear pro's and con's about cartopping the boat or buying a small boat trailer.

My take on cartopping:

Pro's
No need to tow a trailer.
No need to spend money on trailer
No need to spend money on installing tow hitch on my car
Easier parking at the put in

Con's
Inevitable scratching of car paint during one of the cartopping maneuvres
Most likely needing a second person to help with loading and unloading of the boat
Lots of lifting

Messages In This Thread

Seeking: Trailer or Car Top?
rb -- 3/22/2002, 4:47 pm
Other Plus
Gini -- 3/23/2002, 8:55 am
Re: Other Plus
Steve Frederick -- 3/23/2002, 6:37 pm
Re: Other Plus
Robert -- 3/25/2002, 4:47 am
Re: Other Plus
Roger B. Frick -- 4/1/2002, 12:20 am
Re: Seeking: Trailer or Car Top?
John Monfoe -- 3/23/2002, 5:28 am
Re: Trailer or Car Top?
Terry Mitchner -- 3/25/2002, 12:36 pm
It would hang out in back of a small trailer. *NM*
John Monfoe -- 3/25/2002, 5:17 am
Re: Seeking: Trailer or Car Top?
BruceK -- 3/22/2002, 9:37 pm
I second the trailer *Pic*
Paul G.Jacobson -- 3/22/2002, 11:28 pm
Nonfolding - smaller $140 (with wheels) *Pic*
Chris Menard -- 3/25/2002, 10:28 am
the problem with ths one is that it is short
Paul G. Jacobson -- 3/25/2002, 9:35 pm
Re: Bounce?
Don Beale -- 3/23/2002, 5:04 pm
Re: "Wheels not included"????????
Craig -- 3/23/2002, 7:32 am
wheels, bearings, and lights included :) *NM*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 3/25/2002, 9:38 pm
ISO: trailer source in Mass / South NH
Chris Menard -- 3/26/2002, 9:41 am
Order it through Harbor freight
Brian Nystrom -- 3/26/2002, 1:44 pm
Re: ISO: trailer source in Mass / South NH
Kent LeBoutillier -- 3/26/2002, 11:40 am
Re: Glen-L
Chip Sandresky -- 3/22/2002, 5:27 pm
Re: Seeking: Trailer or Car Top?
Shawn Baker -- 3/22/2002, 5:04 pm