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Home Forums Search Trailer Sailor Roster Chandlery Events Classifieds Resources About TSBB SBO Sites	Instructions/FAQ | Rules & Etiquette | Edit Profile | Forum Login View Thread | Post Response | Return to Index | Read Prev Msg | Read Next Msg | Fixed keel? Posted By: Ed, N24 Sarasota Date: 3/17/07 7:01a.m. Report: outside forum guidelines In Response To: Nimble 24 trailering (John Healy) If your's is a center board then It sounds to me that Mark is right on. If it is a fixed keel perhaps I can help. When I first got my boat a friend and I used to have it in the water & sailing in 40 min. When I do it now it takes me twice that time because I usually am doing it alone and don't do it very often anymore since I'm now on a mooring. I'm building an aluminum gin pole similar to Ray Henry's. (Ray, I did build and use a wood one and your right it is to damn heavy) I also mark on the goal post with tape how far I need to put the trailer in. This is very important on the fixed keel since the trailer will be completely submerged. I'm sure a tongue extension would help although I don't have one. Liquid rollers is a big help. Ed

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Messages In This Thread

Nimble 24 trailering -- John Healy -- 3/16/07 5:50p.m.

Nimble 24 traiering -- Stephen - Nimble 24 - North of Baton Rouge -- 3/16/07 7:26p.m.

Trailering -- Mark N, Nimble Arctic, Jax FL -- 3/17/07 6:28a.m.

Nimble 24 trailering Thank You -- John Healy -- 3/19/07 9:40a.m.

 Fixed keel?   -- Ed, N24 Sarasota -- 3/17/07 7:01a.m.

Hi Ed, -- Ray Henry, Nimble Kodiak Yawl, "Seaweed", NC -- 3/17/07 7:15a.m.

Gin pole -- Ed, N24 Sarasota -- 3/17/07 8:18a.m.

Mast-raising -- Rod M. WWP-19 "Spring", Nimble Vagabond "Loligo" S. Gulf Isl -- 3/17/07 7:55p.m.

Gin Pole -- Ed, N24 Sarasota -- 3/18/07 6:39a.m.

Tongue Ext. -- Ed, N24 Sarasota -- 3/17/07 10:08a.m.

You can see mine here -- Ray Henry, Nimble Kodiak Yawl, "Seaweed", NC -- 3/17/07 10:58a.m.

Ext. -- Ed, N24 Sarasota -- 3/17/07 11:54a.m.

Can you show a picture of... -- Stephen - Nimble 24 - North of Baton Rouge -- 3/17/07 2:22p.m.

I have a small web page with some pictures here -- Ray Henry, Nimble Kodiak Yawl, "Seaweed", NC -- 3/17/07 2:31p.m.

Thank you... -- Stephen - Nimble 24 - North of Baton Rouge -- 3/17/07 5:20p.m.

Tongue Ext. -- Craig Poole -- 3/24/07 1:26a.m.

Hard to deploy trailer tongue extension -- Dickens, Arctic 25.."Monkey Kite" -- 3/26/07 9:01a.m.