Adequate trailer for CP-23

[wilwait]

Greetings:

I am wondering if a double axle trailer with good full length shoal keel support and 4 braces (with two rollers each) would be adequate to haul a CP-23 from Boston to Plattsburgh, NY.

I just need reassurance, are 4 braces and 8 rollers enough to balance a CP-23?

I would like to send 2 pictures to anybody who would be kind enough to evaluate and maybe share some advice.  You can email me at wilwiat@bigfoot.com.

Many thanks.

Will

PS  Is there a better place to post this request on the site?

[Bob23]

Hi Will and welcome.
   Send me some photos...I have a 23 and can evaluate based on my trailer. My email is in my profile...send 'em there. I'll be away from Friday morning till Sunday evening so if you do it today, I can take a look and respond before I split.
  Best,
Bob23 and "Koionina" 1985 23/2 in NJ

[wilwait]

Thanks for the welcome Bob.  I'll send you some pictures.

Will

[wilwait]

Thanks to your help, Skip and Allen -- I can now include the two promised pictures.

Would any of you travel 300 miles with this setup?





Or from the other side it looks like this:




Thanks for your expert advice.

Will

Greetings:

I am wondering if a double axle trailer with good full length shoal keel support and 4 braces (with two rollers each) would be adequate to haul a CP-23 from Boston to Plattsburgh, NY.

I just need reassurance, are 4 braces and 8 rollers enough to balance a CP-23?

I would like to send 2 pictures to anybody who would be kind enough to evaluate and maybe share some advice.  You can email me at wilwiat@bigfoot.com.

Many thanks.

Will

PS  Is there a better place to post this request on the site?

[wilwait]

Thanks again for your patience in helping me post pictures in the message.

I appreciate it.

Will

[nies]

I WOULD NOT TRAVEL 3 MILES with thar rig, but thats just me ............I would place bunks connected to the two stands on eacxh side................nies

[wilwait]

I WOULD NOT TRAVEL 3 MILES with thar rig, but thats just me ............I would place bunks connected to the two stands on eacxh side................nies

And if I had more money -- neither would I...

The bunks are a great suggestion, with a third support -- that is the plan once the sailboat is in the water.

Thank you for balancing my evaluation.

Will

[Bob23]

   I have neither bunks or rollers just a wood pad covered in carpet scraps sitting atop the square steel supports. 1 on each corner. No need for bunks. What I don't like is the position of the forward supports. They are a little too far back for my liking. 
   Biggest concern is the bearings and tires. You really don't want a blowout on the road now, do you?
Bob23

[wilwait]

Working with what I'm starting with, I was thinking of adding a bow support before leaving.   (Bearings and tires are to be inspected closely of course). 

I like the idea of the boards with carpet instead of these rollers once I get her home. Could I trouble you for a few pictures please?

Thanks Bob.

Will

[Salty19]

Brackish posted a picture in your other post on the same subject in the CP23 section.  I would merge the topics, but am having technical issues doing so.

That trailer looks kinda iffy to me.  Rust right at the V joint and along the back frame. Unknown tires and rims.  No bunks.  I'm not seeing a lot of (any?) cross supports, either. Maybe just the angle of picture is tricking me.  Does it have cross supports?  My CP19 trailer has about 4 or 5 cross frame members, and it weighs over 1,000 lbs less.

It looks like it's a powerboat trailer that is being used like a cradle more than a roadworthy trailer.  Is it stored right next to a ramp?

[relamb]

Here's the trailer that came with my CP23, it's a Magic Tilt (although I never tilted it, because it was locked with a padlock and no key).
I towed the boat over 6000 miles the first year I owned it.  Lost two bearings.  Lost an entire wheel once.  Note the two new spares.
it has keel rollers, hull support rollers, keel guides, and a fancy deck somebody put on to help with launching.  Also a bow stop.  The light wiring has been replaced with extension cords, the lights plug into the ends of the cords and are removeable.  I always have lighting problems, so I just take them off and never immerse them.

[wilwait]

Thanks Salty.

I saw Brackish's pictures of the bunks on his trailer.  I was intrigued by Bob's "wood pads with scrap carpet".

I agree with your evaluation of the modification of a power boat trailer.  Unfortunately, it's not sitting near a boat yard or marina.

[wilwait]

I love to see your Magic Tilt trailer that came with your CP23.  Where do I find your pictures please?

[Salty19]

No, that is actually fortunate it's not near a ramp.  That means it's been on the road as opposed to a "hitch and dunk" trailer conversion.

The lack of cross frame members is concerning. Are there some, or are the pictures just fooling me? Which wouldn't be the first time!

[wilwait]

If I understand your question right, from the frame in the back -- there there seem to be 3 cross members.

I hope these pictures help.