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Posted by rick on 8/31/2006, 10:13 pm, in reply to "Re: Where might I find plans/suggestions for a launching dolly?" --Previous Message--
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: Go to the Fireball NA home page and
: look in the Tech Articles for the
: plans for a dolly in an article by
: Phil Locker
:
: --Previous Message--
: My Fireball is on a trailer with a
: flat plywood deck. There are 2
: bunks, front and back, to cradle the
: bottom. It's easy to back up the
: trailer on my truck down a ramp to
: launch the boat, but harder to rig
: the boat while on the trailer.
:
: I've seen launching dollies which
: appear to be made of a 4x4
: cross-bar, with a plastic drain-pipe
: handle and big, fat wheels, to wheel
: the boat into the water.
:
: What sort of wheels are recommended?
: The fatter the better, I'd think.
: And what sort of axle does one use
: for the wheels?
:
: Many thanks. Another project for
: this winter.
:
:
:
There are also some sketches I submitted of a combination trailer and launching dolly that I built for my boat. With this set up, I can unload the boat from the trailer, rig the boat on the launching dolly (much easier than trying to work on the boat while on the trailer) and then launch it, essentially by myself with no help required at all.
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