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RL24, RL28, and RL34 Trailable Yachts
from Rob Legg Yachts
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John, never been a fan of tandem under a RL but I generally only use my boat for racing, although we travel a bit for national championships where a fair bit of gear gets loaded in. The single axle is usually enough provided you don't overload your boat. Adding another axle adds more weight to the trailer, around 200-250Kgs. It also prevents the tilt mechanism from tilting properly which usually means you need to put the trailer deeper into the water at the ramp causing the hubs to go under. This will mean more maintenance on brakes and bearings. I would carry an extra spare to cover the redundancy.
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Trailer
The trailer for my boat, Windsong 124, appears to be made as per the trailer drawings on this site. The problem is that the winch post is connected to the upper section of the tilt, as a consequence when the trailer tilts; the winch is about 2 metres in the air. The trailers I have looked at on trailer sailers in the local sailing club have the winch post attached to the draw bar. I was thinking of extending the drawbar by about 40cm and fitting the winch post to it. Has anyone had any experience with this?
