J/30 Class Association Forums J/30 Forum The Boat, Sails and Equipment Trailer Moficiation

Wooden boat is scrapped and the trailer modification is in progress. The old cradle revealed some serious rust rot in the rear trailer trusses so I am in the process of cutting out the compromised ones and welding in new. See pictures below. Thanks so much to Russ for the measured drawings (just to be clear those heights are tube and head to the hull not just the tube itself right?) My trailer is only 25' long so I'm thinking I'll have the bow come right up to the front above the hitch and have 5' sticking out the back. The trailer in Russ's photos has 9 stands, look pretty bulletproof but I'm just planning to use mine twice a year to cover the three miles from my house to the harbor, can I get away with 7 stands? All the 30' boats I've seen on the hard use that configuration. Any thoughts would be welcomed!

Thanks!

Josh