J/30 Class Association Forums J/30 Forum The Boat, Sails and Equipment trailer launching

OK, assume that you have gotten the boat launched, now how are you gonna get it out??

that's the fun part! back your trailer into the drink with your 50' extension, get big red flags on poles to mark your submerged trailer and a half dozen friends in scuba gear to wrestle her into position and crank up the pads. I recommend waiting until late november so the water temp can keep everyone on task.

Haven't launched it yet probably, be about a month until until it warms up a little. I got pieces of pipe from the previous owner to mark the trailer. And if I really need it I do have scuba gear lol. I'll let you know how it goes.

Well my dock project took longer than planned due to local bureaucracy. It's done now and ready for the boat. I had perfect weather yesterday. I got the boat hauled to the lake and with the help of a friend got the mast stepped and all the rigging tensioned. I had to come home for my sons kindergarten graduation before I had a chance to launch it. I'm hoping to launch on Monday morning if the weather cooperates. I'll try and get some pics.
I talked to one of our local sailors and he said he uses a cable to launch and retrieve his trailer so I'm gonna give that a try. wish me luck.

Well everything went pretty well. I had a weather window Saturday afternoon that looked good. I was a little rushed due to thunderstorms coming in yesterday evening and my wife showing up an hour later than she was supposed to so I didn't get any pics of the launching. we backed the trailer down to the waters edge chocked and unhooked. I attached the dolly wheel I welded to the trailer while my wife pulled the pickup forward. I hooked the cable up and had the wife pull forward to release the chocks. I climbed in the boat and she backed it in. The trailer rolled down the ramp well till it got to the sand washed up on the ramp, it hesitated a little then broke through. I'm gonna try and roll the empty trailer through it sometime this summer and see if it makes it. I had 60' of cable and needed every foot of it. we monopolized the boat ramp for about 25 minutes, there were a couple fishermen who didn't look real happy about it, but they left for a different ramp I am assuming. We even had a couple of spectators watching the whole operation. the engine started right up and the boat came off the trailer easily. I lowered the front poppet before launching but left the rest of them as they were. I want to thank everyone for the advice and making the launch a success.

Hey man, glad to hear it went well. Well done

phantom at her new home

Congratulations, Enjoy her!