Hi, We are thinking of buying a mirror for cruising with the kids and a laser for racing. Any ideas how to transport both at the same time. My roof bars are too short to carry a mirror on the roof of the car. . .
When I sailed at Hawley Lake one of our members used to transport his Laser on top of an estate car. The hull weghs about 60 kg, not much more than a Mirror. Alternatively use a double stacking trailer. I built one out of a flat bed plant trailer to carry a Mirror and Skipper 12. It wasn't pretty. There's a picture on page 3 of my solent cruising guide.
Faced with the same problem, I clamped boards onto the roof bars, using steel stirrups cloned from an old bicycle transport rack. Originally I'd intended to improve the design but temporary fixes always last longest ;-{). The following three pictures show how it works:
Loading, 2013 :
On the roof ready to go back home JollenFlottille 2011,
First time on the Scénic, 2010,
The classic proof was in the original Mirror Dinghy Brochure:
If you are going to have the laser too, then a solution as used by Richard K. Larson in the USA is of course logical:
And last but not least, if your car can tow a heavier combination then the double-decker trailer is the optimum solution, as Cliff pointed out.
I wish you success in finding a boat and a solution!
sail_and_oar
Sun, 10/05/2014 - 23:10
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When I sailed at Hawley Lake one of our members used to transport his Laser on top of an estate car. The hull weghs about 60 kg, not much more than a Mirror. Alternatively use a double stacking trailer. I built one out of a flat bed plant trailer to carry a Mirror and Skipper 12. It wasn't pretty. There's a picture on page 3 of my solent cruising guide.
http://www.solentsoundings.org/files/The_Solent_-_Cruising_Guide_for_Cb_...
Getting the Mirror down on my own was exciting.
Alternatively buy a real one;
http://www.merseatrailers.com/product_details.php?prod_code=43%23Double and Triple Stackers%233&quick_link=yes&show_menu=3&prod_code=CDSAJ190-275&product=CDSAJ190-275
Cliff
PuffinInTegel
Mon, 10/06/2014 - 13:37
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Widening the roof bars may be the answer
Welcome to the forum!
Faced with the same problem, I clamped boards onto the roof bars, using steel stirrups cloned from an old bicycle transport rack. Originally I'd intended to improve the design but temporary fixes always last longest ;-{). The following three pictures show how it works:
Loading, 2013 :
On the roof ready to go back home JollenFlottille 2011,
First time on the Scénic, 2010,
The classic proof was in the original Mirror Dinghy Brochure:
If you are going to have the laser too, then a solution as used by Richard K. Larson in the USA is of course logical:
And last but not least, if your car can tow a heavier combination then the double-decker trailer is the optimum solution, as Cliff pointed out.
I wish you success in finding a boat and a solution!
Gernot H.
Robert
Wed, 10/08/2014 - 20:43
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Thanks for the help!
Thanks for the help!