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lcharlot
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Antigua and Barbuda
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Initially Posted - 12/13/2002 : 21:49:48

I am considering doing the Swing to Wing conversion on Quiet Time, and was wondering what kind of mods might I have to make on the trailer? It is a tandem axle DHL with rollers, not bunks; a total of 16 rollers in 4 assemblies of 4 rollers each, welded to the trailer frame. The swing keel rests in a fore-and-aft oriented channel iron, and the trailer uses "drop axles". How much higher will the boat need to sit on the trailer with the wing keel? I think I can raise the roller assemblies a few inches, if they are not totally frozen with rust. What is needed to be done to the bottom of the trailer to support the wing keel itself?

I e-mailed the Catalina factory to confirm that the wing keel retrofit kit is still available, which it is, for $1750. and a local boat repair place quoted me $1000 to install it. I am close enough to the factory to drive there and back in a day and pick it up myself, so I won't have to pay shipping. Will the keel fit in the bed of a full-size pickup, or will I need to rent a U-Hual trailer?

Larry Charlot
Catalina 25 #1205 "Quiet Time"
Sacramento, CA
<lgcharlot@hotmail.com>

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MattL
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Response Posted - 12/15/2002 : 04:41:43

Larry,
Check the weight limit on your truck. I carried a heavy weight in our old 1/2 ton and the truck was never the same. If you can get the use of a 3/4 or one ton truck do so, or else put it on your boat trailer without the boat.

Matt/Brigitte Loeffler
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Cat 25 86'
FK/SR _/)

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Bill Holcomb
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Response Posted - 12/15/2002 : 09:54:56

Hi Larry,

To answer your trailer question. You'll need to raise your rollers two or three inches. You will also want to put a wood or rubber pad down for the keel to rest on, instead of just the channel iron. Once you have the new keel on the boat, you will have more weight supported on the keel than on the rollers.

Bill Holcomb - C25 Snickerdoodle #4839

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f_sondergaard
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Response Posted - 12/15/2002 : 20:42:14

Larry, we are in the process of having our swing to wing finished, and the trailer has just been adjusted. It was no big deal at all! Ours has rollers and they raised us about two inches. Our trailer is a 2000 Long. We also have four assemblies, but we have, I think 8 or 12 rollers per assemblie. Good luck if you decide to do it, and I hope the boatyard you choose will be faster than ours!

Jason and Fran
1982 Catalina 25 swing to wing

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