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[PSUBS-MAILIST] Trailer questions
Dale,
The only thing I can add to the voice of experience over there in Hawaii is a reminder that the double axle design of George's allows a K-sub to sit more or less squarely over the axles. Pat's tongue wheel is not necessary except on a normal trailer jack to lift the hitch off the ball. The Nautilus looks to have its weight distributed over a much greater length than our boats, giving him a little extra tongue weight and requiring the extra support (right, Pat?) when the trailer is disconnected.
By comparison, the Ks are so short that the hull itself only has a 16" to 18" overhang front to back, beyond the axle's center to center location. Very handy. All you need to do is shift the thing forward an inch or three to give you a 150ish pound tongue weight and you are ready to rock and roll. Mine tows like a dream at 75mph. They are harder than average to back because the tongue is short, but when you park it in the garage, it will sit almost evenly with no support at all under the tongue so you can heave it around a little bit by hand if you need to.
Hey, Pat. Day 3 of 84. Sound familiar?
Vance