25' C Dory, Length of boat on trailer
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journey on
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On the trailer, Journey On is 32 feet, from the hitch to the back of the motor.
colbysmith
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My 25 on a trailer is about an inch too long for a 30' rental unit. If you're driveway is a little bit over 30', I think it'll fit. Colby
journey on
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When you go shopping, measure the trailer's tongue length. I believe that's the length from the crossbar to the ball hitch. It'll directly affect the length and more importantly the ease with which you can tow the ensamble
When Journey On's trailer came from the factory it came with a 9' length tongue. That was hard to get around corners, back into our parking slot or take through a parking lot. The factory finally replaced it with an 8' but a 7' would be even better.
Boris
When Journey On's trailer came from the factory it came with a 9' length tongue. That was hard to get around corners, back into our parking slot or take through a parking lot. The factory finally replaced it with an 8' but a 7' would be even better.
Boris
journey on
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Yes, of course, a longer tongue is good for launching. I've launched with the "short" tongue at dirt ramps in Spanish, Ontario, sandy ramps in Long Beach and steep ramps at Bellingham, as well as Lake Powell. Lake Powell was the only ramp that I wished for a longer tongue, about 5' longer. At the rest, I was able to keep the rear truck tires out of the water and still launch/retrieve. This may be an advantage of a roller trailer.
The "long" 9' tongue, however, gave me interesting moments going through the parking lot at Walmart. I must of cut over at least 10 concrete barriers getting out of there.
When launching, the additional tongue length is linear: 1 ft of additional tongue=1' additional water clearance. However, in trailering 1" of tongue length=several feet of turning radius. The change from 9'to 8'was magnificent for towing and I've never regretted the loss in launching.
Boris
The "long" 9' tongue, however, gave me interesting moments going through the parking lot at Walmart. I must of cut over at least 10 concrete barriers getting out of there.
When launching, the additional tongue length is linear: 1 ft of additional tongue=1' additional water clearance. However, in trailering 1" of tongue length=several feet of turning radius. The change from 9'to 8'was magnificent for towing and I've never regretted the loss in launching.
Boris
