Expert Advice NEEDED!!!

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sjcresswell

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I have recently purchased a Regal 1800 sports boat and roller trailer [SBS 1600]. Unfortunately due to the 'Fastrac' design of the hull I am having great difficulty launching the boat off the trailer as the 'lip' on the hull will not ride over the rollers. The boat is used almost wholly in the Solent area and as the water is tidal I am forced to wait until the water is between 4 -6 inches above the mudguard before I am able to launch it. The trailer will then react like a bunk trailer and the boat will float off. This is severely restricting the amount of time I can use the boat between tides and totally defeats the object of having a roller trailer. I have launched several different types of sports boats from roller trailers in the past but have never before encountered this type of problem. I would be interested to know if there are any other Regal sports boat owners who are experiencing similar types of problems and if anyone has found a practical solution to overcome this 'Fastrac' problem.
 
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Re: Expert Advice NEEDED!!!

Let's give this a title that asks the question and move it to Trailers.<br /><br />Maybe someone will respond there.<br /><br />Good luck. :)
 
Bondo

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Re: Expert Advice NEEDED!!!

Every boat I've Ever seen with a stepped, or ventelated hull was on a bunk trailer...<br />And are Floated off,+ on....
 
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KCook

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Re: Expert Advice NEEDED!!!

As bondo said, most boats your size in the U.S. are on bunk trailers. I took a look at a trailer for a Regal at my dealer. The bunks were perfectly ordinary, the rear one is higher off the trailer frame because of the offset caused by the step in the hull. So the trailer would have to be immersed deep enough to allow the bottom of the step to float over the forward edge of the rear bunk. This is easy to do as most ramps in the U.S. are angled down at a pretty steep pitch. Sounds like your ramp is very shallow so you cannot get the trailer deep enough? Roller trailers are used here, but it is for the purpose of dealing with heavy boats, not compensating for shallow ramps. In short, I see no solution! Stay away from step hulls if you have a very shallow ramp?<br /><br />Kelly Cook
 
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