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I agree
Posted by: kayamedic on Dec-27-12 1:18 PM (EST)

trailers are not a blanket solution with one size fits all.

For those of you who do not have to deal with increased tolls bully for you. But to call everyone else wrong..is just wrong. My tolls do go up.. from $9.50 for boats on the roof to $20.75 for towing a trailer on the ferry. Multiply that by two..and its a factor.

And in the North Maine Woods turn around is an issue.. As well as pulling onto twitch roads when a logging truck oncoming is taking up the whole road.

I do have a trailer. Currently its under two feet of snow. Using it in the winter is a hassle..it always has to be unearthed.

So everyones experience is valid. No one is giving bad advice. If it works for you fine. If not, fine. Its YOUR outing. Not mine.

Table of Contents

Boat Trailer vs Roof Rack - KeyMeKoe - Dec-22-12 5:01 PM
- I like trailers - redmond - Dec-22-12 5:20 PM
- trailers - ppine - Dec-22-12 5:32 PM
- A luxury - abc - Dec-22-12 8:45 PM
- It's up to you, - tjalmy - Dec-22-12 8:47 PM
  - I agree - kayamedic - Dec-22-12 8:53 PM
    - I've never used - rpg51 - Dec-23-12 8:40 AM
      - Cost - redmond - Dec-23-12 9:38 AM
      - cost - abc - Dec-23-12 4:20 PM
- Depends - leob1 - Dec-23-12 6:37 PM
  - cartopping vs trailer - ret603 - Dec-23-12 7:22 PM
- History - CEWilson - Dec-23-12 7:29 PM
  - You forgot wheel bearings- - rpg51 - Dec-23-12 9:30 PM
- downsides - rusty125 - Dec-24-12 12:59 PM
- Consider elevating the yak on the rack - Glenn_MacGrady - Dec-24-12 1:21 PM
- What is the vehicle ? - JackL - Dec-24-12 1:29 PM
- Does raising hatch become a problem - pikabike - Dec-24-12 10:50 PM
  - Make loading the boat easier - FrankNC - Dec-25-12 8:42 PM
- Boat Trailer vs Roof Rack - KeyMeKoe - Dec-25-12 11:39 PM
  - Might want to re-think that Hullavator - guideboatguy - Dec-27-12 1:27 PM
- Bad Advice - oldmoonriver - Dec-26-12 6:25 AM
  - "Bad advice" or just "not your choice"? - guideboatguy - Dec-27-12 12:51 PM
    - I agree - kayamedic - Dec-27-12 1:18 PM
    - Not as much as a "fleet of roof racks" - pikabike - Dec-27-12 4:44 PM
      - Sports Rig won't even publish prices - guideboatguy - Dec-27-12 5:06 PM
        
        Expensive does not equal "nice" - pikabike - Dec-28-12 2:25 PM
        It depends - harry0244 - Dec-29-12 2:05 PM
- Trailer is by far the best option - Bill_Stevenson - Dec-26-12 2:09 PM
  - Bugaboos are largely avoidable - pikabike - Dec-26-12 8:40 PM
    - A joke - rblturtle - Dec-27-12 6:43 AM
    - Sportsrig wheels - Bill_Stevenson - Dec-31-12 1:17 PM
      - "Frequent" greasing is twice per year - pikabike - Dec-31-12 1:38 PM
        
        Wheel Bearings and Failures - guideboatguy - Dec-31-12 4:37 PM
- Trailer won't work for me, since I keep - Yanoer - Dec-27-12 5:24 PM
  - Capacity is most important in trailers - joewildlife - Dec-29-12 8:27 PM
    - Ummm, I use utility trailers - redmond - Dec-29-12 9:09 PM
      - Well, he's right that they ride rough - guideboatguy - Dec-29-12 9:44 PM
        
        This thread has me thinking even more - rpg51 - Dec-30-12 10:28 AM
        
        One of the things I dislike re trailer - kayamedic - Dec-30-12 11:12 AM
        
        The best thing - rnaimo - Dec-30-12 12:26 PM
        
        Trailer loading height varies - pikabike - Dec-31-12 1:14 PM
        
        Sportsrig has shocks and springs - Bill_Stevenson - Dec-31-12 1:29 PM
        
        yeah, that's why I mentioned it... - guideboatguy - Dec-31-12 4:14 PM
    - Several trailers with leafspring - pikabike - Dec-31-12 1:08 PM
    - Sportsrig was on the market for years... - Bill_Stevenson - Dec-31-12 1:14 PM
    - Who stole whose design? - pikabike - Dec-31-12 1:23 PM
  - Trailer parking - Bill_Stevenson - Dec-31-12 1:22 PM
- Let's get back to the OP, please - Glenn_MacGrady - Dec-30-12 1:03 PM
  - um yes - kayamedic - Dec-30-12 3:06 PM
  - Actually - pblanc - Dec-30-12 5:29 PM
  - I'm another one who lone-trailers - pikabike - Dec-31-12 1:01 PM
  - Watch me haul one kayak on Sportsrig - Bill_Stevenson - Dec-31-12 1:26 PM
  - experience - abc - Dec-31-12 2:04 PM
    - "Drawback" versus inexperience - guideboatguy - Dec-31-12 4:27 PM
      - And how much of the "drawback" of traile - abc - Dec-31-12 4:47 PM
        
        What drawbacks? - guideboatguy - Dec-31-12 5:21 PM
        
        you're unique - abc - Dec-31-12 7:28 PM
        
        He is not unique - kayamedic - Dec-31-12 7:48 PM
        
        sort of depends - pblanc - Jan-01-13 8:57 AM
        
        Probably a casd of not being clear - guideboatguy - Jan-01-13 9:19 AM
        
        But, if moving the boat around on a cart - Yanoer - Jan-01-13 12:00 PM
        
        In that case, yes. (nm) - guideboatguy - Jan-01-13 5:32 PM
        
        Huh? - abc - Jan-02-13 10:35 PM
        
        True enough, but ... - guideboatguy - Jan-02-13 11:18 PM
- Its been a good discussion - kayamedic - Dec-31-12 6:14 PM
  - Hands Down - oldmoonriver - Jan-03-13 10:32 PM
- Yakima Rack N Roll vs. Malone MicroSport - KeyMeKoe - Jan-01-13 9:22 AM
- Roof Racks AND Trailer - Cascadians - Jan-02-13 2:12 PM
  - Looks like Chewbacca paddling the kayak - Yanoer - Jan-03-13 12:29 AM
- ok I'll weigh in - slushpaddler - Jan-03-13 2:59 PM
- either or... - rb56 - Jan-03-13 10:53 PM
- Harbor Freight trailer - doctorj - Jan-05-13 8:41 AM
- love my trailer - gobsmacked - Jan-05-13 11:27 AM