How do you protect your hull when it’s in the car boot ? Or elsewhere?
When I started with a loan IOM boat, I simply lined the car boot with old towels and travelled around like that. To be honest, it only needs a sharp dab on the car brakes and things can get a bit out of hand back there.
When I received my One Metre, the builder said not to keep taking the fin on and off – so I ordered one of those One Metre Onesie bags from David Potter – see the category named “Transporting the Boat” on this website. I’ve come to quite like that bag, but I have to remember to remove the bulb cover before sliding it in. It all feels very safe and well protected.
By contrast, transporting the Marblehead is somewhat more challenging due to increased dimensions. David Potter does supply a Onesie bag for that job, but as the fin is 55cms below the hull, most people I think, remove the fin for travelling ….. leaving the rudder in place.
For a year or so I have been using the (lovely) lower bag for the Marblehead. Albeit with the rudder sticking out at the end, but it’s still fabulous. All soft and snug! You could sleep in a human size version. It has an adjustable strap and buckle for the enclosure.
Rudder protection does worry me though – our member Richard U designed a new bag with a simple drop down section for rudder protection – the top bag in the photo. It has a velcro strip for sealing the enclosure. Nice – I’d hazard a guess that the same design will take a Ten Rater too. The first couple of car trips using this have been very promising.
So now I have two bags…. question … “what is the ideal number of Marbleheads to own?”
“N+1….. where N is the current number that you have…”
The lovely bags are available at K7yachts or you can contact us vis the email address on the CONTACT page of this website.
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