FIRST TIME TRYING TO LAUNCH MY TRIMARAN TRAILER SAILER | Ep.132 

Thanks for watching and I’m glad you enjoy it! Plenty more to come!

It is for sure! I’m really happy. Thanks for watching!

I’m so excited! Will be a big learning curve but will be so much fun!

Things these days aren’t built to last unfortunately as it’s more profitable to sell the parts or a new engine when it properly fails. Thanks for watching!

Me too! Thanks Jeff!

Super easy! Makes the boat actually trailerable!

Yep can do it any which way really. Mast up or down and folded or unfolded! Thanks for watching Dave!

So true! Makes solo sailing doable!

Thanks for watching!!!

Thanks Roy! Really appreciate it!!! Loads of adventures to come that’s for sure!

They are indeed!!! Thanks Andy!

Thank you! Plenty more to come!!!

Thanks for sticking around Chuck I really appreciate it! Glad you’re enjoying and I chuckle at my early videos but I’m really happy about the quality now!

Thank you! Plenty to come!

Everywhere!!!! Thanks for watching!!!

Thanks Linus!!! Glad you enjoy!

Cheers!!!

Thank you Andy! I really appreciate it! Mingulay is a very unique boat and I’m still trying to learn the boat to this day. Hope you enjoy my upcoming adventures!!!

Hi Alex, I certainly will Bud :) @@AlexGoesSailing

Thank you! Nice to get on the water!

Yeah I have seen those! So cool! Haven’t had the chance to find one yet🤔 would have to be quite long!

Telescoping with locking pin.​@@AlexGoesSailing

@@chrisobrien5138 might be a good solution 🤔

Lots of adventures to come! Super easy single handed which is nice! Thanks for watching!

Thank you Felix! Best mast raising system ever!

They do!!! Thanks for watching!

Plenty more to come!!!

Such a good system! Thanks for watching!

Yeah that’s a good alternative. Thanks for watching!

Yeah I think that’s the best way too. Also see people just using a rope to do it! Might give that a go when the bar isn’t long enough. Thanks for watching I really appreciate you!

@@AlexGoesSailing I have roped before with no problem but as you know it all depends on the slipway

@@fat_tommo_goes_boating it does! I have done it a few times. Only thing is that you can’t push with a rope!

@@AlexGoesSailing I have never tried lol

Thank you! This was Wilson’s boat yard on hayling island. £40 for about a week of trailer and car storage including the launch fee. Fairly typical. Have seen it lower and higher.

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Thanks Tim!

Thank you! I think early may. Will be keeping the name as it has a good meaning and history with the boat!

Yeah I definitely did that! Could you imagine if that whole thing rolled down into the creek 😬 thanks Rob!!!

@@AlexGoesSailing lol, I have seen blooper videos on RU-vid, so yes, I actually could imagine seeing the whole rig rolling down the ramp! Haha!

@@robswenson9598 Miami boat ramps probably 😂

Wilson’s on Hayling and £40 for a week including slip fee!

@@AlexGoesSailing Nice. I'll make a note of that. Seems fair price. Thanks Alex. Regards, David.

Thanks for watching Ian! I’m comfortable leaving this 20 on the tri while towing as the mount is very solid being glass and stainless. With my old boat Meraki the 6 was lighter but the mount wasn’t that solid especially since it actually broke off that one time. If it was hard mounted to the transom then I would probably leave it on. I alway took it off and put it in the car. Usually ran it out of fuel before it did though. Could also put it in the boat possibly. Hope this helps Ian!

Takes an hour to setup. Maybe a little less if I wasn’t eating on the job 🤔

Very good questions! Also thank you for watching for so long!!! So making videos for me is just a hobby at the moment as my full time job is as a civil engineer. Kit received from various companies is either at a discount or for free which helps greatly when kitting out a boat. I only pick companies that I would have otherwise bought from anyway and will always give the pros and cons because everything will have some downsides that should be mentioned. Apart from that all my sailing adventures are supported by my full time job. Ad revenue from RU-vid barely covers the cost of camera equipment. As for this fancy trimaran, it was a bit of a wreck when I got her and needed a lot of work. I picked her up for £10k which is almost what I put into Meraki! Considering in the us these have been selling for 60+ I made a great deal but with lots of work and money to get her fixed up. Cosmetically still a disaster though 😂. I hope this has answered all your questions and again thank you for watching for all this time Bob!!!

Hi Alex, Many thanks for such a comprehensive and honest reply. I was wondering if you had sold out and relying on patreons to finance your sailing! Please carry on, your videos are always informative and interesting. I like the way you fast forward the obvious bits. I also admire the way in which you purchase almost projects and put in a lot of hard work and money to turn them into really worth while boats. I have been watching for a while and will continue to do so.

@@bobfalkner7466 thanks Bob! I do love a good project to keep me busy. Plenty more to come!

Probably an hour for my first time and without optimising. Plenty of that to be done!!!

I work quick 😎

Probably week or two trips for the most part! Lots of big trips to come!

I will be doing a video on it don’t worry!!!

Very!