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Saturday, March 28, 2020

Sailing HideAway New Trailer: Horizon 20 or Com Pac 23?





compac 23 new trailer
FIRST LAUNCH - WHAT'S WRONG? 

We wondered why we could not get the boat far enough to the front of the trailer to balance the load.
The initial launch/recovery left the tongue so light the boat threatened to tip back on on the trailer. 
HUTCHINS COMPAC TRAILERS
KEEL IS WAY TO FAR AFT

During the process of adjusting various trailer parts we discovered the name on the trailer was "20 Horizon ".  The Horizon is a 20 foot centerboard cat boat that draws less and is lighter than the HideAway, a Com Pac 23.  The trailer keel board, a 2 x 6, is hopefully a SYP Pressure treated board, yet seems much to narrow for HideAways 11" wide keel.  



A phone call to Com Pac confirmed both boats use the same trailer. 

Really?    
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