Introduction/Transporting an Evelyn

[Rolf]

Hi folks:

I just purchased "Marisol" from Jay Booker a few weeks ago and am very excited to get working on her.

For the last several seasons I have raced my Ericson 35-2 on Lake Michigan, out of Waukegan Harbor in Illinois. ( http://www.ablboats.com/details.php?id=86730 ) As much as I love this boat, she is not really a round the buoys racing machine, especially given the predominantly light air conditions we have on the Lake, although she is a great port-to-port racer.

My search for a pure race boat began this summer as it became clear that the PHRF ratings were not doing me any favors given our predominantly light air conditions and so I created a spreadsheet that eventually included 43 boat (greater than or equal to 30 feet but less than 35), with all of the attendant data that I gathered from the New England PHRF ratings and http://www.sailboatdata.com. Countless ratios and formula comparisons consistently rated 5 boats at the top of the list . . . the J-29 (an exception to the length criterion), Olson 30, Evelyn 32-2, Soverel 33 and the Mirage 338. Oh yeah, and the boats needed to cost less than $30000 . . . preferably way less, which of course left out things like the Melges boats.

My final analysis included polling my local sailmakers, a very well known sailing personality, and the best local sailors I knew, to get a handle on some of the intangibles that my numerical analysis missed. This poll consistently favored 3 boats, the Evelyn 32-2, J-29 full masthead rig and the Soverel 33. So I limited my search to these three boats, figuring I would be happy with any of the 3 that would turn up in my scouring of the market. I identified a few Evelyns and several local Soverel 33 . . . when I polled the Sailing Anarchy folks . . . the opinions pushed me towards the Evelyn and here I am, the proud owner of a new boat. (more below)

[Rolf]

So . . . I obviously now have a problem in that the boat is in St. Petersburg and I am in the Chicago area. I am building a custom trailer (ordered a new Kaufman skidsteer trailer with a 24 foot bed that I am modifying by welding with 4-5 pad supports on each side). I don't have a pickup truck . . . yet . . . so if anyone of you has a need to travel to Florida anytime soon . . . and would like to have your travel expenses paid to the Sunshine State . . . all you need to do is pick up the trailer and deliver it there. Half of my transport troubles would then be solved . . .

It's great to be here and I hope to meet you all as the years go by.

rolf

[rocklobster]

Welcome to the Evelyn family. I've owned an Evelyn for 2 years, at this is a great group of people. Very knowledgeable and sharing. Enjoy the boat. Enjoy the people. Enjoy the forum!

[mal624]

what do you thinks its costing you to build the trailer?

[Rolf]

A brand new 24 foot bed skid steer trailer with electric brakes on both axles, spare tire, 14000 lb GVWR is $3700. I'm figuring several hundred bucks (max) in additional steel will allow me to convert it to a sailboat trailer.

[Motorboat!!]

Who do you have building your trailer?

[mal624]

14000gvw!!! wow. thats one heavy duty trailer. I had started making a new trailer for my Evelyn before I sold it. I finally got around to finishing it this week. I went with 7000gvw.

[Motorboat!!]

What are you planning on doing with that trailer now?

[mal624]

I was going to put it on E-bay toninght. hoping to get $3200.00

[Rolf]

Wow! That's gorgeous!

[mal624]

link

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Sailboat ... 1e597d4e13

A friend of mine ownes hull #23 and he let me put in on while being hauled for the pics.
I can't belive the number of questions I have gotten asking me if I think it is ok to put a boat on the trailer that is significantly heavier than the listed capacity.