Crazy TC24 not so crazy!

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This has been the first weekend after purchasing that crazy TC24 fully dedicated to putting Her to work fishing and short range cruising.
We made the run out to Eagle Point for some chinook and coho fishing. The fog rolled in and the tribal fleet was there netting. Made for an intersting morning dodging purse seines in the soup. We ended up with some nice coho and some data points for fuel consumption and weather handling. Five stars for both! Came back to Coronet in 1-3' seas and never came off 28mph. In my TJ, that trip would have taken 2 hrs at 10 kts getting beat to death. FREQUENT-C got us back warm, dry and with our kidneys in the same places as they started.
Sunday we hit the inside and cruised to Obstruction Pass and fished there. We ended the day with two wild chinook (released) and even more pleased at how she handled everything we threw at her.
My only complaint so far is loading back on the trailer. What a pain in the ass! It's a King trailer and I have figured out it will NOT guide the boat onto the bunks. I have to back the truck in to the exhaust pipe and float it on while being hip deep in water. If anyone has advice for this process, I'm all ears!
All in all a great weekend with the deck bloodied and a very comfortable ride. Next stop...Resurrection Derby in December!
 
Glad the boat is handling well for you and those Cat hulls are really effective for chop cruising. Other than lowering the trailer load height somehow or lengthening the tongue, I don't have any advice on launching a Cat. Never done it.

Greg
 
Great to hear that you are enjoying your 24'.

I have my boat in the water, so I have only launched and retrieved it a handful of times. Even on a steep ramp, it is hard to get on and off the trailer without burying the tailpipe in the water. My trailer came with a telescoping tongue extender that pushes the boat back another 4 feet behind the truck. It works marvelously, but is an added step in the launching process. I suggest you look into this.
 
My neighbor had a trailer which gave problems with loading. Take a look at the Float on, and other trailers, which have a substantial center bunk board guides, and outside bunks. Between the two the Tom Cat slips right on. You also want a substantial bow stop, in front of both hulls, with good bracing fore and aft, as well as lateral.
 
Aurelia":1pcwestl said:
Here is one option:

http://xtend-a-hitchnorthwest.com/
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Gregg, Thanks for passing this one on. When I had my Sailboat, I had an extension built, much like this one, but for more $$$. I just looked at a lakeside launch ramp that would have required backing until the FRONT axle was in the water. This could be a great answer there.

I could not find any weight ratings on their site.

Harvey
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Aurelia":2z7ype0m said:
Here is one option:

http://xtend-a-hitchnorthwest.com/
Click to expand...

Have looked those and one is on the list.

Definetly agree that some trailer rework is in order. The rear inside guides are guides in name only. Crushed the starboard side this weekend but fixed it back up. I am thinking rear vertical goal posts and the bow brace. The King trailer dosen't leave a lot of room for that so we will see how it works out.

In the near term, looks like I will do a State moorage pass to knock my trailer loading down by half and leave it dockside on the weekends.

Thanks for the advice!
 
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