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28 September 2009, 15:15
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: swansea
Boat name: Too Blue
Make: BLANK
Length: 8m +
Engine: Suzuki DT225
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 12,791
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My new trailer
At last managed to get myself a trailer after being ripped off by the boat builder......
Trailer is a De Graaff 3000kg - pretty good condition by the look of it with a very long launching pole.
Tows beautifully so far - hardly know it's there. Just big enough for my boat - pretty big trailer but still looks small compared to the borrowed CLH I had.
Nightmare journey home from Surrey - M4 was closed - didn't get back until 2am.
Can get the boat out of the water now to do some odd jobs and some tarting up ready for next season - if we have one!!!
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28 September 2009, 15:18
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Country: UK - England
Town: Wild West
Boat name: No Boat
Make: No Boat
Length: under 3m
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 5,305
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Originally Posted by codprawn
At last managed to get myself a trailer after being ripped off by the boat builder......
Trailer is a De Graaff 3000kg - pretty good condition by the look of it with a very long launching pole.
Tows beautifully so far - hardly know it's there. Just big enough for my boat - pretty big trailer but still looks small compared to the borrowed CLH I had.
Nightmare journey home from Surrey - M4 was closed - didn't get back until 2am.
Can get the boat out of the water now to do some odd jobs and some tarting up ready for next season - if we have one!!!
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Looks a nice piece of kit there Codders,look forward to getting you down this way with it one day!!How come ''ripped off''?
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28 September 2009, 15:27
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Country: UK - Wales
Town: swansea
Boat name: Too Blue
Make: BLANK
Length: 8m +
Engine: Suzuki DT225
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 12,791
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Originally Posted by Maximus
Looks a nice piece of kit there Codders,look forward to getting you down this way with it one day!!How come ''ripped off''?
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Long story. Paid for boat and trailer - had emails etc to prove it - then he said "what trailer". When I showed him the emails he said - "ahh but it doesn't say WHAT trailer does it".
Guernsey's legal system is very different from ours and I just couldn't afford to keep flying back so gave up on it.
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28 September 2009, 15:31
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Country: UK - England
Town: Southport
Boat name: Qudos
Make: 5.4 Searider
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yam 115 V4
MMSI: 235068784
Join Date: Sep 2008
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That's a bad story Codders but on the upside you've got what looks like a cracking trailer there! 
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28 September 2009, 19:32
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Country: UK - England
Town: Bristol
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yamaha
Join Date: May 2006
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lets hope it isnt!! 
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28 September 2009, 19:51
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Country: UK - Channel Islands
Town: A large rock
Boat name: La Frette
Make: Osprey Vipermax
Length: 6m +
Engine: 200 Suzzy
Join Date: May 2004
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Probably the best outcome at the end of teh day. You can't imagine the pile of rusting crap Jason would have sent you had he stuck to his word.
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28 September 2009, 20:48
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Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: swansea
Boat name: Too Blue
Make: BLANK
Length: 8m +
Engine: Suzuki DT225
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 12,791
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You are right there - maybe the home made thing he had with wooden runners!!!
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28 September 2009, 22:04
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Staffordshire
Boat name: Pacific 9134
Make: Halmatic
Length: 6m +
Engine: 300hp Suzuki
MMSI: 232043887
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 623
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looks up to the job
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04 October 2009, 21:49
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Country: Ireland
Town: Belfast
Boat name: Cait
Make: Humber
Length: 5m +
Engine: 90hp Opti
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 909
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Nice trailer codders!
Best of luck with it.
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05 October 2009, 11:04
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Country: UK - Isle of Man
Town: Port St Mary
Boat name: No room for a name
Make: Honwave 2.7 ie
Length: 3m +
Engine: Honda 5
Join Date: Sep 2003
Posts: 93
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Codders
Check the boat onto the trailer very carefully, my prosport would not fit a DeGraff trailer due to the deep v of the hull. I had a trailer with the swing arms lowered to take the hull
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05 October 2009, 15:59
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Member
Country: UK - Wales
Town: swansea
Boat name: Too Blue
Make: BLANK
Length: 8m +
Engine: Suzuki DT225
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 12,791
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Originally Posted by Dave B
Codders
Check the boat onto the trailer very carefully, my prosport would not fit a DeGraff trailer due to the deep v of the hull. I had a trailer with the swing arms lowered to take the hull
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What sort of De Graaff did you have?
The trailer I have was carrying a Scorpion and they are pretty deep V I should think.
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10 October 2009, 19:58
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Member
Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Aberdeenshire
Boat name: Sula
Make: Ribcraft 4.8m
Length: 4m +
Engine: Tohatsu 70hp + aux
MMSI: 235087213
Join Date: Jun 2007
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That's not a trailer... it's an Eddie Stobbart wagon! Nice bit of kit.
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11 October 2009, 16:32
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Morecambe
Boat name: Various
Make: Various
Length: 10m +
Engine: Various
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 178
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Try Nicholson Trailers, this was the one for my 11m
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15 October 2009, 19:35
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RIBnet supporter
Country: UK - England
Town: Dinard, Brittany
Boat name: Into the Red
Make: Osprey Vipermax
Length: 7m +
Engine: Evinrude E-tec 250HO
MMSI: 235 076 114
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 1,957
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Try Nicholson Trailers, this was the one for my 11m
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HOLY MOLY! 
thats one BIG trailer!!!! 
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03 November 2009, 21:01
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: London/Oxford
Make: Ribcrafts
Length: 5m +
Engine: 150hp/2x115hp
MMSI: 235090215
Join Date: Oct 2002
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Codders,
Enjoy the De Graffe.....they are excellent trailers!!
I've had two De Graffe's and most recently an Indespension. No way was the Indespension a better trailer despite everybody saying it would be.
When I win the lottery my 8.5m Delta will be sitting on a De Graffe trailer!
Chris
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03 November 2009, 23:09
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Member
Country: France
Town: Côte d'Azur
Boat name: Beaver Patrol
Make: Avon Searider SR4
Length: 4m +
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 5,934
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Went to the DeGraff "factory" the other day. Arthur is a very helpful chap
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04 November 2009, 16:48
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Horsham
Boat name: Knot a RIB
Make: Avon Typhoon
Length: 4m +
Engine: Yamaha 25hp
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 868
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We also have a DeGraff - really helpful guy and could'nt have done more to assist - trailer was ready when he said it would be and so far has been a joy to tow and reverse 
J
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04 November 2009, 18:13
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Southport
Boat name: Qudos
Make: 5.4 Searider
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yam 115 V4
MMSI: 235068784
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 3,930
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I had a little degraff under my 4m searider. Good quality!
Got an indespension one now, happy with it except for how the rollers are attached.
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