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nick rea
South Africa
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 Posted - 23 Jun 2008 : 06:50:04
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Can you fit a Stratos on a trailer with a 7.1 metre mast in a 20 foot sea container.Internal sizes below.Shipper says no, i'm not so sure.Cost difference 2000 pounds to 4000 pounds.Please see internal sizes.
20 feet containers
Standard 20-feet container
Dimensions: Length Width Height
External 20' = 6096 mm 7' 9.25" = 2370 mm 8'6" = 2591 mm
Internal 19' 5.75" = 5935 mm 7' 8" = 2335 mm 7' 9.75" = 2383 mm
Doors 7' 8" = 2335 mm 7' 6.25" = 2292 mm
Weight:
Max. Gross 52910 lbs = 24000 kg
Package 4585 lbs = 2080 kg
Max. Capacity 48325 lbs = 21920 kg
Cargo capacity (volume): 1197.25 cu. ft. = 33.9 cub. m
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pcarter
United Kingdom
81 Posts |
Posted - 23 Jun 2008 : 09:03:48
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Nick,
The main problem seems to be the mast as you've probably figured. A bit of Pythagoras' theorem tells me the internal length of the long diagonal in the container would be around 6808mm.
The workings are are: taking the container sides internal lengths as A,B,C and D as the diagonal across the base of the container, and E as the long diagonal (say from near bottom left to far top right), the actual workings are:
D = sqr(A^2+B^2)
E = sqr(C^2+D^2)
My trusty copy of Excel gives me the following:
A 2335
B 5935
C 2383
D 6377.809185
E 6808.460839
If I've worked it out right (and I hope somebody will correct me if I'm wrong), it looks like you are paying for the expensive container unless you can get enough mast bend to fit it in. If you can get enough bend, I would put the boat on the bottom of the container upside down on some packing with the bow in one of the corners to give you the maximum amount of clearance for the mast and then try and fit the trailer against one of the sides.
Good luck,
Pete 789 |
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sandy
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Posted - 23 Jun 2008 : 10:16:51
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Nick
Can you put the boat and trailer in the smaller container and then buy a new mast when you get there?
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nick rea
South Africa
10 Posts |
Posted - 23 Jun 2008 : 16:07:11
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Pete
Thanks a lot for doing the calculations,anybody think that mast can be bent. Sandy's idea of buying mast in SA I will look into i don't know if mast profiles are generic.These 292cm too long are looking very expensive.Anybody coming to Cape Town is welcome to come sailing, its a fantastic holiday destination.I have a Sadler 26 moored in Gordons Bay as well as a Stratos i hope soon. |
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pcarter
United Kingdom
81 Posts |
Posted - 23 Jun 2008 : 17:36:43
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Alternatively you could try contacting Selden and/or Laser. You never know, they might have a shipment of masts going out to Cape Town and allow you to either include your mast in the consignment or buy a new one in the UK and ship it for you. With such a lot of money at stake I'd certainly make a couple of calls to them. If you buy a new mast and you currently have the old style black mast you might need to buy a matching boom as well so check the compatibility of the two.
Regards,
Pete 789 |
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Pete1
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Posted - 24 Jun 2008 : 16:27:35
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Ship the mast separately?
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nick rea
South Africa
10 Posts |
Posted - 25 Jun 2008 : 05:04:39
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| Thanks .I am looking into both suggestions and the possibility of Ro-Ro special cargo ships designed to transport cars which i am told will take trailers on their own. |
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Who can do the maths
