Assembled Tangaroa moved by trailer.

Assembled Tangaroa moved by trailer (2).

Inboard Lashings

Tangaroa MKI moved one mile on highway using double axle trailer with extended tongue and welded transverse beam brackets. Each wheel carried only 500lbs, well within load limits. The 3 transverse beams are 3" X 12" white cedar. The front beam was not necessary, front to back rocking motion could be stopped with ropes. Note vertical guides for lateral centering as boat was floated onto trailer. Trailer was lowered down ramp attached to additional 12' of cable to get trailer far enough into water.

Longitudinal centering was located at center of boat stem to stern dimension. Trailer tongue weight provided sufficient trailer hitch downforce. Highway route was carefully examined for roadside obstacles such as mailboxes and phone poles. We kept the boat on our side of the double line, but barely. Boat was moved at sunrise with flashing light lead and chase cars in two way radio contact as per Oregon oversize load specs.

This hybrid idea on moving the lashing for beam mounts inboard looks feasable. I envisioned it working with 3" nylon strap, but it could work with nylon rope using a larger diameter padeye. Anyone tried it before?