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For occasional use, many people seem to use flatbed or car transporter trailers for bilge keelers. A flatbed truck with a HIAB is also a good solution for transporting between driveways, boatyards, etc.

A Corribee weighs about 1000kg and on a bilge keeler, the keels are 50-57 inches (1.27-1.45 meters) apart and so will fit on a 6 foot wide trailer. The reason for the variation is that the angles and profile of bilge keels varied before being standardised in 1980.

The keels are 45 inches (1.14 meters) along the bottom edge. The distance from the bow to the front of the bilge keel is 108 inches (2.74 meters). Keel heel to stern is 93 inches (2.36 meters). Neither measurement includes pushpit or pullpit.

Martin Hudson has kindly provided pictures of his soon to be restored  braked road trailer for his bilge keeled boat Sea Sprite:

Buying a suitable new road trailer for a bilge keel Corribee (e.g. a SBS Trailers BK30/2000) will set you back about GBP 1500 as of 7/2009.

More dimensions:

Taken from a 1984 mk3 Corribee.
Keel to keel, measured to the outside faces, Forward = 1250 mm, Aft = 1265 mm
Width of keel itself, measured at the centre, 120 mm
Length of keel = 1150 mm

Click the image for a full-size view showing these dimensions:

Source: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CorribeeCoromandel/message/2123
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CorribeeCoromandel/message/128

An excellent guide to UK towing regulations from the National Trailer and Towing Association can be viewed on their website:

http://www.ntta.co.uk/law/

or can be downloaded as a PDF.

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