Romilly needs beaching legs

Errit Bekkering has a lovely inboard engined Romilly that he sails on the Waddenzee. As you can see from the picture he needs some beaching legs. Drawings of beaching legs were provided with boats for DIY completion but I guess that new owners of complete boats never received these.

Errit bought his Romilly from a brokerage in Lymington and planned to launch his boat from the trailer but was advised by a trailer engineer who did some modifications to his trailer that “due to the shape of the hull trailer launching would never work. Errit ended up having his boat craned in.

Errit has had a stay sail made and we look forward to his report on its use when he has had the need to use the sail.

Romilly needs beaching legs.

There is a copy of the original plans for beaching legs here

Comment

    1. David R Collin says:
      Aug 25, 06:31 PM

      I have legs for my boat which I made from Nigel Irens’s drawings. They work well and have given me no problems.


    1. Thomas says:
      Oct 10, 08:55 PM

      The comment on Romilly’s trailerability is interesting – and I don’t understand it. What could be so special in the shape of her hull, that trailer launching would never work? Is there a Romilly owner out there who has first hand experience in this topic?

      Thomas


    1. Phil says:
      Oct 10, 09:17 PM

      Hi Thomas,

      I have a trailer and can confirm that the Romilly launches very easily from a trailer. Much easier than a Flying 15 (which I also owned for a short while) for example. If there is a jetty next to the slip you don’t even need to get your feet wet. The one concern I had was controlling the mast while I got it into the slot. In the end I made an A frame which allowed me to fit the mast on my own. I’ve never tried it but I’m told some people remove the mast by simply dropping it over board somewhere away from other boats, pull it on board and motor in.

      In short there is no problem with launching from a trailer (at least from my Lizard piggy back trailer).

      Best wishes

      Phil