Specifications

RETRIEVING: You will pretty much follow the launching procedure in reverse.
1. First remove the locking pin and raise the keel (Covered under Section Ten.)
2. Tie a line to the bow of your Clipper.
3. Open up the side guides and tighten the locking bolts.
4. Back the trailer into the water until the hitch is at the edge of the water. Trailer fenders should be
under water.
5. If you are able to position the trailer next to a dock, you can simply walk your boat onto the trailer
with the aid of the bow line. Otherwise, you will need to use the motor and power the boat onto the
trailer. In doing this, be sure you get the boat moving in a straight line before you enter the side
guides of the trailer. There is nothing more difficult than attempting to approach the trailer at an
angle. On the 21’s it is a good idea to lower the keel two to three inches below the bottom of the
boat to help give you directional stability. This will not be necessary on the 23 and 26, as the keel is
always down several inches from the bottom.
6. When the bow eye is within three to four feet of the trailer winch, attach the winch cable and crank
the boat to the bow pad of the trailer. Note: This should be done with the boat partially floating, or
you will probably break the winch cable. Be sure the winch ratchet is securely latched and the winch
cable cannot unwind, otherwise you may lose your boat on the ramp while pulling it out of the water.
7. Have someone sit in the cockpit and keep the boat centered on the trailer by holding on to one
side guide when the boat is coming out of the water.
8. When you reach the top of the ramp, the keel can be lowered into the V-keel pad (located on the
trailer just above the axle). If the boat isn’t properly centered, the keel will not set properly on the
keel pad and the boat will have to be re-centered. It is absolutely necessary to let the keel down
before trailering, as it shouldn’t be allowed to hang on the keel cable while riding on the highway.