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Best way to trailer two boats? 5 years 6 months ago #139106

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Spring is here and I have two trips scheduled in May for Northern Michigan. My go-to boat to bring is my 14' Speed Queen but I'm not able to fish out of it, and I'd really like to fish up there. Preferably I'd bring a 14' utility style aluminum boat and the Speed Queen; one to cruise and one to fish with. I brought a kayak up last year but it's not the same.

I've looked into the stacked boat trailers but they seem pretty expensive for what they are. I also did some research and it looks like it's not legal to tow two boat trailers together.

The third option would be getting a small store n lock unit up north and leaving a boat there for the spring/summer but I'd rather not do that.

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Are you going to be a youper or somewhere around Aloha park?
None of those boats would be advisable on Lake Superior. I've hauled two boats but the stacked one was a small 12' aluminum turned upside down on my trailered boat with some 2x4s and shipping blanket padding. A small 5hp motor shoved in the back of the vehicle is light enough to haul around. I have a friend who just puts his 12 footer on top of his car. Light enough to load and unload.
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Best way to trailer two boats? 5 years 6 months ago #139125

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Thanks for the reply and pics. I'll be heading to Lake Charlevoix on the first trip and then Glen Lake on the second, so just inland lakes for me. I think the stacked idea makes the most sense. I'll look into getting a 12'er for that.

I did a quick search on using a snowmobile trailer (wide) and then putting them side by side but it looks like that would put me over the legal limit of 8.5' wide.

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Craigslist is usually a good place to begin looking for a 12 footer.
Nice area where you're going. Here I live across the pond just north of Green Bay and have full access to water but I still liked spending weeks vacationing around Mullet Lake by Cheboygan (sp).

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