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Flicka Trailer Sailing
Trailer choices and procedures for towing, launching, and lowering the mast on a Flicka.
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What Does a Flicka 20 Trailer Cost?
Real pricing for a custom Flicka 20 trailer, from Triad Trailers' March 2024 quote — all three launch packages, the full options list, and the delivery, deposit and tow-vehicle costs that are not on the price sheet.
By Brian Thomas
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Flicka Trailers
A look at the trailer manufacturers used by Flicka 20 owners — Triad Trailers and Trail-Rite — with notes on the boats they've carried.
By Tom Davison
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Launching a Flicka from a Trailer
Mike Nelson's rope-and-caster method for launching and retrieving a Flicka 20 from a trailer when the ramp won't take the trailer wheels deep enough.
By Mike Nelson
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Lowering a Flicka Mast
Lowering and raising the Flicka 20's mast by hand using a gin pole — Mike Nelson's setup that lets one person do the job at the ramp.
By Mike Nelson
From Flicka Friends
Owner-written articles from the newsletter, 1995–2020.
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Flicka Friends · Fall 2003
Delivery of a New Trailer — Tuning the Setup
The plan was to lower the mast of the BEN MAIN, Jr, load the Flicka on the new trailer, winterize the engine and head off for dinner. We expected…
Tom Davison
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Flicka Friends · Fall 2003
Building a Cradle for Your Flicka
When we were looking for a trailer to carry s/y Happy Little Girls 2, I'm sure like most, we first started looking at normal boat trailers. We found…
Rik Sandberg
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Flicka Friends · Winter 2014
Cribbing and Boat Stands
After the trip to the San Juan Islands in Washington State in October 2012 to buy my Flicka, I needed a place for storage. The previous owner used…
Tom Davison
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Flicka Friends · Winter 2014
Flicka Factory Cradle
Flickas were shipped from the Pacific Seacraft factory in California using a wood cradle. The photo above shows one of these cradles in use. There is…
Tom Davison
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Flicka Friends · Winter 2014
Hauling A Flicka
While many of the previous articles in Flicka Friends have been about launching and recovering a Flicka with a trailer, this issue includes…
Tom Davison
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Flicka Friends · Winter 2014
HEART of GOLD’s Cradle
While researching cradles for the Flicka, I discovered a Flicka cradle built in Australia by Richard Lawless’s father. It was simple and appeared to…
Tom Davison
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Flicka Friends · Fall 2003
Tom's New Triad Trailer
After researching the trailer market, Tom Grimes decided to purchase a new Triad trailer to fit his Pacific Seacraft Flicka BEN MAIN, Jr. Initially,…
Tom Davison
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Flicka Friends · Fall 2003
Trailer Recommendations
I purchased my trailer last year in basically "junk yard" condition then had it completely rebuilt. I paid $800 for the trailer and spent around…
Lee Crockett
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Flicka Friends · Fall 2003
Getting the Mast Down
The new Triad trailer was in the parking lot and the only thing remaining was lowering the mast. Dick Shepherd was the second owner of this Flicka…
Tom Davison
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Flicka Friends · Winter 2014
A Jowi Cradle for ZANZIBAR
When Randy Richardson purchased his Flicka, he needed to get the sailboat back from Maine. A local boat service was hired to make the trip to Maine…
Tom Davison
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Flicka Friends · Fall 2003
HOTSPUR's Trail-Rite Trailer
I have a Trail-Rite trailer for my 1989 Flicka “Hotspur.” I believe it is original to the boat. It has bunks (instead of pads), keel guides, dual…
Eric Jungemann
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Flicka Friends · Winter 2014
Shopping For A Cradle
There are a number of places to find boat cradles. A number of companies built them in a variety of styles. Any internet search will likely come up…
Flicka Friends
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