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 with a few that can build a cradle for you. You can also look around the closest marina or even contact a local sailboat broker for contact information for local builders.

Randy Richardson’s Flicka is supported by a Jowi cradle, one that he acquired used. Originally design for a Dana, it was modified to fit the Flicka over the summer.

Jowi - The Jowi is offered in painted steel or aluminum. This is the cradle that supports s/y ZANZIBAR.

Triad - They offer boat cradles as well as trailers for the Flicka. With Triad’s long history of building trailers for the Flicka, they would be an obvious first choice for a sailboat cradle.

I’m sure there are other cradle options out there and many different points of view about what might make a good cradle. Some might offer box metal tubes for the cradle and others recommend c-channel steel frames. Make sure that the rating for the cradle includes the displacement weight plus all the gear aboard.

http://triadtrailers.com