Trailering a 25' fixed keel boat up and back was always interesting. We never had problem one on the road on any of our trips. The trailer worked great but one can never relax when you have that much weight following you down the road. My wife and I had a good system for getting the mast stepped and the boat rigged after we got it slung in at Anacortes but it was a full day none the less. It was always worth it. We always had a great time up in the islands. Even on the first trip that turned out allot wetter and with more challenges then we would have liked. Including a boat dragging
anchor in the wind that came up at 2:00am at Jones island and hitting us. It was the first time we had anchored out and at first I thought we where dragging. Luckily we where holding and no damage to either boat. It was an early summer trip and there was a weather pattern where you would have a sunny day with some of the most fantastic sailing I have ever experienced. Then a storm would roll in at night and it would rain all the next day followed by another sunny day. I quickly realized before we came back we needed a dodger for the boat. We had one made before our next trip and it was worth every penny I paid for it and then some. Our other trips where later in the summer and although the weather was much nicer. The boat motor got a good work out.
We are splurging and chartering the Catalina 310. Looking forward to sailing a boat with a wheel we have never done that before.