I checked the requirements for each state we plan to trailer it and 10'7" beam doesn't trigger having an escort for width. Just need a permit, "Over Size Load" banners and corner flags during day light and corner lights after dark.
My main concern with the boat I'm purchasing is the height because it has a radar with anchor light that adds an additional height of approximately 2" and there's speakers mounted on the radar arch so wanting to hear from anyone who has lowered/tilted their radar arch to trailer their boat in lea of removing & reinstalling the speakers, anchor light & radar off every time we go anywhere. If I didn't lower the arch or remove speakers & radar, it would require escort for exceeding the height. However, even if the planned route for permitted loads says the bridge clearance is adequate, power lines droop over time and their height isn't documented/checked often, so I'm trying to get the height down as much as possible.
Murphy's law - if something bad could happen it'll happen to me.
Thanks for the reply!
Here are a few pictures of the finished product with the arch up. The arch is made of pipe rolled into shape then filled it with sheet aluminum which is welded to the pipe so its fairly thick at the pivot point. There's an aluminum base plate so I used a cutting dish on a grinder to cut a notch wide enough for 1/2" thick T-6061 aluminum bar stock to make part of the hinge and the notch in the arch makes up the remainder of the hinge. I had to cut the notch in the arch high enough to allow the arch to pivot down. I used a grinding disk to round out the end of the 1/2" bar stock and "toe" of the arch so it wouldn't bind when pivoting. The hinge bolt is 1/2" stainless steel with an acorn nut. The rear of the arch is pinned with a 1/2" stainless pin that has a spring loaded ball. I'll have to post pictures at a later date of the underside whenever I fold it down.
