Iceboat and Trailer SOLD SOLD SOLD

CONTACT INFORMATION ... PS: I sailed Lake Phalen in St. Paul when workers were cutting blocks of ice for the Ice Castle. Several workers came up to the fence and said, "Is that a DN?"

First day ever sailing in my boat. BLACK ICE ... I was spoiled for ever. My boat is closest. Click on photo to enlarge ... click again to enlarge even more! Hit faint "X" in upper right corner to reduce.

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Years later, iceboat still looks new ... trailer in upper left corner.

Cushion included :-)

First assembly for the next season.

Side view ... note trailer in the background

My ice boat was built by the late Dave Klatt ... I built the plank after breaking the original

Custom Sheet: two sizes of rope are spliced together ... easy pull on the rope, like power steering! Allows quick easing off a dangerous hike.

The thin rope runs through the pulleys. The fat rope is in your hands. HELPS KEEP YOUR HANDS WARM!

Custom Trailer: Note lid has an aluminum surface! Light weight and low profile makes for easy trailering ... just don't try to go through the drive-thru at Taco Bell!

Custom Trailer for the DN. Automatic Slide-in Pins hold the front down and the padlock hasp holds the back down. Note: huge tail lights; plus, reflectors if parked on the street at night.

.... click twice to see the padlock up very close.

Mast extends into nose over trailer tongue.

Nose box and trailer tongue reinforce each other.

This view shows the unassembled parts which are normally car-topped. I am testing the distribution of the parts for balance on $125 junk boat trailer. Once testing was done, I sold the trailer back to previous owner who was suffering from "seller's remorse":-)

For good balance, the very heavy runners in the blue case should be as far forward as possible!

The late Dave Klatt ... builder of this beautiful boat. Dave was a volunteer tow pilot for the Minnesota Soaring Club (summer fun).

A kit of items needed on the ice. Extra parts to help friends when parts fly off their iceboat. Brush to remove snow. Ice claws or spikes to save your life.

Me: Circle Lake?

Checking things out before the season.

Mine is the closets iceboat. We are at Sailcrafter on Lake Minnetonka.

Great day on the lake ... my trailer ... I'm sitting in my iceboat taking this photo.

Trailer almost finished.

Trailer for DN Iceboat ... now has an aluminum lid.

Note: two very large handles for easy handling with gloves (hard to see the far left handle with the safety chain hanging on it).

Iceboat Trailer - Interior Layout

From top: Lid, DN Iceboat, Mast and very sturdy cover for tail lights. All lights are LED's and a groiund wire runs to each light.

Built on a bare frame trailer kit ... tilted up so that the trailer shows.

Northern Tool and Harbor Freight carries the kit ... price has doubled since then.

Custom built sheet... like power steering!

Sheet made from thick rope easily passes through guide on boom. Thick rope helps hands stay warm.

Back end of boom showing pulleys and sheet.

NOTE: sheet narrows down for easy handling ... like power steering! Thick rope keeps hands warmer.

Knot on end ensures that I don't lose the grip on the rope ... extra long rope in case you fall off while running to catch the wind. Second knot prevents the sheet from going all the way into the base pulley.

Good view of the plank and runner (steel blade hard to see) ... also, the red LED tailer lights are barely visible.

Parked behind shrubs and gate ... thus, not an eye-sore for neighbors and crooks.

Trailer easily handles blizzards ...

Digging out. Green bucket of sand balances the snow load.

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My trailer and iceboat on the ice ... very handy ... where's my lunch?

Most iceboat trailer open at the end. Then the iceboat is slid into the trailer. Instead, I have a full size tight-fitting lid which allows easy access to the iceboat and all equipment.

When the lid closes, you hear a whoosh!

I removed the toe-block and replaced it with thin carpeting and an aluminum kick-plate to give my long legs more room.

Here you can see the beautiful work by Dave Klatt. I haven't bought the new two-rope sheet yet.

Using a laser to align the runners on the newly built heavy-duty plank. As you can see, the plank has not been varnished yet.

My DN sitting on the stands with the new un-finished plank..

Note: a few extra parts incase something gets lost in the middle of the lake.

For the newbees ... you cannot walk on ice without cleets. Also, cleets are your brakes.

Thes are the best. The screws are special with very sharp edges.

Jim Wood, the leader of our group. Jim, Jon and Dave Klatt built three boats as a team.

Here is my boat on an inner city lake in Minneapolis.

People stop by and thank us for boating on their lake.

My boat is the closest.

Pure Fun! I have since gotten smaller boots! Black Ice!

Where is the Iceboat? Behind the evergreens and small gate. Sitting on gravel. Makes for a good neighbor.

Close view of storage. Moved to the backyard during the summer.

Identical to the kit I bought from Northern Tool. Price has gone up.

http://www.harborfreight.com/1090-lb-capacity-40-12-in-x-48-in-utility-trailer-62645.html $239