[Rhodes22-list] Tongue Weight

Rik Sandberg sanderico@earthlink.net
Fri, 13 Dec 2002 10:56:47 -0600


Joe,

Doesn't matter how many axles you have. Enough tongue weight is just as 
important for all.

Rik


At 11:39 AM 12/13/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Bob, looks like you found the simplest solution.
>
>Just a thought, is is only the single axle trailers that have this problem?
>
>Joe
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Bob Keller [mailto:r22yankeeclipper@hotmail.com]
>Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 11:14 AM
>To: rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org
>Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Tongue Weight
>
>
>Joe & Paul,
>I wrestled with this same problem with my 1995 and Trailmaster trailer.  I
>had no more adjustment left in the slider part of the bow stop, so I had a
>guy cut off the whole bow stop assembly and reweld it a foot further ahead
>on the trailer.  Now I can adjust the arm of the bow stop and actually moved
>
>the boat forward about 8 inches.  I move the rudder to the V-berth and leave
>
>the motor on the stern and it is balanced perfectly and trailers in excess
>of 62mph easily.  I also have my spare tire on the tongue.  Tried leaving
>the rudder on the stern, but it was too much weight anf fishtailed.
>
>Just thought I would share how I solved my problem.
>Bob K
>Marietta, GA
>s/v Yankee Clipper
>Lake Hartwell
>
>
> >From: Paul Grandholm <paul@mi.chtechnology.com>
> >Reply-To: paul@mi.chtechnology.com,The Rhodes 22 mail list
> ><rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> >To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> >Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Tongue Weight
> >Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 11:20:01 -0500
> >
> >Joe,
> >
> >      It doesn't seem to me that adding weight to the front of the
> >trailer, just to try to achieve proper balance, is the best alternative.
> >Eliminate weight from the rear or shift it from the rear to the front if
> >necessary (motor & rudder being the most obvious).  Of course we'd all be
> >better off if we could just figure out an easy way to get the gosh darn
> >boat all the way forward on the trailer.
> >
> >Paul
> > >
> > >Rummy, I'm talking about the water tank in the boat.  Not an external
> >tank,
> > >although that does bring up a possible point.  I also thought about
> >making a
> > >mount for the motor under the bow, on the front of the trailer.  Just
> > >thinking...
> > >
> > >Joe
> > >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: R22RumRunner@aol.com [mailto:R22RumRunner@aol.com]
> > >Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 9:56 AM
> > >To: rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org
> > >Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Tongue Weight
> > >
> > >
> > >Joe,
> > >Where would you mount a tank and how much water or liquid would you use?
> >A
> > >gallon of liquid weighs approximately 8 pounds, so any significant gain
> > >would
> > >take a lot of water/volume. Also, think about a very heavy water
> >projectile
> > >should it come loose while trailering or in a panic stop situation.
> > >I think you are further ahead by doing what we already know to put weight
>
> >on
> > >
> > >the tongue.
> > >
> > >Rummy
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