[Rhodes22-list] Keel rollers

[Rik Sandberg]

Todd,

My boat sits on the bunks, period. The keel roller on the normal 
Trailmaster/triad trailer only comes into play during the loading process. 
The roller lifts the centerboard as the boat comes into the trailer. Once 
the boat is loaded, the centerboard should no longer touch anything. It 
should be pulled up to hang from its lifting line so there is no chance 
that it can come in contact with the axle while towing.

I don't know if 32 rollers is enough to safely hold the boat or not. Are 
you seeing any depressions in the hull where the rollers come in contact 
with it now???

Yes, Roger has a keel roller(s). He has built/modified this trailer himself 
and has had good luck with it. I don't know how much of the boats weight 
sits on this set of roller though. It does not though, resemble the 
trailmaster/triad trailer. If you want to do something like Roger has, you 
would have to get together with him to get the exact measurements, etc to 
do this.

Rik



At 07:57 PM 11/3/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Any suggestions?
>
>     I keep my 1974 R22 on an ez-loader roller trailer.  The boat is 
> supported by 4 banks of 8 rollers.  GB's website and Roger stated that 
> the Rhodes 22 is too heavy for this type of trailer.  Roger wrote that 
> much of the weight should be supported on a keel roller (I have none).
>
>    Rummy (I think) posted a pic of his boat on the trailer and how his 
> keel roller is set up.  It looks like the tip of the centerboard is on 
> the roller and does not appear to be supporting much of the load.
>
>    I am guessing that the keel(weight) does not actually roll across this 
> roller, but come to rest on it as the boat is pulled up the ramp and the 
> boat stern rests down on the bunks. Is this assumption correct??
>
>~Should the roller be positioned as close as possible to the boat's fore 
>and aft center of gravity?
>
>~ Will putting weight on the cb and rolling across this roller cause 
>damage to the centerboard or it's pivot?
>
>~ What should I do until I can design and fabricate some mounting brackets 
>and install bunkboards in place of the rollers?
>
>   Any answers? Suggestions(short of buying a Uni-matic :^D)? Help?
>
>Todd
>
>
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