[Rhodes22-list] Help! My tongue is stuck!

[Rik Sandberg]

Walter,

Don't know what your ramps are like, but I have never used my tongue 
extension to launch or retrieve. Just back her in and do it. Very rarely 
even get the back tires on the pickup wet.

Rik


At 09:18 AM 10/15/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>It sounds like a good solution. The hitch that you use to launch the boat
>must be off center. Does that present any problems?
>
>Also has anyone launched without using the extension? I had an idea of
>welding the tongue at some point where I could still tow short distances and
>still be able to launch the boat. I have my boat in a slip all season and
>only use the trailer twice a year.
>I only tow it about 8 miles each way. I usually pick high tides to launch
>and retrieve the boat and also I rent a truck so that I am not overly
>concern about the rear wheels being submerged!
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Richard and Sherry Day <dayz@lisco.com>
>To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
>Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 11:18 PM
>Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Help! My tongue is stuck!
>
>
> > Judy and Bill,
> >   Your Triad trailer tongue set-up must be different than my '77 Triad
> > trailer.  I have a permanent ball receptor hitch while my long extension
> > tongue hitch is positioned parallel to the side of the permanent hitch.
>It
> > slides thru approximately two feet of square tubing  which is situated
>next
> > to the permanent trailer hitch and seats into a small section of  square
> > tubing at the back of the long extension tube.  Maybe by adapting this
> > set-up you might eliminate your problem.  Richard Day
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: rhodes22-list-bounces@rhodes22.org
> > [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces@rhodes22.org]On Behalf Of Bill Effros
> > Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 5:35 PM
> > To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Help! My tongue is stuck!
> >
> >
> > Judy,
> >
> > This happens to me every time.  Saltwater.
> >
> > I coat the tongue with a Boeing product called B-9 which seems to minimize
> > the problem.  I also spray liberally with WD-40.  Then I break out the
> > hydraulic jacks.  I, too, generally store the tongue separately during the
> > winter.
> >
> > I am thinking of getting a "shorty" tongue to insert for short-haul towing
> > instead of trying to use the long tongue in two different positions.
> >
> > I will shortly have to face the problem again.  I'm not looking forward to
> > it.
> >
> > Bill Effros
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Walter Gorman" <wgorman@ix.netcom.com>
> > To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 1:12 PM
> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Help! My tongue is stuck!
> >
> >
> > I have just spent the last 3 hrs inching out the tongue of my Triad
>trailer
> > using a 6 ton jack on its side.I still have about 4 feet to go.
> > Each year I sand ( sometime grind) the tongue and paint it and grease it
> > hoping ti won't get stuck. But it does. Does anyone else have this problem
> > and have any suggestions. I remove the tongue in the winter which helps
>but
> > I don't think that should be necessary.
> >   Judy Gorman
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