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

[Mark Kaynor]

Walter,

Riks's right - it depends on the ramp. The one at our state park is not very
steep - we have to use the extension to get the boat in enough water to get
it off the trailer. Other ramps we've used are steep enough that we don't
need to use the extension at all. Knock on wood, we've never had a problem
with our extension - we thoroughly rinse the entire trailer with fresh water
(including extension and extension tube) immediately after salt water
immersion, keep it greased and store it over the winter in tow position.

Mark Kaynor

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rik Sandberg" <racerrik@rea-alp.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 9:38 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Help! My tongue is stuck!


> 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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