[Rhodes22-list] Contraption?

[Bill Effros]

Slim,

I used this device on my boat for years.  It's a piece of cake, and better than motorized devices if you are working on a level paved surface with a single axle trailer.  (Because you can swivel the device under the ball and get into tighter spaces with far more control.)

Move stuff around on your boat and trailer to reduce the tongue weight to around 25lbs for these maneuvers.  You can test the system using only the wheeled jack already on most of our trailers.  The device Rob suggests provides more leverage.

Bill Effros



----- Original Message ----- 
From: Rob Lowe 
To: The Rhodes 22 mail list 
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 8:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Contraption?


Slim,
They have this trailer dolly in West Marine.

http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=10001&productId=118256&catalogId=10001&classNum=759&subdeptNum=642&storeNum=17

The heavy duty might be tight, but maybe someone makes a heftier one. - Rob


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Alm" <salm at mn.rr.com>
To: "Rhodes" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 2:15 AM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Contraption?


> I may have to store my boat in a new place this winter.  I've got a spot
in
> my back yard but it's pretty tight.  This made me wonder if there is any
> thing out there that would make tight maneuvers easier.  I'm imagining a
> contraption about the size of a lawn mower, that can take the tongue
weight
> and still power the trailer around and turn sharply.  Is there such a
thing?
> And if not, shouldn't there be?
>
> Slim
>
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