[Rhodes22-list] I Hate My Trailer

Steve Alm salm at mn.rr.com
Tue Aug 12 17:29:16 EDT 2003 

Thanks, Mary.
Where are you putting in on Pepin?  Lake City?  Sounds like fun, but I'm not
sure I'd swim in that water...take your Cipro!

Leech Lake was really great.  It's very sparsely populated and not
surrounded by homes and resorts.  It's mostly wilderness.  Just make sure
you're provisioned well because you won't find many places to restock.  One
mistake we made was not checking the fresh water tank before we left, and we
ran out the first day.  We had bottled water to drink and cook with but had
to do KP with the lake water.  Don't make that mistake going to Pepin!

After sailing almost exclusively on Lake Minnetonka for the last six years,
it was a great feeling to get out on a big lake like Leech, where the winds
blow steady instead of gusting and swirling around all the land masses of
Minnetonka.  Also, nice to go on those LONG tacks without having to maneuver
every few minutes.  And almost no other boat traffic.  Sweet!!!  You can
practically close your eyes and take a nap on those tacks.  8-)

Have a great time and let us know how it went when you get back.

Slim

On 8/12/03 3:58 PM, "ellner" <ellner at pressenter.com> wrote:

> Slim:  Julie's probably closer than we are; but if you want to head over to
> Hudson (I know, it means crossing that danged river!!).....our trailer is
> around to be 'checked'!!   Mary             (BTW;  we WANT to hear about
> the sailing you & Mary Ann just did--we're trailering to Pepin next week
> early)  me
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> At 01:53 PM 8/12/2003 -0700, you wrote:
>> Slim
>> If there is another Rhodie around where you live;
>> might want to pull your trailer over to them and line
>> them up.  Just to see what kind of differences there
>> might be.  My Triad trailer is a 1982 and I have never
>> had a problem getting the boat on and far enough
>> forward.
>> Just a suggestion.
>> Steve
>> 
>> 
>> --- Steve <rhodes2282 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> Slim
>>> Something is not right about that.  Only 4".  Don't
>>> know for sure but sound like the trailer been
>>> altered.
>>>  Should have a couple of feet to play with.  Anyway,
>>> I
>>> have been reading this tread of e-mail and this is
>>> just not adding up.
>>> Steve
>>> 
>>> 
>>> --- Steve Alm <salm at mn.rr.com> wrote:
>>>> Joe,
>>>> I only have about 4" of room to move it forward
>>>> unless I also weld on more
>>>> tongue.
>>>> Slim
>>>> 
>>>> On 8/12/03 2:16 PM, "Ware, Joseph W."
>>>> <joseph_ware at merck.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Steve, I had asked the same question a while
>>> ago.
>>>> Someone at the time had
>>>>> suggested cutting the bow stop off, it's welded
>>>> on, and moving it forward a
>>>>> foot.  They had done this and it worked.  I'm
>>>> having it done as we speak.
>>>>> I'll let you know how it works out.  Cost about
>>>> $30.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Joe
>>>>> S/V Whisper
>>>>> 
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: Steve Alm [mailto:salm at mn.rr.com]
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 3:58 AM
>>>>> To: Rhodes
>>>>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] I Hate My Trailer
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi.  Mary Ann and I just got back from a four
>>> day
>>>> trip with Fandango.  We
>>>>> went up north to Leech Lake in north central MN.
>>> 
>>>> The sailing and living
>>>>> aboard were great (I'd love to tell you more
>>> about
>>>> it sometime) but after
>>>>> putting the boat in and out several times in
>>>> several locations with varying
>>>>> degrees of steepness at the ramps, I've
>>> concluded
>>>> that something is
>>>>> definitely wrong here.
>>>>> 
>>>>> No matter what, I just can't get the boat far
>>>> enough forward on the trailer.
>>>>> The result is not enough tongue weight.  I had
>>> to
>>>> take the motor off and
>>>>> lash it on the trailer tongue, put the rudder up
>>>> in the V berth, along with
>>>>> anything else that has any weight to it.  I used
>>>> my bathroom scale to try to
>>>>> find out how heavy the tongue really is:  the
>>>> scale only goes up to 300 lbs.
>>>>> and I pegged the thing before the tongue even
>>>> budged off the hitch--so I'll
>>>>> bet I have at least 400 lbs, maybe more.  Still,
>>>> the trailer fishtailed at
>>>>> anything over 55 mph and also lurched and tugged
>>>> most of the way.  I use a
>>>>> 3/4 ton full-size cargo van with a V-8--more
>>> than
>>>> enough.
>>>>> 
>>>>> At one of the ramps that had a very gradual
>>> slope,
>>>> I backed in so far that
>>>>> my tailpipe was almost under.  Using the tongue
>>>> extension, the forward ends
>>>>> of the bunks were just at water level and I
>>> drove
>>>> the boat hard at the
>>>>> trailer, trying to get up on the damn things,
>>> but
>>>> still no luck.
>>>>> 
>>>>> And at the steep ramps it's even worse.  As
>>> we've
>>>> discussed before, you pull
>>>>> the boat all the way up to the bow stop, but
>>> when
>>>> you pull the trailer out
>>>>> of the water, the bow rocks back away from the
>>> bow
>>>> stop, and leaves the boat
>>>>> too far back--actually NEGATIVE TONGUE WEIGHT!
>>>>> 
>>>>> I really don't want to move the motor, rudder,
>>>> etc. not to mention all the
>>>>> landing gymnastics every time I trailer.  Is it
>>>> just me or is it a design
>>>>> flaw.  The trailer axle should be about 6-8
>>> inches
>>>> back or something.  Can
>>>>> anyone offer some insight, please?  Pretty
>>> please?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Slim
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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