[Rhodes22-list] I Hate My Trailer

[Ware, Joseph W.]

Moving the bow support forward will get it out of the way while loading and
un-loading.  Bow eye catches the stop when fully retracted.  The actual boat
will only move forward 6-8 inches.  I'll need to experiment with tongue
weight to make that a fixed dimension.  Once loaded, the stop will be moved
back into position lightly touching the bow itself.

Do I remember Stan telling us once that the bow stop should not touch the
bow when trailering?  If so, what is it's purpose?

Joe
S/V Whisper

-----Original Message-----
From: Todd Tavares [mailto:sprocket80 at mail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 2:37 PM
To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] I Hate My Trailer


Joe,

    That sounds like the easy fix at first glance. But I remember someone
writing (maybe it was Stan?) that the bunk uprights are positioned at
specific points under the hull.?

Todd


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ware, Joseph W." <joseph_ware at merck.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 15:16:38 -0400
To: "'The Rhodes 22 mail list'" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] I Hate My Trailer

> 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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