[Rhodes22-list] Steep Launch Question

[Julie Thorndycraft]

The bow stops sold in boating catalogs and marine stores are either hard
rubber or amber-colored polyurethane, not polypropylene as I wrote earlier.
Definitely not the same stuff. Nor is it polynesia, which is the probable
cause of my forgetting what the hell I was writing about....

Dan
s/v Blue Loon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wally Buck" <tnrhodey at hotmail.com>
To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 6:57 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Steep Launch Question


> Julie,
>
> As one who has broken ribs on two different occasions I feel your pain. I
> hope you have a quick recovery.
>
> Regarding launch I am not sure my trailer is set up the same why but in
the
> past with deep ramps we have backed in very slowly. When we got close to
the
> point of the boat floating we let the bow line going to the winch out so
> there was some slack. Then we backed a little more until the boat just
> started to float and pushed the boat off the trailer. If it needed to
float
> more we would back in just a tad more.
>
> It has worked for me on several different boats. Go slow!
>
> Good luck.
>
> Wally
>
>
> >From: "Julie Thorndycraft" <julie at circle7.net>
> >Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Steep Launch Question
> >Date: Thu, 29 May 2003 22:47:18 -0500
> >
> >With the patient and generous help of Steve Alm (aka Slim), our newly
> >delivered recycled Rhodes 22, Blue Loon, was rigged yesterday and
launched
> >today on Lake Minnetonka just outside of Minneapolis. The launch was at a
> >marina used mostly by keelboats and they generally use a travelift/sling
to
> >drop them in the water rather than from trailers. Because of the this,
the
> >ramp is short and very steep.
> >
> >We ran into a problem with the stern floating completely and the front
> >still resting on the bunks. The angle forced the bow onto the V-shaped
> >rubber bow stop on the trailer, popping it off completely and dropping
the
> >bow onto the metal support underneath - end result:  the boat now has a
> >long, deep scratch on her previously unblemished new paint job.
> >
> >Prior to the launch the bow was 4-5 inches away from the bow stop and the
> >support arm was retracted. The marina manager suggested that we may have
> >had better success had we moved the bow support arm out so that it was
> >actually touching the boat before we started and tying a line from the
bow
> >eye to the the support to keep in snug. I'm not convinced that that would
> >have made a difference.
> >
> >Does anyone else have any experience launching with short, steep ramps
and
> >suggestions about avoiding future mishaps like this?
> >
> >Slim - if you want to add a more detailed explanation, please feel free.
> >
> >On a more positive note, the new Yamaha that we got from Stan (9.9
> >extra-long shaft) fired up and ran beautifully. Steve and Dan enjoyed a
> >nice but somewhat calm sail on Blue Loon's maiden voyage under new name
and
> >new sails.  They also tested out the 'new' modified IMF batten sail but
> >you'll probably have to wait for a stronger wind to get a report on how
> >well it functions.
> >
> >I unfortunately had to stay on shore and watch - I was in a major auto
> >pile-up on Friday and spent the holiday weekend in the hospital. My
sailing
> >season will have to wait until my broken ribs have some time to mend.
> >
> >Julie (and Dan)
> >S/V Blue Loon ('96 Rhodes 22, recycled April 2003)
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