[Rhodes22-list] Beaufort, SC

Sat Dec 4 15:21:57 EST 2004

I keep my Rhodes in salt water and need the extension for launch and
retrieval on the ramp.  I little lube goes a long way and I have not had
serious trouble with extending or stowing the extension.  Now the lights are
a different story...
SS
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Alm" <salm at mn.rr.com>
To: "Rhodes" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 3:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Beaufort, SC


> Bill,
> Can I ask a dumb question?  Why have two extension bars?  Mine slides all
> the way in and locks in place with the pins through the holes.  Pull the
> pins and pull out the extension.  One size fits all.  I keep it lubed a
> little but I keep it stowed in its sleeve in the "short" position.  Maybe
> you have to fuss with yours more because of the salt water?
> Slim
>
> On 12/3/04 2:26 PM, "Bill Effros" <bill at effros.com> wrote:
>
> > Bob,
> >
> > Like Rummy, I like long wheel base, heavy tow vehicles.  All the other
> > problems go away when you have one of these.  And since you actually
> > take advantatage of the ability to tow your boat, I would recommend this
> > as the best solution to the towing problems you have been encountering.
> > The tandem cab Toyota Tundra is a hell of a truck that can be configured
> > with a car-like passenger compartment.  I have the long bed, short cab
> > because that is what I need.  My wife has no difficulty driving it.  It
> > is comfortable and quiet.
> >
> > With regard to the extension bar, store it outside the trailer sleeve
> > during the time it is not in use.  You can lay it across the axel and
> > frame.  Lubricate it well every time you insert it into the trailer
> > sleeves.  I use both WD-40 and Boeing.  Once both the sleeve and the
> > extension arm are well lubricated, and protected from rust by the
> > Boeing, the apparatus will consistently function as designed.
> >
> > Alternatively, get a "Shorty" from Stan, or have one made.  A short
> > extension with holes in the proper places that can be easily inserted
> > and removed for moving the boat around the yard.  Remove it  to insert
> > the longer extension arm for ramp duty..  Store both outside the sleeve
> > when not in use.  Repeatedly lubricate both extensions and the inside of
> > the sleeve.
> >
> > Bill Effros
> >
> > Bob Keller wrote:
> >
> >> OK.  I did not use the extendable tongue while launching because the
> >> tide was out, plus my tongue is a PITA to extend.  The trailer went
> >> off the end of the ramp and the bow of the boat went straight down as
> >> it came off the trailer and the rub rail hit the bow stop, knocking
> >> the rub rail off.  Not just the rubber insert, but the plastic rub
> >> rail assembly broke off the screws holding it in place.  This was an
> >> easy fix when I got home-larger screws with a washer of course.  But
> >> when retrieving the boat I had to use the tongue because the tide was
> >> in and all was well until I got to the top of the ramp.  My extended
> >> tongue rides almost on the ground when extended with the boat on the
> >> trailer.  This is because I have to overload tongue weight on the
> >> single axle trailer to prevent fishtailing at highway speeds.  Some
> >> (actually one - Rummy) has suggested that this is because my tow
> >> vehicle is not large enough (Toyota 4Runner-5,000# capacity).
> >> Regardless, the tongue scraped against the ground where the ramp
> >> transitions to level ground and this has happened before and I have
> >> just ignored it.  So, I ignored it again, but it got worse, and scared
> >> the hell out of the horses looking on (for carriage rides) and then I
> >> realized that it wasn't going to work and stopped.  While the carriage
> >> owners scrambled after the horses to calm them down, I backed up and
> >> then realized that I would have a hard time getting the tongue back
> >> in.  Several dozen whacks with a large rock that I always trailer with
> >> had the tongue back in, but it is never coming out again!  Lots of
> >> operator error in this story.
> >>
> >> So, I am in the market for a dual axle trailer and a larger tow
> >> vehicle before any more trips...
> >> Bob K
> >> Yankee Clipper
> >>
> >>> From: "ed kroposki" <ekroposki at charter.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: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Beaufort, SC
> >>> Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 19:11:00 -0500
> >>>
> >>> Bob,
> >>>     Great pictures.  I think you saw more sailboats than I did.  Mine
> >>> were scattered along the waterfront.
> >>>     Now tell us what is bent on your trailer.  Is it the extension?
> >>>
> >>> Ed K
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> -----Original Message-----
> >>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> >>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Bob Keller
> >>> Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 6:55 PM
> >>> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> >>> Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Beaufort, SC
> >>>
> >>> Ed,
> >>> Going to try again.  Just wrote a long recap of the trip and then
> >>> lost it
> >>> all trying to attach photos!  Ouch.
> >>>
> >>> Went to Beaufort two weeks ago and it is quite a nice destination (see
> >>> picture #799).  The downtown marina is the place to go - nice
> >>> facility and
> >>> people and reasonably priced.  The boat ramp is good, but very steep
> >>> and I
> >>> managed to bend my trailer tongue upon retrieval, but that is another
> >>> story...  See picture #801 for the Yankee Clipper at the downtown
> >>> marina.
> >>>
> >>> The swing bridge on the northside of the ICW from Beaufort has 30 foot
> >>> clearance (see picture #810) and does not open betweeen 4-6PM, so I
> >>> decided
> >>> not to go there because if I was sailing on the Broad River and St.
> >>> Helena
> >>> Sound I would probably miss the 4PM opening and then have to wait
> >>> around in
> >>> the dark for it to open.  Instead I went south down the Beaufort
River,
> >>> which is much wider in this direction, past Parris Island (see
> >>> picture #797)
> >>>
> >>> and to Port Royal Sound - an impressive body of water.  On Monday
> >>> (day 1) I
> >>> was out on the sound and had 16 knots of wind and was sailing on a
close
> >>> reach and hit 6.5 knots of boat speed (knotmeter) which is an
> >>> all-time high
> >>> for me while singlehanding.  I had the pop-top down but all the sails
> >>> out,
> >>> including the full 175 genoa and the Yankee Clipper was flying
> >>> without much
> >>> heeling in 16 knots of true wind.  Pretty amazing, but it helps when
> >>> it is
> >>> not gusting but steady.  There were dolphins and porpoises all around
> >>> me- I
> >>> was literally surrounded by them.  Unfortunately, that was the last
> >>> day that
> >>>
> >>> I had good wind.
> >>>
> >>> Day 2 I went to Hilton Head (had a business meeting there) and had to
> >>> motor
> >>> all the way - it took 4.5 hours to get to there.  Have to cross Port
> >>> Royal
> >>> Sound and enter at Skull Creek (picture #813).  I stayed at Palmetto
Bay
> >>> Marina which is on Broad Creek which literally cuts HH in half from
> >>> Calibogue Sound.  Total distance from Beaufort to this marina is 24
> >>> nm.  The
> >>>
> >>> currents in the ICW take some getting used to - they seemed to peak
> >>> at 2.5
> >>> knots at mid-tide and less at either side, but they are significant.
> >>> The
> >>> Palmetto Bay Marina is a low key, inexpensive marina in between the
> >>> two more
> >>>
> >>> popular and much more expensive marinas: Harbor Town and Shelter
> >>> Cove.  I
> >>> found it to be excellent because it is half the price of Harbor Town
> >>> and is
> >>> much closer to the Sound than Shelter Cove.  This was great the next
day
> >>> when I took some people from work out for an afternoon sail on
Calibogue
> >>> Sound.  Only 5-8 knots of wind, but it was nice and relaxing and we
> >>> saw lots
> >>>
> >>> more dolphins.  Would have gone out in the ocean that day but ran out
of
> >>> daylight.
> >>>
> >>> Left for Beaufort the next day and got back (motoring again) in 4
hours
> >>> thanks to some favorable currents.  The highlight of this trip was
> >>> when I
> >>> was up at the bow winding up my sheets and a dolphin came right
> >>> toward the
> >>> boat and then turned and started swimming in my bow wake.  I bent
> >>> down and
> >>> considered touching him, but instead I just looked at him as he was
only
> >>> about 3 or four feet away from me.  He rolled on his side and looked
> >>> up at
> >>> me, then turned back over, blew out his blow hole and sprayed me with
> >>> water.
> >>>
> >>>   Then he took off!  Pretty amazing as I felt like he was messing
> >>> with me.
> >>>
> >>> Overall, Beaufort is a nice destination, but especially since Hilton
> >>> Head is
> >>>
> >>> so accessible by boat from there.  Last year I went to HH by boat from
> >>> Savannah (Thunderbolt, actually) and Beaufort is far better - nicer
> >>> facilities and a more interesting, scenic and sailable route to HH.
The
> >>> route from Savannah is very narrow ICW where you cannot really sail.
> >>>
> >>> Picture #807 is a sunset over the anchorage in Beaufort.
> >>>
> >>> Now I just need a new trailer for my next trip...
> >>> Bob K
> >>> Yankee Clipper
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> From: "ed kroposki" <ekroposki at charter.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] Capt. Bob Keller
> >>>> Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 19:59:38 -0500
> >>>>
> >>>> Mr. Rummy said y6ou were sailing on Lake Hartwell on Saturday.  He
said
> >>>> last
> >>>> week that you were sailing at Beaufort, SC.  Is any of this is
> >>> true?  I can
> >>>> understand Rummy speaking for Rodger (with a D) because he does not
> >>> have
> >>>> internet access.  Surely, if what Rummy is saying, you can let us
> >>> know, and
> >>>> maybe post a picture or two or three or ........
> >>>>
> >>>> Ed K
> >>>> ~~~~ _/) ~~~~
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
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