[Rhodes22-list] Beaufort, SC
Jim Connolly
jbconnolly at comcast.net
Tue Dec 7 19:02:38 EST 2004
Starting in 2003 (maybe earlier) Elton told me replaced the "standard"
trailer tail lights from Triad with "waterproof" fully sealed/potted LED
lights. They don't get as hot and don't crack if you immerse them, and
should be more waterproof. I did have to fix a corroded ground screw on the
right tail light this past spring prior to launch.
Since I use the trailer extension, the lights aren't plugged in at the ramp,
or for at least an hour beforehand (while rigging), so I'm not sure how much
of an advantage this is, but my lights work well, and are less trouble than
conventional bulb lights I've had before that relied on a gasket seal to
keep the water out.
Jim Connolly
s/v Inisheer
'85 recycled '03
-----Original Message-----
From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Stephen Staum
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 5:09 PM
To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Beaufort, SC
I just replaced the taillight fixtures w/ "saltwater" versions. I'll let
you know how they work. SS
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Alm" <salm at mn.rr.com>
To: "Rhodes" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 3:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Beaufort, SC
> Stephen,
> My terminals don't get wet. Their sealed inside the light fixture
> with a rubber gasket. Maybe you've blown a gasket. No pun intended.
> 8-) Slim
>
> On 12/5/04 12:03 PM, "Stephen Staum" <staum at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> > Yes, I always disconnect but that does not prevent the corrosion of
> > terminals. Any ideas? SS
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Steve Alm" <salm at mn.rr.com>
> > To: "Rhodes" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 3:27 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Beaufort, SC
> >
> >
> >> Stephen,
> >> Do you disconnect the lights before you back in the water?
> >> Slim
> >>
> >> On 12/4/04 2:21 PM, "Stephen Staum" <staum at earthlink.net> wrote:
> >>
> >>> 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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