[Rhodes22-list] Sailing with trailer attached.

[Jim White]

The guy a few slips down from me (came from California with a 25' Catalina 
<trailered>) swears that he was part in parcel to an incident almost 
exactly like this at (I think) Lake Tahoe. Even has a story about how they 
pulled the thing out....butttttt......sounds like urban legend to me!
Hay chihuahua...them Californians........

Jim White
Le Menagerie


At 04:09 PM 07/02/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>this sound like an urban legend,
>
>IIRC, woman put husband boat in the water(blonde maybe :-), even at WOT 
>the "big engines" can not get the boat on plane, in fact it
>is hardy moving, she goes to the mechanic, he checks the boat over at the 
>dock and every thing seem fine and the motors spool-up,
>figures she does not know how to drive and then takes her for a spin. He 
>can not get the boat moving and then see the trailer
>straps................................
>
>
>I would use the standard bow eye strap, plus a good strap around the 
>bow/trailer and stern/trailer, You might have to bottom paint
>the trailer. You could call it the amphibious option. maybe an waterproof 
>electric motor on the wheels?, the olny problem will be an
>increace in wetted surfaces so sailing might be slower and the boat might 
>act every funny in waves.
>
>MJM
>
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "ed kroposki" <ekroposki at charter.net>
>To: "'The Rhodes 22 mail list'" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 8:25 AM
>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Sailing with trailer attached.
>
>
> > Stan:
> >
> > I was not in my version of your instructions.  Please send updated
> > instructions on proper way to leave trailer attached while sailing.
> >
> > Glad you are feeling up to your old self.
> >
> > Ed K
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> > [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of stan
> > Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 10:43 PM
> > To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list]reply to comment on mast hoist on Rhodes 22
> >
> > Ed, are you saying that you don't sail with the trailer attached
> >
> >
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