[Rhodes22-list] Getting ready to trailer boat

[Slim]

Kari,

I prefer to raise or lower the mast when the boat's at the dock because it's
easier to step on and off the boat rather than climbing up and down the
ladder.  But then again, there's nothing like hearing a little splash and
not knowing what made it.  Here's my checklist for lowering:

LOWERING THE MAST TO THE STERN:

WARNING:  Never let anyone stand under the mast while lowering

1.  Disconnect the back stay tensioning line
2.  Disconnect the boom from the traveler
3.  Remove the traveler bar
4.  Hoist the boom up with the topping lift and cleat it off on the mast
5.  Disconnect the pop top slider and close the hatch
6.  Disconnect the radio and steaming light
7.  Wrap up jib sheets and jib reefing line
8.  Disconnect forward lower shrouds and add extensions
9.  Loosen all other shroud turnbuckles
10. Deploy and secure mast crutch
11. Deploy and secure hoist crane to cabin top block
12. Attach aft lower shrouds to crane
12a Alternate: Attach line from crane to mast bail if you're thus equipped
13. Tie hoist winch line to bow cleat with a bowline
14. Snug the hoist to slack the bow stay
15. Disconnect bow stay
16. Crank the hoist "down" giving the mast a little shove to get it started
17. Check the shroud extensions as you lower to avoid entanglement.
18. Tend the jib as you lower
19. Lower the mast to the crutch
20. Disconnect mast from tabernacle
21. walk mast, boom and jib forward and secure the whole bundle on the bow
pulpit.


On 5/8/06 9:45 AM, "Bill Effros" <bill at effros.com> wrote:

> Nice job, Michael!
> 
> Kari,
> 
> No, it's not exactly reversed, be careful.  Raising is easier than
> lowering. See Slim's checklist.
> 
> With Stan's rig it isn't much harder to lower on the water than on
> land...except when a piece of hardware rolls off the deck.  I do it on
> land whenever possible.
> 
> Thinking through rubbing is important.  Elton doesn't pull the boat all
> the way up to the stop when he tows so the stop doesn't rub the boat.
> 
> Putting the boat on the trailer is a piece of cake if you exactly follow
> Michael's instructions below.
> 
> I move the boat on the trailer by putting a bottle jack under the keel
> (2x4s above and below) and taking the weight off the trailer--you can
> then easily slide the boat around on the trailer by moving the
> trailer--easier when everything is wet.  Put 200 lb s of weight on the
> hitch--enough so that you can't lift the hitch off the ball, not so much
> that the weight of the trailer lifts the tow vehicle's front wheels off
> the ground.  The boat will not have to be moved if Michael's procedure
> is followed.
> 
> Bill Effros
> 
> Michael Meltzer wrote:
>> First off,
>> 
>> Take the trailer to a local trailer place and have them repack the
>> barring/spindle, also give the trailer the once over(like the brakes(they
>> freeze up), tires(they crack), hitch(rusting), the winch and strap,
>> etc...), What happens is the grease has run out over the years and the
>> wheels will fall off 100 miles from home. Very good investment for a safe
>> trip(not to mention trashing the boat)
>> 
>> 
>> Use the extension, move the "stop" on the trailer all the way
>> forward(towards the car), back the trailer down the ramp so only the last 2
>> inch of the bunks tip are sticking out. Leave the centerboard down, motor
>> onto the trailer centered/straight on the bunk tips(do not try on a heavy
>> wind day, with a cross wind, or in a reviver current, they all will push you
>> right off the trailer and you do not know how to correct).
>> 
>> Best advice is do not push a bad hand, back off and try again or another
>> day.
>> 
>> Once it on the trailer, winch it up as far as it will go(someone's feet are
>> going to get wet), more forward the better. Lift the rudder/motor and pull
>> the boat.
>> 
>> I derig in the parking lot, bring some scrap carpet, electrical tape and
>> wirewrap, the to big mistakes is not disconnecting the poptop from the mast
>> and leveling a hatch open/unlocked(the shatter real nice at 60 mph :-)
>> The trick with packing is make sure nothing is rubbing.
>> 
>> I sure a better write than myself can describe how they pack their boat.
>> 
>> -mjm
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>   
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org [mailto:rhodes22-list-
>>> bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Kari Day
>>> Sent: Sunday, May 07, 2006 9:29 PM
>>> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Getting ready to trailer boat
>>> 
>>> Hi All,
>>> 
>>> Sadly my husband & I are selling our Rhodes. We are
>>> selling it back to Stan. Since we are in Dallas we are
>>> trailering it back to Edenton. The only experience we
>>> have with the trailer is when we bought it and brought
>>> it home.
>>> 
>>> Some dumb questions - To load the boat the manual says
>>> to follow the directions in reverse. Is it really
>>> exactly in reverse or is there some things that should
>>> be done before anything else? Second - I see a lot
>>> about raising the mast, but not so much about lowering
>>> it. What are the steps? Is it better to lower the mast
>>> at the dock with the boat in the water or after the
>>> boat is loaded on the trailer. There are no electrical
>>> lines near the boat ramp.
>>> BTW-we have Stan's mast raising equipment.
>>> 
>>> Thanks in advance. I know from reading this is a
>>> generous group.
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> Kari & Joe Day
>>> 
>>> 
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