[Rhodes22-list] Reply to Hank, now an official Rhodie

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Hank,

     Congratulations!

      Your comment, “Ed, don't get carried away if it takes me awhile.  I
have a full time job, 2 kids in elementary and I'm taking 2 > classes
towards my Masters.”  I believe that I said about the boat, anticipate
taking at least a year…  Once you get the boat to where you plan to work on
it  just take your time and proceed forward.

	This list has many good resource people willing to give you advice.  Just
ask and evaluate the answers.

	Now, let us get that boat home.  Do you have a trailer?  Is it a Rhodes 22
trailer?

	Furthermore before you leave:

	Make sure that the bearings are greased and that you check  the grease
every 500 miles.  I recommend doing like Elton and take an extra bearing
with you.  There was a guy who spent more than the cost of a trailer
replacing a bearing towing a boat from New York City some years back.

Make sure tires are inflated to correct psi and carry a spare tire correctly
inflated with appropriate jack and blocks to support trailer if you need to
change tire.

Get at least one flat nylon tie down strap to secure the boat to the
trailer.  I know Elton does not use these but the boat bounces less.  A good
place to get one in Northern Tool.

Consider windage going across big bridges.  I know Elton goes across the big
bridges, but he has been doing this a long time.  I recommend NOT taking the
boat back across the Verrazano Bridge NOR the Delaware Memorial Bridges.  If
there is any wind that day it is much greater at the apices of the bridges. 
The object is to get you home with the boat in tow.  

Ed K
Greenville, SC, USA


R22MikeW wrote:
> 
> Hank,
> 
> Congratulations!
> 
> The trip through NY & LI may get a bit complicated since we have 
> restrictions on the parkways.  Truck and trailer traffic is not permitted
> on 
> the parkways.  You will need to follow the "commercial traffic" routing.
> 
> While there are many ways to navigate the area, the 2 best ways to trailer
> a 
> boat boil down to a southern route through Staten Island and a northern 
> route through the Bronx.
> 
> The southern route may be slightly shorter, taking NJTP to X10, I-287 to 
> NJ440 to the Outerbridge Crossing into Staten Island.  Take the West Shore 
> Expwy (NY440) to I-278 to the Verrazano Bridge to Brooklyn.  Be sure to 
> follow signage to the BQE (Brooklyn-Queens Expressway) for trucks - you 
> cannot travel the Belt Parkway.  Take the BQE to I-495 (LI Expressway),
> east 
> to X64, Rt 112 north to Pt Jeff.
> 
> The northern route takes the NJTP to X18E the GWB (G Washington Bridge) to 
> the Bronx.  Take I-95, the Cross Bronx Expressway, to I-295 to the Throgs 
> Neck Bridge to Queens.  Continue on the Clearview Expressway (do not take 
> the Cross Island Parkway) to I-495, LI Expressway east and continue to
> X64, 
> Rt 112 north to Pt. Jeff.
> 
> Let me know when you are going to make the trip and we can arrange to get 
> together when you are here.  We can exchange cell phone numbers off list.
> 
> Good luck and congrats!
> 
> Mike
> s/v Shanghai'd Summer
> 
> From: "Hank" <hnw555 at gmail.com>
> Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 9:13 PM
> 
> 
>> Hello all,
>>
>> Well, I am now an official Rhodie.  I just bought the boat on Ebay that 
>> was
>> up in NY.  I plan to get it this weekend, if possible.  I'll try and keep
>> everyone posted on how things go. (Ed, don't get carried away if it takes 
>> me
>> awhile.  I have a full time job, 2 kids in elementary and I'm taking 2
>> classes towards my Masters.)
>>
>> Michael or anyone else in the NY area.  What is the recommended way to go
>> from the NJ turn pike to through the city to Long Island (Port
>> Jefferson).
>> We are driving up from Maryland
>>
>> Fair winds and following seas,
>>
>> Hank
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