[Rhodes22-list] How To Adjust Boat On Trailer On Highway

Wed Feb 7 10:55:34 EST 2007

Rob,

Keep a bottle jack in your tow vehicle.

To adjust the boat, put a piece of wood under the bottle jack, under the 
keel.  Put a piece of wood between the bottle jack and the keel.

Jack up the boat slightly to get the full weight off the bunks.

Move the trailer to the desired location while the boat remains 
stationary, supported by the jack.

Lower the boat back onto the trailer.

Repeat until you get the boat just where you want it.

Bill Effros

Rob Lowe wrote:
> Bill,
> As Ed has suggested, the tongue weight will depend on how you have your boat
> loaded and how old your boat is.  The most important thing is to HAVE some
> tongue weight.  I've seen things towed with little or no tongue weight just
> waiting to pop off.  But you will know when you hook your boat to your
> vehicle if you have weight on the tongue or not.  Just learn to load your
> boat the same way every time.  My motor and gas tanks come off the boat and
> go into my truck.  Some people leave theirs on the boat but when I tried
> that, I couldn't get enough weight on the tongue.  Really, what I've found
> to be the key is correctly loading the boat on the trailer.  Take note of
> where the bow stripe lines up the bow stop on the trailer.  Note where the
> boat sits on the bunks and where the keel lines up with the trailer.
> Duplicated those positions each time and you won't have any problems.  I
> towed my boat from St. Louis to SW Virginia when I bought it.  Wasn't quite
> enough tongue weight as I could only go about 60 without the trailer
> swaying.  So I drove the whole way at 60.  Can't really adjust the boat on
> the trailer on the highway. - rob
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tootle" <ekroposki at charter.net>
> To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 6:39 PM
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Tongue Weight
>
>
>   
>> Bill D:
>>
>>      First, relax, you can move a Rhodes 22 on a trailer in the wrong
>> position resulting in wrong tongue weight.  The only issues are at what
>> speed.  If it is more than a couple of inches off, you just have to be
>> carefull over 70 mph and going down hill.  If you go 55 you just do not
>>     
> have
>   
>> the problems.
>>      If you are going to Edenton to get your boat, ask that Elton be
>>     
> there,
>   
>> he moves more boats and goes more distant places than Stan does these
>>     
> days.
>   
>>       The correct tongue weight is a variable.  Older boats, that is
>> recycled weigh less than brand new boats, therefore need less tongue
>>     
> weight.
>   
>> The kind and size of the motor are factors.  I have an 8 hp 2 cycle
>>     
> Tohotsu
>   
>> and it only weighs 60 pounds.  I can move it myself.  If you get a 9.9
>>     
> four
>   
>> stoker, it takes two people to move and affect tongue weight more if you
>> leave it on.  So if you have the heavier motor you have to have the boat
>> more foreward.
>>        Yes, you can launch and retrieve a Rhodes 22 by yourself.  It is
>>     
> just
>   
>> faster and easier with two.  Especially when one of the helpers is Rummy.
>>        Now if you really want to know the answers, look here:
>>
>>     
> http://search.ask.com/web?q=tongue+weight+site%3Arhodes22.org+&qsrc=1&o=0&l=dir
>   
>> Ed K
>> Greenville, SC, USA
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> bill davidge wrote:
>>     
>>> Rob
>>>    I have a Dodge Dakota pick up and in the manual they call for 10% .So
>>> how hard is to get 350-450 lb,s on the tongue ? Is there a way of
>>>       
> getting
>   
>>> it close before you  pull out of the water?
>>>    Stan will help me when I pick up my boat , however can one person do
>>>       
> it
>   
>>> by himself? The web sit had lot's of info but I don't think it will take
>>> one of there scales .
>>>
>>> Bill D.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----
>>> From: Rob Lowe <rlowe at vt.edu>
>>> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 6, 2007 2:23:31 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Tongue Weight
>>>
>>>
>>> Bill,
>>> Somewhere between enough to keep the boat from fishtailing when
>>>       
> trailering
>   
>>> (too light) and from overloading the rear of the towing vehicle (too
>>> much).
>>> Seriously, I know this has been discussed and don't recall the numbers.
>>>       
> I
>   
>>> know it on my vehicle when I see it.  Anyone recall that discussion
>>>       
> (yes,
>   
>>> I
>>> know you can search the archives, but I did and didn't find it).  During
>>> that discussion, I bookmarked this web site.  I believe there a couple
>>>       
> of
>   
>>> people who use this scale.  But it's more than you want to know about
>>> towing.  But based on my single axle trailer and a 3500 pound boat
>>>       
> (+/-),
>   
>>> about 350-400 pounds??
>>>
>>> http://www.sherline.com/lmbook.htm
>>>
>>> - Rob
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "bill davidge" <wpdavidge at yahoo.com>
>>> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2007 1:55 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Tongue Weight
>>>
>>>
>>> Rob,  can you please  tell me what the normal tongue weight is when
>>> pulling
>>> a Rhodes 22.
>>>
>>>
>>>   Thanks Bill  D .
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----
>>> From: Rob Lowe <rlowe at vt.edu>
>>> To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 6, 2007 9:05:08 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] farewell Phoenix
>>>
>>>
>>> Peter,
>>> I hope those guys did make it back safely.  Looks like there is not much
>>> tongue weight if any on the ball.  The boat looks like it perched right
>>>       
> at
>   
>>> the center of gravity. - rob
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Peter Thorn" <pthorn at nc.rr.com>
>>> To: "Rhodes 22 List Members" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>> Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 5:17 PM
>>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] farewell Phoenix
>>>
>>>
>>>       
>>>> Glacier
>>>> Hello Rhodies~
>>>>
>>>> Phoenix is gone and it's pretty hard for me to keep the grin off my
>>>>         
> face!
>   
>>>> Paul Minor, owner of Bath Harbor Marina (Bath, NC) is the proud new
>>>> owner.
>>>> Bath isn't too far from Edenton, so maybe Stan will take pity on him
>>>>         
> and
>   
>>>> help with spare parts.  Paul plans to keep his helper Irv working all
>>>>         
>>> winter
>>>       
>>>> getting Phoenix ready to be part of his rental fleet.  This seems like
>>>>         
> an
>   
>>>> appropriate next place for that tough old boat to go.
>>>>
>>>> Paul has also answered the question "Will a Rhodes 22 fit on at
>>>>         
> Catalina
>   
>>> 22
>>>       
>>>> trailer?"  Answer:  Just barely.  (Can you see the logs shoring the
>>>>         
> keel
>   
>>> to
>>>       
>>>> the trailer?)  I hope they make it back to Bath safely...
>>>>
>>>> Good luck and fair winds to Paul, Irv and Phoenix!
>>>>
>>>> PT
>>>>
>>>>         
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