[Rhodes22-list] Single Handing Trailering

Fri Aug 22 11:04:58 EDT 2008

Mary Lou,

You're right, I really should try launching and retrieving w/o the trailer
extension.  The Honda is all wheel drive and might do fine even with her
feet wet.

Mike C. 

Mary Lou Troy-2 wrote:
> 
> Before you go to all this effort, make sure you really need the 
> trailer extension to launch. We used to launch with our Blazer 
> without using the extension at all. We did have the tailpipe 
> bubbling. Not sure if it hurt the Blazer but we got well over 100K 
> miles on the first one before we sold it off. We sold the second at 
> 95K to buy a pick-up. When we launched this spring using the truck, 
> it barely got wet. We'll see what retrieval is like.
> 
> Mary Lou
> 1991 R22   Fretless
> Rock Hall, MD
> 
> At 09:59 AM 8/22/2008, you wrote:
>>Mike,
>>
>>The problem of singlehanding the trailer extension can be quite tiring. 
You
>>are nearly correct about the not having any mechanical advantage when
close
>>to the "pins."  You need to use all of the goodies that Stan put into the
>>R22.  I found that the easiest solution is to SLIGHTLY overextend (pull
the
>>tongue out just a bit too far) and use the winch cable anchored to the
hitch
>>safety chain hook to drag the trailer back towards the vehicle while I
wait
>>for the pin to line up.  Wiggling the trailer side to side sometimes helps
>>the pin to go "home."  Height adjustment of the jack wheel can be critical
>>to proper sliding and alignment.  DO NOT FORGET TO CHOCK TRAILER (AND
>>VEHICLE if necessary) TIRES.  If you disconnect the vehicle for this
>>operation, you can attach the winch cable to the hitch coupler but I find
it
>>easier to leave everything attached.
>>
>>Mike
>>s/v Shanghaid'd Summer ('81)
>>        Nissequogue River, NY
>>
>>From: "Mike Cheung" <mikecheung at att.net>Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 8:57
>>AM
>> >
>> > Not that this motivated me, but I did invest in two inflatable
>> PFD/harness
>> > vests and "leashes" from West Marine (made by Stearns).  Maybe not
>> > Mustang,
>> > but they look pretty well made.  The local West Marine had them on
>> > clearance
>> > as they're "last years models" according to the sales clerk.  They only
>> > had
>> > one self inflater, got that for the Admiral, and I also got a manual
>> > inflation model for me.
>> >
>> > Was out single handing yesterday, first time for me in Muireann, and
>> > borrowed the Admirals self inflater and kept myself  "leashed" to the
>> > stern
>> > rail most of the time.   Hardest part about singlehanding was getting
>> the
>> > darned trailer extension set in the out position!  Dang thing is heavy
>> and
>> > if you're in position to reach the hole for the bolt you have no
>> > mechanical
>> > advantage at all.  Had a lovely afternoon sailing alone off Avon in
>> Lake
>> > Erie.  Basically just went back and forth practicing tacking single
>> handed
>> > and heaving to.   With the 175 set to jib size, like for heaving to,
>> > tacking
>> > was easy.  With it all the way out it was a little more dicey.
>> >
>> > For the NE Ohio Rhodies ... there's a very, very nice ramp at Miller
>> Road
>> > and Lakeside in Avon Lake just west of Avon Point.  Not too steep,
>> could
>> > possibly launch w/o the extension except the rear tires would be wet. 
>> It
>> > has direct access to the lake from inside of a small breakwalled basin.
>> > Only two ramps, but it wasn't very busy the two times I've been there
>> so
>> > far, though both have been weekdays.  Trailer parking lanes are long
>> > enough
>> > that I didn't have to retract the extension to park my Honda Pilot and
>> the
>> > trailer.  There are real cleats on the dock so I could tie Muireann up
>> > properly while I parked the car and trailer.  The City of Avon Lake
>> runs
>> > it
>> > and charges $5 to launch, but there are rest rooms, a rinse off shower,
>> > rinse water for the trailer and boat, and they even have ice, cold pop
>> > (machines), and bait available.  There's a small city owned beach
>> adjacent
>> > to the facility so you could bring a decent size group to give boat
>> rides
>> > to
>> > and they'd have something to do while you were out with others.   It's
>> > also
>> > adjacent to a power plant, so you can't miss it coming back in from the
>> > lake.
>> >
>> > Mike Cheung s/v Muireann 93/08 Rhodes 22
>> >
>> >
>> > Hank-5 wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Here is why you should always wear your life jacket while single
>> >> handing!!!
>> >>
>> >> http://apnews.excite.com/article/20080819/D92LCL781.html
>> >>
>> >> Hank
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