[Rhodes22-list] Magnetic trailer alignment tool for Elle

[Ron Singerman]

Mike,

Spoken like a true New Yorker.

>>ron<<
S/V Serenity, 1990 Rhodes 22
Sunapee Lake, NH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael D. Weisner" <mweisner at ebsmed.com>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 7:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Magnetic trailer alignment tool for Elle


> Elle,
>
> Hey, hey, no NY bashing.  They're called "curb feelers" here and they were
> on my '57 Chevy, though they most definitely weren't magnetic...
>
> I think that you're referring to the "Park-by-Feel" system advocated by 
> our
> new governor.
>
> I never had much of a problem lining up with the trailer, just center rear
> window on bow stop and back towards trailer until license plate makes a
> crunching sound - no problem.
>
> Mike
> s/v Shanghaid'd Summer ('81)
>       Nissequogue River, NY
>
> From: "elle" <watermusic38 at yahoo.com>Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 6:49 PM
>> <I place the magnet
>> on the ball and when it gets knocked off I know I'm
>> there.>
>>
>> You must be a graduate of the New  York City system of
>> parking...;^)
>>
>> Thanks for the update...
>>
>> elle
>>
>>
>> --- Ron Singerman <sail at tds.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Elle,
>>>
>>> The Harbor Freight $7.49 alignment tool works great.
>>> I place the magnet on the ball and when it gets
>>> knocked off I know I'm there.  Too bad the freight
>>> was almost as much as the tool.
>>>
>>> Fair winds and following seas,
>>>
>>> >>ron<<
>>>
>>> S/V Serenity, 1990 Rhodes-22
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>>
>> We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.
>>
>> 1992 Rhodes 22   Recyc '06  "WaterMusic"   (Lady in Red)
>>
>>
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