[Rhodes22-list] trailer camping and anti-sway bar

[Mary Lou Troy]

Rich
We have never used the Rhodes as a camper but have trailered it back 
and forth from PA to MD (back when we lived in PA) and do a fair 
amount of traveling with a travel trailer. As Ron said, you still 
need adequate tongue weight. Once you get the tongue weight you don't 
have the fishtailing.

The biggest barrier I can see to using it as a camper is that with 
the mast on the bow and the crutch support for travelling you can't 
raise the pop-top and that it is at least a 6 foot climb on and off 
the boat. That said, it would certainly be doable. It just wouldn't 
be as nice as staying on the boat when the boat is in the water. When 
loaded properly the boat trailers wonderfully. We never felt the need 
for an anti-sway device back when we towed distances with a Chevy 
Blazer. We haven't towed it any distance with the current Nissan 
Frontier pick-up but I would think it would be even better.

Best,
Mary Lou
1991 R22  Fretless
Rock Hall, MD




At 12:30 AM 7/15/2009, you wrote:

>I am looking into buying a Rhodes 22.  I am relatively new to the list.
>Can some of you who actually trailer your 22 give me some insight into
>using the boat as a camper while en route to your sailing destination?
>
>I have read some comments about finding the "sweet spot" on the single
>axle trailer to have adequate tongue weight and avoid fishtailing of the
>trailer.  In this regard do any of you have experience with an anti-sway
>bar on your trailer.  I pull a Coleman tent trailer and have an anti-sway
>bar on this trailer.  It seems to suppress fishtailing.  Any comments
>regarding this and a Rhodes 22?
>
>Rich Anderson
>Clarinda, Iowa
>
>
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