[Rhodes22-list] Loading boat on trailer

[R22RumRunner at aol.com]

This is an easy one. My guess is that you tried placing the Rhodes on the  
trailer with the centerboard raised, a mistake many people make. Leave the  
centerboard all the way down and the guides on the trailer will center the 
hull  just fine. Just make sure that once on the trailer you pull the 
centerboard line  tight and cleat off. Otherwise if you try to launch, the 
centerboard will get  hung up and push the centerboard cap upwards, breaking it into 
many  pieces.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 11/16/2009 11:34:38 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
rlowe at vt.edu writes:

We  pulled Getaway this weekend, had to take advantage of the 70 degree day 
as we  only had two weeks left to get her out of the water.  Had a heck of 
a  time getting her centered on the trailer.  The keel kept landing on top  
of the lower guide bunks and when I started pulling the trailer the boat 
would  lean over to the side as the keel settled on the bunk.  A fellow sailor  
that was observing suggest the swing keel could be hung up and catching so  
donned swim mast and dove under water to check (glad the lake was still  
relatively warm!).  Swing keel was fine.  Finally got her centered  enough to 
come out straight.  Questions.  Does anyone use some sort  of guides on the 
trailer to aid in centering the boat?  My other thought  is I replaced the 
all the wood on my trailer last year and perhaps I got the  slot between them 
too narrow.  But I thought the guides would center the  boat on the 
trailer.  Guess I had the trailer in the water too far?   How far do you all 
submerge your trailer?!
I have to about  submerge the top bunks so that I can winch the boat far 
enough forward on the  trailer.  Any feedback welcome. - rob

S/V Getaway
1976 Rhodes  22


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