[Rhodes22-list] Loading boat on trailer
Arthur H. Czerwonky
czerwonky at earthlink.net
Tue Nov 17 20:49:15 EST 2009
Rummy,
Interesting. I wonder what caused the switch to Triad?
Art
-----Original Message-----
>From: R22RumRunner at aol.com
>Sent: Nov 17, 2009 7:29 PM
>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Loading boat on trailer
>
>Art,
>Triad was not the only manufacturer for General Boats. Many, including mine
> were made by Trailmaster. Same Rhodes bunk configuration.
>
>Rummy
>
>
>In a message dated 11/17/2009 6:09:27 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>czerwonky at earthlink.net writes:
>
>OK, Rob.
>
>Sorry, I did not recognize the boat name and speculated that the trailer
>was a non-Triad. Centering my former O'Day 222 onto its trailer correctly,
>even with the keel guides in use, was always a monumental headache. I
>would make some simple suggestions for those non-Triad units.
>
>SOP in loading the R22 onto a Triad is CB down. The trailer can be too
>deep on the ramp, ergo keel perched on a keel side rail? I usually pull the
>trailer out slowly enough to see if the boat begins to heel when coming up
>the ramp, backing off and recentering if it does. My side rails (a custom
>non-Triad, generous space separating the side rails) have not had this
>problem with CB down.
>
>Art
>
>-----Original Message-----
>>From: "Lowe, Rob" <rlowe at vt.edu>
>>Sent: Nov 17, 2009 9:02 AM
>>To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Loading boat on trailer
>>
>>Art,
>>You know darn well who Getaway's skipper is! And yes, the trailer is a
>Triad. I like Rummy's "leave the centerboard down when loading" method.
>Just have to remember raise and cleat it off after loading. - rob
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Arthur H. Czerwonky
>>Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 1:25 PM
>>To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
>>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Loading boat on trailer
>>
>>Pray tell, who is the skipper of Getaway?
>>
>>Next question - Is your trailer a Triad? I am guessing not. Not an
>unusual problem and not a terribly difficule solution if it is not.
>>
>>I will await your response.
>>
>>Art
>>s/v Mary Jane
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: R22RumRunner at aol.com
>>>Sent: Nov 16, 2009 12:22 PM
>>>To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>>>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Loading boat on trailer
>>>
>>>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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