[Rhodes22-list] Single or double axle?

[Geankoplis]

I have an '83 (recycled some day maybe) and use a 2003 single axle Triad.  I
tow with a '96 F150 4.9L.  Took the boat from Maryland to Oregon, 3,400
miles.  Oregon to Baja Sur 2,200 miles (some really bad roads).  Oregon to
Washington state, 1,000 + miles.  Up and down the local Mts with 3 thousand
to 4 thousand foot ups and downs.  Never had a problem.  The trick is to get
the boat on the trailer even if it takes a bit of incremental loading.
Also, sometimes mounting the motor on the tongue helps maintain the 400
pound tongue weight. 

Chris Da Greek G
Enosis

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[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Jim Connolly
Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2010 07:50
To: 'The Rhodes 22 Email List'
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Single or double axle?

I pull my 1985 (recycled 2003) on a single axle 2003 Triad.  I had no
problem pulling with a 1998 Blazer and last season with a 2008 Highlander.
I have not experienced difficulty with positioning on the trailer during
this time, but I generally use the same ramp and know how to position the
boat on recovery for that slope. 

As described in my email of 1-18-2010, I use an "Equalizer" sway control
weight-distributing hitch.  I did not routinely use it with the Blazer, but
did this last season with the Highlander.  It worked well.

Jim Connolly
s/v Inisheer
'85 recycled '03



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[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Frank Tugwell
Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2010 11:37 AM
To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Single or double axle?

I am in the process of deciding on a trailer and would appreciate any advice
you may have.  Stan, as he often does, says "ask the list."
(I am going down to Edenton to get my boat this April).   An important issue
is weight.  I have a Toyota Highlander that is rigged to tow 5000 lbs.
Stan estimates that the boat will weight 3,200.  Triad says the single axle
weighs 960 (without spare tire) and the double axle
weighs 1,150 lbs, again, without spare tire.  I plan to get the spare tire
option, which would add about 70 lbs.. So I figure I could handle either
single or double
axle if I am careful about things like water in the tank and stuff stowed
aboard.   Stan has only used the single axle and, as you
know, General Boats pulls a boat all over the place to boat for shows.  He
says the only time he had trouble is when he had
a flat tire with the single axel.  Advice or suggestions appreciated.
 
Frank Tugwell
 
 
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