[Rhodes22-list] Hull Indention

[Wickman, William E]

I have the Triad trailer and it uses 2X6 board for the bunks.  There is a slight indentation on my boat as well (oil canning) when on the trailer, but it disappears when in the water.  As long as your gel-coat is not cracking and the boat retains it shape when off the trailer I would not worry too much about it.  I would bet that virtually every Rhodes22 exhibits some oil canning on their trailers.  I would definitely replace the 2X4 with 2X6 though.

Bill Wickman
s/v Fina Lee



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From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Caesar Paul
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 2:56 PM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Hull Indention

Bill ,Guys,
 
I have the same problem at the same location on both the port on starboard side.  My boat is an 86.
 
Two seasons ago I glassed in Fiberglas rib as a stiffener to prevent that indentation on the port side.
I'm wondering if lengthening that 2 x 6 board would solve the problem.
I'm thinking about installing a support  bracket along the center-line of the trailer to support the bow and take some of the weight of the problem area, but am uncertain about if it would help.
I've have not heard or read of this problem on the list, and wondered if I was the only one with this particular problem.
 
I'm all ears to learn how many of us have experienced this problem, and, how is it addressed.
 
Caesar Paul
Gentle Breeze
 

From: Bill Pauer <billpauer at gmail.com>
To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
Cc: Bill Pauer <billpauer at gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2011 9:11 AM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Hull Indention



The hull of our 1980 Rhodes is being indented while on the trailer.  I  
don't know the history of the boat or the trailer, but am guessing the  
trailer is the original, and looks like someone has recently reworked  
it.   The hull is being pushed in near the front support.  While  
difficult to measure the indention it seems to vary from 3/16" to  
nearly a 1/2".  Yesterday I spent an hour moving the boat forwards and  
backwards on the trailer to find a spot that reduced the denting.  
While moving the boat back on the trailer eventually did reduce the  
denting, the boat was too far back and caused too much swaying while  
on the road.
The support boards look to be pressure treated 2x4s.  Is the the  
typical size?  I was thinking of redoing them with wider material  
(2x10 ?) to spread the load.  Any thoughts?
Thanks---
Bill
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