[Rhodes22-list] boat weight / Lift Size / Trailer Bunks

[peter klappert]

Thanks Mary Lou. Your "Learning to Cruise" essay in SAILING SMALL truly is "Inspiration and Instruction for the Pocket Cruiser" and was an important early part of my decision to buy the Rhodes, and your postings to the List have been a great help and encouragement. I hope I don't find too many questions to ask the List, but I'll look forward to any answers you may offer. 

For any lurkers out there considering the Rhodes, I'd like to say the members of Stan's crew who delivered Aeolia, Mark and Edvin, were just incredible. After an all-night drive from Edenton towing the boat and a full day in Florida teaching me to rig and sail it, they even tried to solve a plumbing problem we discovered here at my house. Talk about "customer service"! (They were also good guests and great company.) 

All this gratitude and enthusiasm is getting gooey. I'll try to tone it down!

P

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mary Lou Troy" <mtroy at atlanticbb.net>
To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 5, 2011 8:33:47 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] boat weight / Lift Size / Trailer Bunks

Hey Peter, Congratulations!
She looks wonderful - just as she did in Annapolis.
Glad to hear she finally made it to Florida.
Enjoy!

Best,
Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Rock Hall, MD



At 10:52 PM 11/4/2011, you wrote:
>I put in a 10k lift. The additional lifting 
>power isn't to handle my R22 or with any 
>expectation of acquiring a larger boat, but in 
>the interest of the resale value of my house in 
>some future decade. Very future, I hope! Aeolia, 
>my gorgeous new R22, arrived Wednesday and I 
>couldn't be happier. More on that in a later 
>message. But here's the point: I was expecting 
>to simply adjust the lift bunks for the R22, but 
>it quickly became clear that wouldn't work. 
>Since I also bought the Triad trailer made 
>expressly for the R22, my lift installer was 
>able to see the bunk configuration needed. He 
>made measurements of the trailer bunks so that 
>Rick Massell at Deco Boat Lifts can construct 
>something expressly for the R22. I've emailed 
>Rick photos, both of the trailer and of Aeolia 
>on it. (I'm sending the list some photos in a 
>second message with this subject line.) No, I 
>haven't dared ask what this will cost. Worse, it 
>also "quickly became clear" that my dock + lift 
>configuration isn't well-suited to briefly 
>docking the boat--as, for example, when the crew 
>forgot the rum. It's pitch dark now, I can't see 
>Aeolia, but she's still a joy. I want to send 
>profound & abundant THANX! to all the Rhodies 
>who inspired me to join them. (You know who you 
>are!!) Peter ----- Original Message ----- From: 
>"Dana" <realnamen at yahoo.com> To: "The Rhodes 22 
>Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> Sent: 
>Friday, November 4, 2011 3:28:59 PM Subject: Re: 
>[Rhodes22-list] boat weight / Lift Size I have 
>my boat on a 4000 lb Shore Station lift, and it 
>does fine.  When it was initially installed, 
>the dealer mistakenly delivered a 3000 lb lift 
>and it really struggled to get the boat out of 
>the water. -Dana 
>________________________________ From: 
>"jimtracyjohnston at centurytel.net" 
><jimtracyjohnston at centurytel.net> To: 
>rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org Sent: Friday, 
>November 4, 2011 10:46 AM Subject: 
>[Rhodes22-list] boat weight We are looking at a 
>new vehicle to tow our 1987 Rhodes 22. We have a 
>1992 Trailmaster single axle trailer that we 
>have used for several years with our 2002 
>Chevrolet Tahoe. We will need the tounge weight 
>and pulling weight to be sure a new vehicle is 
>capable of towing our Rhodes. Problem #2 is the 
>Rhodes' weight to determine what lift size. Our 
>current lift was purchased used and we have very 
>little information on the lift capacity. The 
>lift will needs a new cable and possible clutch 
>adjustment. As we crank up our boat there is s 
>loud "clunk" at it looks like the boat drops 
>down a short distance. We continue turning the 
>wheel and the boat eventually lifts completely 
>out of the water satisfactorly. We have 
>information the state the boat "displacement" is 
>3,300# and another reference of 3,700#. We don't 
>know the calculation of displacement to physical 
>weight. Any advise is appreciated. Jim & Tracy 
>Johnston with the "LOON" Torch Lake, MI 
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