[Rhodes22-list] Ok to beach the Rhodes?

[Hank]

Are you sure it's not just the centerboard resting on the keel?  That
wouldn't be load bearing at all.

Hank

On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 11:17 AM, Rick <sloopblueheron at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hank,
>
> My trailer comes from Stan and the boat sits on the keel.  The bunks just
> keep the boat upright and I think they would deform the hull if they bore
> much more weight.
>
> What year is your boat that it was built dingy style without a keel?
>
> Rick
>
> On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 10:59 AM, Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Rick,
> >
> > Not on the Rhodes trailer.  The Bunks support all of the weight.  Stan
> > specifically told me NOT to support the boat by the keel when on
> jackstands
> > as the centerboard trunk is not strong enough.
> >
> > Hank
> >
> > On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 10:49 AM, Rick <sloopblueheron at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > As with any keel boat, the keel is the strongest part of your boat.  On
> > the
> > > trailer, the keel bears 90% of the boat weight.  Eat with rum any fish
> > that
> > > condemns you for scraping your bottom on the beach.
> > >
> > > Rick
> > >
> > > On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 5:34 AM, Ellyn and Sam Moore
> > >  <eandsmoore at hughes.net>wrote:
> > >
> > > > I share your trepidation, but Stan's site also shows a pic of a
> Rhodes
> > > > high and dry on a sand bar, with his encouragement to clean and paint
> > the
> > > > bottom on one side, then the other on the next tide. I have also
> seen,
> > > > somewhere, a picture of a Rhodes sitting, on the hard, with its
> weight
> > on
> > > > its stub keel.
> > > > Sam
> > > > On Jan 8, 2013, at 6:23 PM, Andrew Collins wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Ellyn and Sam
> > > > >
> > > > > While I have been tempted to beach the boat, my sentiments coincide
> > > with
> > > > Rummy's. The boat will rest with all its weight on the keel and
> > > centerboard
> > > > opening creating great pressure there. The cb trunk is separate frp
> > piece
> > > > encapsulated in the hull molding, and I know the bottom edges are
> > neither
> > > > thick nor strong. Yes, I chipped away at them by gently passing over
> a
> > > sand
> > > > bar containing stones. We were walking the boat to deeper water as
> the
> > > tide
> > > > ebbed. Easy to fix with epoxy, but a good illustration of what is
> > strong
> > > > and what isn't. There are boats made for settling into the muck
> between
> > > > tides, but the R22 isn't set up that way.
> > > > > I've seen Stan s assertion on the web site and assumed he does this
> > on
> > > > the powdery Caribbean beaches he winters at
> > > > > Andrew
> > > > > SV Carmen
> > > > >
> > > > > Sent from mobile device.
> > > > >
> > > > > On Jan 8, 2013, at 6:41, Ellyn and Sam Moore <
> eandsmoore at hughes.net>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >> I just re-read Stan's website, and he does mention beaching as a
> > plus.
> > > > Beach'n!
> > > > >> Sam
> > > > >> On Jan 7, 2013, at 8:20 PM, Rick wrote:
> > > > >>
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> The R22 beaches fine bow first.  In fact, it is tough enough to
> tow
> > > on
> > > > a
> > > > >>> trailer over bumpy roads.
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> Rick
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
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