[Rhodes22-list] Ok to beach the Rhodes?

[Shawn Boles]

Hi:

Jump up and down on the foredeck of each boat and see which one flexes like
an oil can. That should help you decide.

Shawn
s/v Sweet Baboo ( 86 R 22)


On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 9:09 AM, Michael <reallsailing at gmail.com> wrote:

> To all,
>
> Trying to decide between a Rhodes 22 and a 1994 Seward. Any comments?
>
> ShelA and I live in Columbia MO and are considering driving to Saugatuck,
> Michigan this weekend to look at a Seaward 25. I have not been on a Rhodes
> yet but that would certainly influence our decision. Is anyone located
> between Saugatuck, MI that would allow us to see your boat this weekend
> while on our way to Saugatuck?
>
> Thanks to all,
> Michael
>
> On Jan 12, 2013, at 11:16, Rick <sloopblueheron at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Andrew,
> >
> > If you're not getting any cracks or hull deformation around the bunks or
> > keel, your trailer is probably correctly configured for your vintage of
> > boat.  The instructions for replacing trailer bunks for the newer model
> > boat stipulate no downward load on the bunks when the boat is correctly
> > seated.
> >
> > Rick
> >
> > On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 7:04 PM, Andrew Collins <
> > sailingvesselcarmen at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> As far as I know the keel is 700 lbs of concrete in all models. Mine is
> an
> >> '86 and sits on the bunks like everyone else's with no weight on the
> keel.
> >> CB not diamond board.
> >> Andrew
> >>
> >> Sent from mobile device.
> >>
> >> On Jan 10, 2013, at 21:20, Ellyn and Sam Moore <eandsmoore at hughes.net>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I hope and think this not so. Before Stan re-wrote his website it
> >> stressed the Rhodes righting ability. The old specs had lots of weight
> in
> >> the keel. I doubt it has changed, even for the added weight of the inner
> >> furling main.
> >>> Sam Moore, '77 R22, Rhodester
> >>>
> >>> On Jan 10, 2013, at 11:38 AM, Rick wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>> From these descriptions of older boats riding high on the trailer, I
> >> think
> >>>> the best way to answer the question of this thread is to first
> determine
> >>>> the age of the boat.   It seems boats older than about 20 years were
> not
> >>>> built with an authentic weighted keel.  That probably equates with not
> >>>> having a diamond board.
> >>>>
> >>>> So if your boat is less than 20 and has a diamond board, beaching it
> and
> >>>> driving it onto the trailer should be fine.  But if your boat is older
> >> and
> >>>> has a center board, more caution is warranted.
> >>>
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