[Rhodes22-list] Ok to beach the Rhodes?

[Michael]

Thank you Shawn. That sounds like a thorough test. :)

Michael

On Jan 28, 2013, at 13:15, Shawn Boles <shawn.sustain at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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