[Rhodes22-list] Long Road Trip - aft strap tiedowns

[Graham Stewart]

This last post raises the question of whether the boat should be strapped down at the aft when being towed. A few years back this question came up and I was surprised to see that a number of experienced Rodies were adamant that straps should not be used citing all sorts of horrible things that might happen. However, in the video that Peter posted a few weeks ago of him picking up his new boat at  the factory I noticed that straps were being used. That settles the debate in my mind. I am going with the straps.


Graham Stewart
Agile. R22, 1976
Kingston Ontario Canada



-----Original Message-----
From: Rhodes22-list [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Richard Beytagh
Sent: May 11, 2016 2:57 PM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Long Road Trip

I agree with Patrick - leave the motor in the up position on the bracket and add a line to the aft rail for extra support. Have towed many Rhodes 22 miles like this and not had a problem. Besides you'll probably do more damage to your motor trying to get in on/off the bracket

I prefer to strap the boat down on the trailer as well

Good luck

S.V Waif



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Richard Beytagh
Phone: 828 337 0180

On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 2:47 PM, PBR <pbryanriley at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks Peter.  I usually strap my motor from between the rear cleat 
> and a stern rail mount point.  This lifts a little and keeps it from bouncing.
> Taking some of the vertical weight on the stern rail is a good idea 
> that I will also incorporate.
> Patrick
>
> Patrick Riley
> Lakewood, CO
> s/v Cleone
>
> On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 11:22 AM, Peter Nyberg 
> <peter at sunnybeeches.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Patrick,
> >
> > I have no neat tricks.  When I recently towed my Rhodes 22 from 
> > Edenton home to Connecticut, I just left the motor on the transom, 
> > and I plan to continue this practice in the future.  Stan’s crew 
> > tied it off to the aft railing and then lowered it some, so that 
> > some of the weight was
> supported
> > by the railing, and some by the motor lift.  I have an 8 HP Mercury.  
> > I don’t recall the exact weight, but it’s close to 100 lbs.
> >
> > Peter Nyberg
> > Coventry, CT
> > s/v Silverheels
> >
> >
> > > On May 11, 2016, at 12:45 PM, PBR <pbryanriley at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello Rhodies,
> > > I am planning a long trip this summer and will probably be 
> > > soliciting a
> > lot
> > > of advice.  This is the first.  Typically each summer I drive my 
> > > family from Denver to the East Coast and leave them with family or 
> > > by a beach somewhere while I fly home to work a week or two, then 
> > > I go back and
> get
> > > them.  This year I am going to take an extended vacation and stay 
> > > gone about 4 weeks.  Going to hit Virginia Beach, OBX (Stan's 
> > > neighborhood),
> > and
> > > Chincoteague.  So I am planning to tow the Rhodes and have it 
> > > available
> > to
> > > get on the water for short day sails and a little exploring.
> > >
> > > I had always planned to remove my motor from the boat for long 
> > > trips, however I had planned to just wrestle my oversized electric 
> > > start Honda
> > 9.9
> > > x-long shaft (110 lbs) into the back of a pickup truck.  In this 
> > > case I will be towing with an SUV so that is not an option.  I 
> > > can't really just lift it into the cockpit.  The question - does 
> > > anyone have any
> neat
> > > tricks maybe using a halyard or topping lift/boom/mainsheet to 
> > > lift a
> > motor
> > > into the cockpit/cabin for travel?
> > >
> > > I will have a stabilizing hitch, towing with a pathfinder, so 
> > > leaving
> it
> > > tightly strapped to the transom may be OK too.
> > >
> > >
> > > Patrick Riley
> > > Lakewood, CO
> > > s/v Cleone
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