[Rhodes22-list] Launching tomorrow

[Michael Corley]

Alexis,
     The brake cable on most Rhodes Trailers has a quick disconnect/connect
and is designed to be disconnected to extend the trailer tongue.  Should
not even take any tools.

Mike
S/V Ranger
Hampton Roads

On Sun, Mar 31, 2019 at 10:28 PM Alexis Seigneurin <
alexis.seigneurin at gmail.com> wrote:

> I said I was going to launch my boat this weekend but I unfortunately had
> to give up. I had prepared the outboard (started on the first pull!),
> raised the mast (went smoothly!) and tensioned the rigging.
>
> I was ready to launch, but the first problem arose when trying to pull the
> tongue of the trailer. I couldn’t extend it because the cable of the brakes
> (hydraulic?) was too short and I didn’t think it was a good idea to
> disconnect it. This, combined with the fact that the ramp was not very
> steep, that meant the truck was going to have to go in the water. Not great.
>
> I tried anyway, but the ramp was too short, and going pas the end of the
> ramp meant more trouble. The hull of the Rhodes was still standing 3-4
> inches above the water and I just couldn’t launch, so I decided to abort.
>
> My boat is back on the boatyard and I’m hoping to get in the water with a
> forklift next weekend. The great thing is raising the mast was easy and I
> am now confident I can do it again fairly quickly.
>
> One question I have is how much tension to put in the rigging. I put 300
> lbs in the upper shrouds and 200 on the four lower shrouds. Do that sound
> about right? (For what it’s worth, I have an IMF.)
>
> Alexis
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> on behalf of
> Theodore Boender via Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2019 5:39 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Launching tomorrow
>
> I won’t bring up the fact that I’ve been sailing all year😎
>
> Cheers,
> Ted
>
> S/V AIRPOWER
> 1991/2013 R22
> Jacksonville, FL
>
>
>
> > On Mar 29, 2019, at 12:05 PM, Graham Stewart <gstewart8 at cogeco.ca>
> wrote:
> >
> > Must be nice to be able to launch so early in the year. The ice in front
> of
> > my house (Lake Ontario) is stll thick enough to drive a truck on it.
> >
> > Graham Stewart
> > Agile 1976 Rhodes 22
> > Kingston Ontario
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rhodes22-list [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On
> Behalf Of
> > Alexis Seigneurin
> > Sent: Friday, March 29, 2019 8:39 AM
> > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Launching tomorrow
> >
> > Hi all!
> >
> > I am going to launch my boat tomorrow in Deltaville. This will be my
> first
> > time raising the mast and launching. This is a bit intimidating but very
> > exciting!
> >
> > If anyone of you is around and wants to join, let me know.
> >
> > Alexis
> >
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