[Rhodes22-list] Key West was -Trailer Rebuild

[mweisner at ebsmed.com]

The old.nabble and even the new nabble links are bad!  This is why I ask
that everyone post to the rhodes22.org email list since we keep everything
forever.

Does anyone have a copy of the original pdfs?  If so, please post to "da
list".

Mike
s/v Wind Lass ('91)
Nissequogue River, NY



-----Original Message-----
From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of
Michael Corley
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2019 2:24 PM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Key West was -Trailer Rebuild

I am also planning on heading to Keys last week in March.  That is why I had
the trailer rebuilt.  There was a very good email, Bill's Dry Tortugas
Adventure, published on the List Feb 23-25, 2011.  I had saved the email,
but the old.nable.com link no longer works.
I was thinking of trying to sail Key Biscayne to Key West or just trailer to
Key West and day sail from there.

Mike
S/V Ranger
99 Rhodes
Have trailer, will travel

On Thu, Feb 21, 2019 at 5:17 PM mike at traildesign.com <mike at traildesign.com>
wrote:

>
> I just finished refitting my Triad as well and agree, Michael is 
> really great to work with. My 1989 via 2018 recycled Rhodes came with 
> a Triad single axle trailer and after getting the boat home noticed 
> one of the hubs was smoking.. Wheel bearings were shot, which started 
> the whole ball of wax rebuild. After pulling the wheel, I saw the seal 
> was missing, the bearings were full of water (so it was steam not 
> smoke) and the brakes were covered in oil.
>
> New seals (both wheels were bad), inner and outer bearings and lots of 
> brake cleaner got that part done. The wheel cylinders for both brakes 
> were leaking, so a rebuild of those was in order. After finishing that 
> I filled the master cylinder with new fluid and watched it run right 
> back out the piston seals. I thought about a rebuild kit but the surge 
> brake head was in pretty bad shape so in went a new one. Brakes work
again!
>
> Last time I put it in the water, I noticed the carpet on one of the 
> bunks was rubbed through and the boat would not center properly when 
> loading it on the trailer. On steeper ramps it would hit the cross bar 
> at the front of the centering posts. Maybe I wasn't putting it in deep 
> enough. Anyway I decided to fix all of that as well. A 10" roller 
> between the posts solved the cross bar issue. New carpet for the bunks 
> installed with SS staples came out really nice. Kudos go to my fiance, 
> Brigit for all the nice detail work on that. The centering issue was a 
> little tougher. After a lot of measuring and head scratching, I took 
> two 4' pieces of pressure treated 2x6" pine and cut the ends on a 60 
> deg angle and the long top edge on a 45 deg angle. Then I drilled, 
> counter sunk and installed 10 carriage bolts per side through the 
> existing plastic pieces that were in place for the centering guide. 
> Before attaching them to the plastic "boards" I wrapped them in marine 
> carpet and stapled in  place. Everything was bolted down using all new 
> hot dipped galvanized hardware. I measured the finished project and 
> have 1" to either side of the keel. That should center the boat 
> nicely. By beveling the top of the boards, the boat can drop in as 
> it's pulled out on steeper ramps and not catch on anything.
>
> We're off to the Keys in April and I now feel confident the trailer 
> will get us there and back.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "C Gabriel" <4cgabriel at gmail.com>
> Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2019 4:46pm
> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Trailer Rebuild
>
>
>
> This must be stuck in the outgoing mail queue of "da list".
>
> On Sun, Feb 17, 2019, 2:12 PM Michael Corley <michael.4591 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Had my 25 yr old Triad trailer rebuilt at Triad in Raleigh. Michael 
> > Orro's father built my original trailer 25 yrs ago. Michael and his 
> > crew in Raleigh gave it another 25 yrs of life. All for slightly 
> > more than
> half
> > the price of a new trailer.
> > Very pleased with his work and his advice. He is definitely the 
> > expert when it comes to boat trailers. There was an article in 
> > Practical Sailor about Michael Orro that one of you sent me. Gotta love
"Da List".
> > New coupler, wood & wheels/tires, lots of welding, upgraded/replaced 
> > the axle and tongue extension, switched to disc brakes and LED lights.
> >
> > Mike Corley
> > S/V Ranger
> > Hampton Roads, VA
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