[Rhodes22-list] Key West was -Trailer Rebuild

Tue Feb 26 21:08:49 EST 2019

I have them. I'll send them along with a Bill's Dry Tortugas Adventure 
subject heading.

Mary Lou
ex R22
now Rosborough RF-246  Tara

On 2/26/2019 4:27 PM, mweisner at ebsmed.com wrote:
> 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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