[Rhodes22-list] Trailer question

[Peter Nyberg]

When I retrieved my boat at the ramp at Snow Marine Park in Rockland, it was dead low tide.  The tidal range in this area is 10 feet or better.  The top of the ramp is pretty steep, but the bottom levels out quite a bit.  When I was down the ramp far enough that the tailpipe of my Toyota Tacoma was blowing bubbles, the front end of the bunks were still about 4” above the surface of the water.  I motored onto the trailer as fast as I dared, but came to a stop about 30” short of where I needed the boat to be on the trailer.  I tried to back the boat off the trailer for another run, but found I was stuck.  My only option was to try to winch the boat forward on the trailer.  I had no idea if this would actually work, but it did.  Actually, since the trailer was close to level, the boat ended up farther forward on the trailer than I think it’s ever been before.  

Two lessons from this experience:

1) slippery bunks can be a very good thing.

2) launching at this ramp at low tide would not be possible.

—Peter


> On Aug 26, 2020, at 3:55 PM, Mark West via Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
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> my boat settles on its bunks like cradles  and rises up off them when launched  slick stuff on carpet ok if winching it up the rails like some ski boats my thought   Mark 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: JeffSmith <jeffsmithphoto at gmail.com>
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> Sent: Wed, Aug 26, 2020 3:38 pm
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Trailer question
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> My trailer shop recommended Marykate Liquid Rollers, a slippery spray for the
> carpet.  He said his customers swear by it and it seems to work well by me.
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> Jeff Smith
> 2009 R22 #101 RADIANT
> Atlantic Highlands Municpal Harbor
> Atlantic Highlands, NJ
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