[Rhodes22-list] Trailer Sailer Sails Trailer

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I copied this from my 2011 Nabble posting "A by and large tall story" Now I wish I had patented the idea!  

I got tired of waiting for Spring and good sailing weather.  So I drove to Lake Hartwell loaded Second Wind on the trailer and headed south then west along I-10.  When I reached the coast of California I stepped the mast and splashed my Rhodes 22 into the Pacific.  I then sailed it across to Hawaii on my way to Southeast Asia.  I left the boat on the trailer and found this very useful as I could hit the east coast of any island I met, rent a tow vehicle and tow the boat across to the west coast of the island and set off again. 

Joe Riley on Second Wind Lake Hartwell

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Dale <killarneylake at gmail.com>
To: rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Thu, Feb 20, 2020 3:41 pm
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Trailer Sailer Sails Trailer

Let me know how crazy is this idea:

I need to get my 2003 Triad trailer from the mainland marina to my island home in Severn Sound, Georgian Bay, Lake Huron. I plan to moor the boat spring-summer-autumn just off the beach in front of my lakehouse but when winter approaches, bring the boat ashore for storage upon the trailer. Commercial barging services are available to my island but will cost about $300 to deliver the trailer.

Here is the idea—I launch the boat at the marina ramp normally...except I have the trailer affixed with two or three 10,000 lb ratchet straps to the boat. Then I just sail or motor the boat/trailer combo to my island where I beach it, unstrap and float the boat to the mooring and pull the trailer up on land with my ATV. Tada!

This is about a 4 km journey.

I wonder how much this combo will draft and if the Rhodes 22 can handle this oddly balanced belly cargo load.

What could go wrong?

Michael


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