[Rhodes22-list] Almost perfect as can be - trailer

[Tom Van Heule]

Hey, positive tongue weight is good period.  I hear only 150 lbs is best
anyways...

I have to let the bow hook "power" over the stem.crotch to get it this far
forward.  Mine pivots and looks different than yours... It's dark or I
would take a pic.

K, it's not too rough but it does pull over the bow eye.for.me... although
I don't like that too much..

On Mon, Sep 14, 2020, 8:45 PM Graham Stewart <gstewart8 at cogeco.ca> wrote:

> I am one of those who has never been able to get my boat sufficiently
> forward on the trailer. When I winch in the boat at the launch ramp the bow
> eye goes under the bow brace even when it is fully retracted. As a result I
> can't pull the boat in all the way.
>
> After leaving the ramp on to level ground of the boat the bow moves up
> putting enormous pressure on the front of the boat. If I relieve the strain
> on the winch the bow of the boat moves up and back. I took a picture of the
> winch and brace after retrieving the boat today and attach it here. I also
> weighed the tongue with the motor still on the transom. I think it should
> be heavier that 140 lbs.
>
> Any suggestions would be welcome.
>
> Graham Stewart
> Agile, Rodes 22, 1976
> Kingston Ontario
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rhodes22-list [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf
> Of Lowe, Rob
> Sent: Monday, September 14, 2020 11:43 AM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Almost perfect as can be - trailer
>
> Tom,
> First off, sorry about your mishaps.   I've done the same thing sort of.
> Set the keel down on the guide bunks and broke one.
>
> Your need to get the support welded.  Make sure they weld it at the same
> angle as it was.  I think they angle out a bit and the guy who welded mine
> made it vertical, which meant the keel no long would fit between the
> boards.  I ended up replacing the 2 inch boards with 1 inch boards so the
> keel would fit.
>
> Now to get the boat centered, I 'think' it was Stan that shared this
> wisdom.  Leave your centerboard down when retrieving.  The centerboard will
> help guide the boat into position on the trailer.  Once centered and
> winched in , PULL THE BOARD BACK UP.  Does anyone else do it this way? It
> sure works for me.
>
> Rob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of Tom
> Van Heule
> Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2020 12:31 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Almost perfect as can be - trailer
>
> Today I went to the up a launch lane to practice retrieval and launching
> our boat Octopian. In the morning I had about negative 80lbs tounge weight,
> the aft port window centered above the axle.  Rudder and 8hp 4 stroke on
> the back. Mast down on the crutch and attached to the bow pulpit. Single
> axle.
>
> Now see where the aft port is related to the axle.
> We have about 120lbs of tounge weight now! Pulled remarkedly better.
>
> You may ask yourself.... Why almost perfect then?
> We cracked one of the keel alignment bunks :(
>
> Let's share our tips for getting her just right in the bunks? I don't see
> a lot of retrieval or launching threads on the archive.
>
> I found that winching her tight before de-floating, with the stem crotch
> full retracted worked perfect.
> Just make sure you give her time to settle in the bunk, it's not a tractor
> pull...
>
> Hope everyone had a great weekend.
> Tom
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