[Rhodes22-list] Replacement trailer

[cjlowe at sssnet.com]

I agree with Mike. I got a single axle trailer when I bought Country
Rhodes. It was probably came with the boat. I'm sure the trailers made now
are a lot better than that 86 , but I was a whole lot happier with the
2004 double axel. The single axle had to have the boat all the way forward
and didn't like to go faster than 60 mph. Even at sixty, a big bump could
have the tail wagging the dog in a hurry. With the boat six Inches back,
you can reduce that to 55 mph.
  I've been following your adventures, and if you plan to keep on
trailer-sailing like you have been, a double axel will serve you well. I
can cruise at 70 mph, with the boat six inches back of the sweet spot,
with the duel axel trailer. That is being pulled with the same vehicle,
a 2002 Toyota 4Runner sport, with a V-8.


    Jerry Lowe






> Sorry to hear about your trailer Alex. Glad you weren’t hurt.
> I live in GA and trailer my boat all over from lake Winnebago in WI to the
> FL keys. I have a single axle Triad. And while I really like Triad
> trailers, I really wish mine was a tandem axle. If you’re just using it
> to
> launch and recover once a season, then the single axle makes sense. But
> over the road for any distance or frequency, tandem is the way to go.
> They’re just more stable. Wear and tear is spread out over all four
> tires
> so they tend to last longer especially if you can keep them out of the
> sun.
>
> My .02
>
> Mike
> SV EmmaB
>
>
> On Sat, Apr 17, 2021 at 7:35 PM S/V Lark <Colealexander at hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I got rear ended on the way back from launching.   The trailer is bent
>> and
>> will likely be totaled.  The tow vehicle appears undamaged.   After
>> insurance gets finished depreciating a five year trailer (yea, I know, a
>> fresh water trailer will last decades) I suspect I’ll have to drive to
>> a
>> North Carolina.
>> <
>> http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/file/t691/3A76C8F2-20B2-469A-B647-2BEA1419DE06.jpeg
>> >
>> Any thoughts on one axle vs two for road trips?
>>
>> Alex
>>
>>
>>
>> -----
>> Alex Cole
>> S/V Lark
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> Michael Riter
> President, Trail Design Specialists, Inc.
> Lead Instructor, Trail Master and mechanized training
> mike at traildesign.com
> 678-410-8021
>