[Rhodes22-list] Rhodes Trailer Bunk Brackets

[Tom Van Heule]

Rodger summed it up.pretty well as I would have.

I dropped my boat square onto one of the guide bunks and broke it off...
 Grind, grind ,grind, weld, weld, paint paint, reassemble.

I used a 2x6 and ripped it to dimension for a new board.  Used the same
carpet.

On Tue, Apr 27, 2021, 5:35 AM ROGER PIHLAJA <roger_pihlaja at msn.com> wrote:

> Hi Jim,
>
> The bracket is welded to the upright; but, bolted to the wooden bunk.  The
> bolts are a special type called carriage bolts.  Carriage bolts have a
> wide, rounded head that is designed to bite into the wooden bunk substrate
> and spread the load without using a washer.  When the bolt is tightened,
> the design causes the head to be pulled down into the wood so it doesn’t
> protrude above the surface and cause a hard bump under the bunk carpeting.
> In addition, the head is prevented from turning in the wood, so you can
> tighten/untighten the bolt with just a wrench on the nut.  That is, unless
> the wood around the carriage bolt holes is starting to rot.  Then, the
> carriage bolt will spin when a wrench is applied to the nut.  If this
> happens, you can’t trust the wooden substrate anymore and the bunk must be
> replaced.  There is a lot of surface rust; but, the bracket looks like it
> is still probably structurally sound.  You won’t know for sure until you
> take it apart, clean up the rust, and inspect it.  But, you certainly need
> to protect it or it won’t be long before it becomes structurally unsafe.  I
> like a penetrating oil called Kroil for breaking rusty bolts loose.  But,
> you need to have the boat off the trailer before you start messing about
> with the bolts that secure the bunks to the trailer.  Otherwise, your boat
> could be arrested for vagrancy – no visible means of support!  ;-]
>
> Roger Pihlaja
> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
>
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> From: Jim Ignatowski<mailto:zooba72 at hotmail.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 1:37 AM
> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Rhodes Trailer Bunk Brackets
>
> Hello Everyone !  I just recently purchased a Rhodes 22 and the trailer
> bunk brackets are badly rusted.   It looks like where the bunk attaches is
> actually welded - but I can't tell for sure.  Has anyone had any experience
> replacing the brackets or plates that attach to the wood bunks?   I'll try
> to attach a picture that illustrates what I'm referring to.
>
> Any information / suggestions would be appreciated.  I have a lot of work
> ahead of me with this boat, but looking forward to getting it in the water.
>
> Thank you !
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