[Rhodes22-list] Trailer

[THOMAS POLISE]

Thanks

> On May 17, 2021, at 8:14 AM, Steven Alm <stevenalm at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Thomas, when I first bought my boat a quarter century ago and towed it for
> the first time, as soon as I hit 45mph the boat started fishtailing wildly
> and jerking the vehicle like crazy. Scary as h*ll! I took the motor off and
> lashed it to the trailer tongue and also loaded other gear as far forward
> as possible. That helped. But also, when the boat was in the yard (not
> connected to the vehicle) if I climbed the boarding ladder the tongue would
> lift up. I’m only 165 lbs! After a couple years of this and many attempts
> to load the boat farther up on the trailer I finally popped for a second
> axle to be added to the trailer. I added electric breaks too.  Best
> thousand bucks I ever spent! It now tracks like a dream without removing
> the motor, shifting gear or anything else. It also gives me peace of mind
> knowing that if I blow a tire or burn a bearing I can safely pull over.  I
> know some R22s tow just fine on single axle rigs but mine did not and
> others, like you have had the same problem. Not all trailers are created
> equal. If you plan to do much trailering I highly recommend this fix.
> 
> Steve “Slim” Alm
> S/V Fandango
>> On Sat, May 1, 2021 at 12:17 AM <cjlowe at sssnet.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Yes, I can see how I could have worded it better. You want the stopper "
>> arm" pushed all the way toward the tow vehicle .
>> 
>> 
>>  Jerry Lowe
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Just to clarify, when you say the bow stopper has to be all the way back
>>> you mean it should be retracted towards the front of the trailer—is that
>>> correct?
>>> 
>>> Michael McKay
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>>> On Apr 30, 2021, at 6:41 AM, Mitch Mitchell <mitchpadl at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Makes sense. Thanks!
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On Fri, Apr 30, 2021 at 2:16 AM <cjlowe at sssnet.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Mitch,
>>>>> The bow stopper has to be all the way back so the bow eye doesn't hit
>>>>> the stopper when pulling out of the water. As you start to  pull the
>>>>> trailer out of water, the boat is resting on the tip of forward end of
>>>>> the bunks and the aft end of the boat floats a foot or more above the
>>>>> back end of bunks. As the boat comes out, it rocks back and the bow of
>>>>> the boat raises about a foot, if you don't have the stop all the way
>>>>> back, you will rip off the bow eye pad, or worse.
>>>>> I like to have the bow eye pad about two inches forward of the bow for
>>>>> travel. The boat will rock almost that much in transit and there is no
>>>>> sense in beating up the bow by putting them tight together.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Jerry Lowe
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> If that’s the case what would be the purpose of an adjustable bow
>>>>>> stopper?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Apr 28, 2021, at 10:50 PM, Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> I’ll disagree a bit here.  I never move my ‘bow bumper’.
>>>>>>> I’ll put my bow as close to it as I can manage while the boat is
>>>>>>> still
>>>>>>> in the water.  As Charles said, when the boat and trailer are pulled
>>>>>>> out
>>>>>>> of the water, the space between the ‘bow bumper’ and the boat
>>>>>>> will
>>>>>>> increase.  This is inevitable, and not necessarily a problem.  Moving
>>>>>>> the ‘bow bumper’ closer to the boat at this point just increases
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> likelihood of damage to the boat in transit.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Peter Nyberg
>>>>>>> Coventry, CT
>>>>>>> s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On Apr 28, 2021, at 10:29 PM, Charles Nieman
>>>>>>>> <blue66corvette at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Thomas
>>>>>>>> You float the boat, slide the bow bumper as far forward as possible,
>>>>>>>> tighten the boat as far to the front as possible. When you drive out
>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>> the water, the boat will shift to the stern, so the key is to keep
>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>> as close to the front as possible. After you get it out of the
>>>>>>>> water,
>>>>>>>> then you slide the bow bumper back to the boat to reduce bounce.
>>>>>>>> It’s
>>>>>>>> tricky, and I’ve had to retry a few times but it can be done.
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Charles
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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