[Rhodes22-list] Trailer

[Michael D. Weisner]

Thomas,

This was asked before. The responses are in the rest of the email, below.

Mike
s/v Wind Lass ('91)
Nissequogue River, NY

-----Original Message-----
From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of THOMAS POLISE via Rhodes22-list
Sent: Monday, May 17, 2021 11:42 AM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Trailer

How can I move forward if bunks are fixed?

> On May 17, 2021, at 11:30 AM, Rick Lange <sloopblueheron at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> The boat needs to be forward enough on the trailer to put 100# on the 
> tongue.  That will allow a single axle trailer to be towed up to 65mph 
> without fishtailing with a rear axle drive vehicle.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Rick Lange
> 
> 
>> On Mon, 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
>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>