[Rhodes22-list] Trailer

[THOMAS POLISE]

Did you do it yourself or bring to trailer outfit?

> On May 17, 2021, at 1:26 PM, Rod Ellner via Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi All
> 
> We’re with Slim……..added tandem wheels to trailer ourselves (Mr Stan even approved when he saw them!! :) :) )      Made A WORLD of DIFFERENCE in towing to and from Kentucky Lake from Wisconsin!
> 
> Fair Winds to ALL
> 
> Rod and Mary
> 
> Hudson/St Croix River
> 
>> On May 17, 2021, at 10:48 AM, Rick Lange <sloopblueheron at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> If you have the trailer Stan provides, it has a sliding bow crutch.  If so,
>> pull the crutch all the way forward and winch the boat until you get 100#
>> on the tongue.  Then snug the crutch to the bow and lock the crutch in
>> place.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Rick Lange
>> 
>> 
>>> On Mon, May 17, 2021 at 11:41 AM THOMAS POLISE via Rhodes22-list <
>>> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 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
>>>>>>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>>> 
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