[Rhodes22-list] Trailer

[Lee Kuhn]

Rob,

But what weighs more?  A gallon of water or a gallon of butane?

Lee

On Sun, May 23, 2021, 9:44 AM Lowe, Rob <rlowe at vt.edu> wrote:

> Water is 8.34 pounds per gallon. - Rob
>
> ________________________________
> From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> on behalf of Lee
> Kuhn <lvjkuhn at gmail.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 21, 2021 5:33 PM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Trailer
>
> Oops!  Thanks.
>
> But how much does a gallon of water weigh?
>
> On Fri, May 21, 2021, 5:25 PM Michael D. Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Lee,
> >
> > Please check your math. The tongue weight should be 10% of 5,000 lbs. or
> > 500
> > lbs., not 50 lbs.
> >
> > Mike
> > s/v Wind Lass ('91)
> > Nissequogue River, NY
> > I'd rather be sailing :~)
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of
> Lee
> > Sent: Friday, May 21, 2021 4:44 PM
> > To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Trailer
> >
> > I've never trailered anything before so I checked with the archives, the
> > Internet, and Stan.
> >
> > Looks like:
> >
> > 17-inch coupling height
> >
> > 2-inch ball
> >
> > 4-prong electrical connection
> >
> > safety chains (do those come with the trailer?)
> >
> > 10 to 15% tongue weight which would be 50 to 75 pounds with a 5,000 pound
> > boat/trailer.  Stan feels more comfortable with 100 pound tongue
> weight.  I
> > don't believe everything I read on the Internet so I'll go with Stan's
> > recommendation.  Apparently too little tongue weight and your trailer
> will
> > fishtail and too much tongue weight will overload your rear tires and
> could
> > create a variety of handling and braking issues.
> >
> > Lee
> > Soon to have a 1999 Rhodes22
> > Claytor Lake, VA
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> >
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