[Rhodes22-list] Trailer

[Ric Stott]

Fresh water and salt water are different. 

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> On May 23, 2021, at 10:07 AM, Lowe, Rob <rlowe at vt.edu> wrote:
> 
> Lee,
> A gallon of water will weigh more.  Looks like butane is around 5 pounds per gallon. - rob
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> on behalf of Lee Kuhn <lvjkuhn at gmail.com>
> Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2021 9:58 AM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Trailer
> 
> 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
>> 
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>> 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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