[Rhodes22-list] Spare Tire on Triad Trailer

[Peter Nyberg]

Jeff,

Thank you for bringing the issue of not having enough clearance to the stem of the boat to remove the spare tire.  I've been getting better at keeping the boat up near the stop when retrieving, which does indeed reduce the tendency for fishtailing, but the potential issue with the spare tire never occurred to me.  I checked yesterday, and sure enough, I cannot get the spare free. I guess I'll be ordering one of those Fulton brand tire mounts that Roger recommended.

Peter Nyberg
Coventry, CT
s/v Silverheels (1955/2016)

> On 2021-09-15, at 05:19:25 EDT, Jeff Smith Photo wrote:
>
> ... my other Q involves the spare 
> tire on the Triad trailer. I need to get the boat as forward as possible to have 
> adequate tongue weight and the last time it was so close that the tire could not 
> be removed. So I figured I could carry the tire in the Explorer and move the 
> boat as far forward as possible. Less tire weight, but more boat weight... 
> 
> Best Regards
> Jeff Smith
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>