[Rhodes22-list] 2007 Trailmaster trailer question

[Michael D. Weisner]

Hi Matt,

I am not sure if your trailer (Trailmaster) has the Triad Trailers tongue extension. If it does, you can push the trailer out far enough to recover in almost any low water situation.

When I was in a situation where we had to recover the Rhodes 22 as a tropical storm was coming, I could not wait for a high tide to haul out. Tidal heights on the LI Sound differ by nearly 8 foot between low and high so one must be keenly aware of the tide timing.

This time, we needed to haul out close to low tide. I was able to place the trailer under the boat by releasing it from the tow vehicle and floating the boat on the trailer. The hitch coupling was about 15 feet from the truck and the front trailer wheel was lowered to keep the trailer from striking the ramp. Fortunately, we have very long ramps so the trailer wheels were not in the sand. If the trailer wheels were beyond the end of the ramp, it would be very difficult to winch the trailer and boat up onto the ramp.

After securing the boat using the bow safety chain, I used the web strap that normally pulls the boat on to the trailer to winch the trailer to the tow vehicle using the safety chain receiver at the hitch. When close to the vehicle, I blocked the trailer wheels and hitched the trailer to the truck by repositioning the truck. Once fully hitched, we hauled her out to safety.

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 Matt Wilson
Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2023 7:55 AM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] 2007 Trailmaster trailer question

Hello everyone,

I am about to pull my Rhodes for the season and am wondering if anyone knows approximately how much water I need to have at the ramp.  Any perspectives would be super helpful. There are multiple ramp options but the deepest would have to be done by the local boatworks and incur a charge.

Many thanks,
Matt Wilson
Hornblower II
White Bear Lake, MN