[Rhodes22-list] 2007 Trailmaster trailer question

[Matt Wilson]

Thanks everyone!  And thanks for your offer to help Dave!!  I plan to do it
Monday early afternoon but my son will be around to help.  I would love to
meet up sometime...sorry we missed another season to do so.

Matt

On Wed, Oct 18, 2023 at 4:34 PM Michael D. Weisner <mweisner at ebsmed.com>
wrote:

> 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
>
>