[Rhodes22-list] New Rhodes owner questions.

[Rod Ellner]

Congrats!   We picked our Rhodes in Drummond Island MI    She was in WI many happy years.  She’s now based somewhere on Lake Erie!


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> On Sep 17, 2024, at 6:21 PM, Kenwood _ <kenwood364 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Your trailer is in a lot better shape than mine! Bearings are pretty easy
> to replace they only come in so many standard sizes. Watch your weight
> though! My trailer was a single axle, and I could not register it in my
> state (NH) the rhodes 22 is overweight for a single axle, I'll be having a
> second axle installed over the winter. See if your axle is 4000lb rated,
> the boats shouldn't weigh more than 2,500lb or so but the reqs depend state
> to state.
> 
> I dont have brackets square like the ones in your picture but i mount my
> mast-raising device in that same spot, going long-ways across the trailer.
> Perhaps your mast raising device sockets/did socket in there?
> 
> Those fittings behind your jib sheet winches look custom! I think i've seen
> new boats though that have chairs or grills attached there, members with
> newer boats post 1970 might have better ideas! Good luck on the water! And
> whereabouts are you?
> 
>> On Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 5:24 PM Larry W <62himis at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Sailors,
>> 
>> August of this year I saw a 1990 Rhodes 22 at an online auction. I checked
>> out the Rhodes 22 website and learned what I could. Looked the boat over
>> during in person viewing. Joined the online bidding and bought the boat for
>> a price I could not refuse.
>> 
>> I never met the seller, so I will be posting questions about my boat
>> that many of you hopefully will have the answer to.
>> 
>> It needs some attention, I'm starting with the trailer bearings and
>> lights/electrical. Can anyone give me part numbers for the wheel bearings
>> and races?
>> 
>> Attached are pictures of items that I do not know what they are for. The
>> first one is on the starboard side behind the winch and cleat. What is this
>> round chrome pipe/stud for?
>> 
>> The second items are two "hat section brackets" on both sides of the rear
>> of the trailer frame. They are on the frame forward of the vertical bracket
>> that holds the tail light. They are about 1 3/8" high by 1 1/8" wide. If
>> you look into one bracket to the other bracket on the other side of the
>> frame they are somewhat inline. It looks like it might be for a tube to go
>> from side to side. The brackets have a hole in the top of them possibly to
>> pin a square tube in place. I did not get anything with the boat that
>> looked like it would attach from side to side.
>> 
>> Larry Willis
>> Serenity
>> Howell MI.
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