[Rhodes22-list] Help! My tongue is stuck!

[Rik Sandberg]

Walter, Mark,

On most of (all so far) the ramps I have used. the tongue extension is more
trouble than it is worth. I find that with the extension out the trailer
doesn't want to clear the ground as I pull back over the top crown of the
ramp. Do that too often and you're gonna bend something. How much extension
do you need???? There's no reason to use all of it if you don't need it.
Pull it out to where you feel is "far enough" and drill new locating holes
for the pins. I have often thought that 10 feet was kind of a stretch for
the 4 inch square tube. She gets pretty flexy and I'm not surprised to hear
that some are bending under the strain. Especially if you have been able to
get your boat way ahead and have a heavy tongue weight. If 5 feet is all you
need, then pull her out that far and drill your new pin holes accordingly. 5
feet with this size tubing and this load seems a little more realistic to
me.

Rik

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Kaynor" <mark@kaynor.org>
To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 8:39 AM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Help! My tongue is stuck!


> Walter,
>
> Riks's right - it depends on the ramp. The one at our state park is not
very
> steep - we have to use the extension to get the boat in enough water to
get
> it off the trailer. Other ramps we've used are steep enough that we don't
> need to use the extension at all. Knock on wood, we've never had a problem
> with our extension - we thoroughly rinse the entire trailer with fresh
water
> (including extension and extension tube) immediately after salt water
> immersion, keep it greased and store it over the winter in tow position.
>
> Mark Kaynor
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rik Sandberg" <racerrik@rea-alp.com>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 mail list" <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2002 9:38 AM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Help! My tongue is stuck!
>
>
> > Walter,
> >
> > Don't know what your ramps are like, but I have never used my tongue
> > extension to launch or retrieve. Just back her in and do it. Very rarely
> > even get the back tires on the pickup wet.
> >
> > Rik
> >
> >
> > At 09:18 AM 10/15/2002 -0400, you wrote:
> > >It sounds like a good solution. The hitch that you use to launch the
boat
> > >must be off center. Does that present any problems?
> > >
> > >Also has anyone launched without using the extension? I had an idea of
> > >welding the tongue at some point where I could still tow short
distances
> and
> > >still be able to launch the boat. I have my boat in a slip all season
and
> > >only use the trailer twice a year.
> > >I only tow it about 8 miles each way. I usually pick high tides to
launch
> > >and retrieve the boat and also I rent a truck so that I am not overly
> > >concern about the rear wheels being submerged!
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: Richard and Sherry Day <dayz@lisco.com>
> > >To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> > >Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 11:18 PM
> > >Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Help! My tongue is stuck!
> > >
> > >
> > > > Judy and Bill,
> > > >   Your Triad trailer tongue set-up must be different than my '77
Triad
> > > > trailer.  I have a permanent ball receptor hitch while my long
> extension
> > > > tongue hitch is positioned parallel to the side of the permanent
> hitch.
> > >It
> > > > slides thru approximately two feet of square tubing  which is
situated
> > >next
> > > > to the permanent trailer hitch and seats into a small section of
> square
> > > > tubing at the back of the long extension tube.  Maybe by adapting
this
> > > > set-up you might eliminate your problem.  Richard Day
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: rhodes22-list-bounces@rhodes22.org
> > > > [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces@rhodes22.org]On Behalf Of Bill Effros
> > > > Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 5:35 PM
> > > > To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> > > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Help! My tongue is stuck!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Judy,
> > > >
> > > > This happens to me every time.  Saltwater.
> > > >
> > > > I coat the tongue with a Boeing product called B-9 which seems to
> minimize
> > > > the problem.  I also spray liberally with WD-40.  Then I break out
the
> > > > hydraulic jacks.  I, too, generally store the tongue separately
during
> the
> > > > winter.
> > > >
> > > > I am thinking of getting a "shorty" tongue to insert for short-haul
> towing
> > > > instead of trying to use the long tongue in two different positions.
> > > >
> > > > I will shortly have to face the problem again.  I'm not looking
> forward to
> > > > it.
> > > >
> > > > Bill Effros
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Walter Gorman" <wgorman@ix.netcom.com>
> > > > To: <rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org>
> > > > Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 1:12 PM
> > > > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Help! My tongue is stuck!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I have just spent the last 3 hrs inching out the tongue of my Triad
> > >trailer
> > > > using a 6 ton jack on its side.I still have about 4 feet to go.
> > > > Each year I sand ( sometime grind) the tongue and paint it and
grease
> it
> > > > hoping ti won't get stuck. But it does. Does anyone else have this
> problem
> > > > and have any suggestions. I remove the tongue in the winter which
> helps
> > >but
> > > > I don't think that should be necessary.
> > > >   Judy Gorman
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