[Rhodes22-list] Beaufort, SC

[Steve Alm]

Stephen,
Do you disconnect the lights before you back in the water?
Slim

On 12/4/04 2:21 PM, "Stephen Staum" <staum at earthlink.net> wrote:

> I keep my Rhodes in salt water and need the extension for launch and
> retrieval on the ramp.  I little lube goes a long way and I have not had
> serious trouble with extending or stowing the extension.  Now the lights are
> a different story...
> SS
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Alm" <salm at mn.rr.com>
> To: "Rhodes" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 3:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Beaufort, SC
> 
> 
>> Bill,
>> Can I ask a dumb question?  Why have two extension bars?  Mine slides all
>> the way in and locks in place with the pins through the holes.  Pull the
>> pins and pull out the extension.  One size fits all.  I keep it lubed a
>> little but I keep it stowed in its sleeve in the "short" position.  Maybe
>> you have to fuss with yours more because of the salt water?
>> Slim
>> 
>> On 12/3/04 2:26 PM, "Bill Effros" <bill at effros.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> Bob,
>>> 
>>> Like Rummy, I like long wheel base, heavy tow vehicles.  All the other
>>> problems go away when you have one of these.  And since you actually
>>> take advantatage of the ability to tow your boat, I would recommend this
>>> as the best solution to the towing problems you have been encountering.
>>> The tandem cab Toyota Tundra is a hell of a truck that can be configured
>>> with a car-like passenger compartment.  I have the long bed, short cab
>>> because that is what I need.  My wife has no difficulty driving it.  It
>>> is comfortable and quiet.
>>> 
>>> With regard to the extension bar, store it outside the trailer sleeve
>>> during the time it is not in use.  You can lay it across the axel and
>>> frame.  Lubricate it well every time you insert it into the trailer
>>> sleeves.  I use both WD-40 and Boeing.  Once both the sleeve and the
>>> extension arm are well lubricated, and protected from rust by the
>>> Boeing, the apparatus will consistently function as designed.
>>> 
>>> Alternatively, get a "Shorty" from Stan, or have one made.  A short
>>> extension with holes in the proper places that can be easily inserted
>>> and removed for moving the boat around the yard.  Remove it  to insert
>>> the longer extension arm for ramp duty..  Store both outside the sleeve
>>> when not in use.  Repeatedly lubricate both extensions and the inside of
>>> the sleeve.
>>> 
>>> Bill Effros
>>> 
>>> Bob Keller wrote:
>>> 
>>>> OK.  I did not use the extendable tongue while launching because the
>>>> tide was out, plus my tongue is a PITA to extend.  The trailer went
>>>> off the end of the ramp and the bow of the boat went straight down as
>>>> it came off the trailer and the rub rail hit the bow stop, knocking
>>>> the rub rail off.  Not just the rubber insert, but the plastic rub
>>>> rail assembly broke off the screws holding it in place.  This was an
>>>> easy fix when I got home-larger screws with a washer of course.  But
>>>> when retrieving the boat I had to use the tongue because the tide was
>>>> in and all was well until I got to the top of the ramp.  My extended
>>>> tongue rides almost on the ground when extended with the boat on the
>>>> trailer.  This is because I have to overload tongue weight on the
>>>> single axle trailer to prevent fishtailing at highway speeds.  Some
>>>> (actually one - Rummy) has suggested that this is because my tow
>>>> vehicle is not large enough (Toyota 4Runner-5,000# capacity).
>>>> Regardless, the tongue scraped against the ground where the ramp
>>>> transitions to level ground and this has happened before and I have
>>>> just ignored it.  So, I ignored it again, but it got worse, and scared
>>>> the hell out of the horses looking on (for carriage rides) and then I
>>>> realized that it wasn't going to work and stopped.  While the carriage
>>>> owners scrambled after the horses to calm them down, I backed up and
>>>> then realized that I would have a hard time getting the tongue back
>>>> in.  Several dozen whacks with a large rock that I always trailer with
>>>> had the tongue back in, but it is never coming out again!  Lots of
>>>> operator error in this story.
>>>> 
>>>> So, I am in the market for a dual axle trailer and a larger tow
>>>> vehicle before any more trips...
>>>> Bob K
>>>> Yankee Clipper
>>>> 
>>>>> From: "ed kroposki" <ekroposki at charter.net>
>>>>> Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>>>> To: "'The Rhodes 22 mail list'" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>>>> Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Beaufort, SC
>>>>> Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 19:11:00 -0500
>>>>> 
>>>>> Bob,
>>>>>     Great pictures.  I think you saw more sailboats than I did.  Mine
>>>>> were scattered along the waterfront.
>>>>>     Now tell us what is bent on your trailer.  Is it the extension?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Ed K
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>>>>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Bob Keller
>>>>> Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 6:55 PM
>>>>> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>>>>> Subject: RE: [Rhodes22-list] Beaufort, SC
>>>>> 
>>>>> Ed,
>>>>> Going to try again.  Just wrote a long recap of the trip and then
>>>>> lost it
>>>>> all trying to attach photos!  Ouch.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Went to Beaufort two weeks ago and it is quite a nice destination (see
>>>>> picture #799).  The downtown marina is the place to go - nice
>>>>> facility and
>>>>> people and reasonably priced.  The boat ramp is good, but very steep
>>>>> and I
>>>>> managed to bend my trailer tongue upon retrieval, but that is another
>>>>> story...  See picture #801 for the Yankee Clipper at the downtown
>>>>> marina.
>>>>> 
>>>>> The swing bridge on the northside of the ICW from Beaufort has 30 foot
>>>>> clearance (see picture #810) and does not open betweeen 4-6PM, so I
>>>>> decided
>>>>> not to go there because if I was sailing on the Broad River and St.
>>>>> Helena
>>>>> Sound I would probably miss the 4PM opening and then have to wait
>>>>> around in
>>>>> the dark for it to open.  Instead I went south down the Beaufort
> River,
>>>>> which is much wider in this direction, past Parris Island (see
>>>>> picture #797)
>>>>> 
>>>>> and to Port Royal Sound - an impressive body of water.  On Monday
>>>>> (day 1) I
>>>>> was out on the sound and had 16 knots of wind and was sailing on a
> close
>>>>> reach and hit 6.5 knots of boat speed (knotmeter) which is an
>>>>> all-time high
>>>>> for me while singlehanding.  I had the pop-top down but all the sails
>>>>> out,
>>>>> including the full 175 genoa and the Yankee Clipper was flying
>>>>> without much
>>>>> heeling in 16 knots of true wind.  Pretty amazing, but it helps when
>>>>> it is
>>>>> not gusting but steady.  There were dolphins and porpoises all around
>>>>> me- I
>>>>> was literally surrounded by them.  Unfortunately, that was the last
>>>>> day that
>>>>> 
>>>>> I had good wind.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Day 2 I went to Hilton Head (had a business meeting there) and had to
>>>>> motor
>>>>> all the way - it took 4.5 hours to get to there.  Have to cross Port
>>>>> Royal
>>>>> Sound and enter at Skull Creek (picture #813).  I stayed at Palmetto
> Bay
>>>>> Marina which is on Broad Creek which literally cuts HH in half from
>>>>> Calibogue Sound.  Total distance from Beaufort to this marina is 24
>>>>> nm.  The
>>>>> 
>>>>> currents in the ICW take some getting used to - they seemed to peak
>>>>> at 2.5
>>>>> knots at mid-tide and less at either side, but they are significant.
>>>>> The
>>>>> Palmetto Bay Marina is a low key, inexpensive marina in between the
>>>>> two more
>>>>> 
>>>>> popular and much more expensive marinas: Harbor Town and Shelter
>>>>> Cove.  I
>>>>> found it to be excellent because it is half the price of Harbor Town
>>>>> and is
>>>>> much closer to the Sound than Shelter Cove.  This was great the next
> day
>>>>> when I took some people from work out for an afternoon sail on
> Calibogue
>>>>> Sound.  Only 5-8 knots of wind, but it was nice and relaxing and we
>>>>> saw lots
>>>>> 
>>>>> more dolphins.  Would have gone out in the ocean that day but ran out
> of
>>>>> daylight.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Left for Beaufort the next day and got back (motoring again) in 4
> hours
>>>>> thanks to some favorable currents.  The highlight of this trip was
>>>>> when I
>>>>> was up at the bow winding up my sheets and a dolphin came right
>>>>> toward the
>>>>> boat and then turned and started swimming in my bow wake.  I bent
>>>>> down and
>>>>> considered touching him, but instead I just looked at him as he was
> only
>>>>> about 3 or four feet away from me.  He rolled on his side and looked
>>>>> up at
>>>>> me, then turned back over, blew out his blow hole and sprayed me with
>>>>> water.
>>>>> 
>>>>>   Then he took off!  Pretty amazing as I felt like he was messing
>>>>> with me.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Overall, Beaufort is a nice destination, but especially since Hilton
>>>>> Head is
>>>>> 
>>>>> so accessible by boat from there.  Last year I went to HH by boat from
>>>>> Savannah (Thunderbolt, actually) and Beaufort is far better - nicer
>>>>> facilities and a more interesting, scenic and sailable route to HH.
> The
>>>>> route from Savannah is very narrow ICW where you cannot really sail.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Picture #807 is a sunset over the anchorage in Beaufort.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Now I just need a new trailer for my next trip...
>>>>> Bob K
>>>>> Yankee Clipper
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>>> From: "ed kroposki" <ekroposki at charter.net>
>>>>>> Reply-To: The Rhodes 22 mail list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>>>>> To: "'The Rhodes 22 mail list'" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>>>>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Capt. Bob Keller
>>>>>> Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 19:59:38 -0500
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Mr. Rummy said y6ou were sailing on Lake Hartwell on Saturday.  He
> said
>>>>>> last
>>>>>> week that you were sailing at Beaufort, SC.  Is any of this is
>>>>> true?  I can
>>>>>> understand Rummy speaking for Rodger (with a D) because he does not
>>>>> have
>>>>>> internet access.  Surely, if what Rummy is saying, you can let us
>>>>> know, and
>>>>>> maybe post a picture or two or three or ........
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Ed K
>>>>>> ~~~~ _/) ~~~~
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
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