[Rhodes22-list] Beaufort, SC

[Stephen Staum]

Yes, I always disconnect but that does not prevent the corrosion of
terminals.  Any ideas?  SS
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Alm" <salm at mn.rr.com>
To: "Rhodes" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 3:27 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Beaufort, SC


> 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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