[Rhodes22-list] Beaufort, SC
Steve Alm
salm at mn.rr.com
Tue Dec 7 14:47:53 EST 2004
Stephen,
My terminals don't get wet. Their sealed inside the light fixture with a
rubber gasket. Maybe you've blown a gasket. No pun intended. 8-)
Slim
On 12/5/04 12:03 PM, "Stephen Staum" <staum at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 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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