[Rhodes22-list] Beaufort, SC

Tue Dec 7 17:09:10 EST 2004

I just replaced the taillight fixtures w/ "saltwater" versions.  I'll let
you know how they work.  SS
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Alm" <salm at mn.rr.com>
To: "Rhodes" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 3:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Beaufort, SC


> 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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