[Rhodes22-list] advice needed

[Cheryl O'Grady]

Thanks to all the good ideas, you have been very helpful.  I appreciate
very much all the great advice, and yes, Peter, I had thought of that
also.  We weigh the cost of driving to CT against just buying one from
Stan - it could very easily be a wash...but wouldn't have all the goodies
we want!  I think we will know within 24 hours if we are really
interested.

Thanks again to all.
Cheryl

  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "Herb Parsons"
  To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
  Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] advice needed
  Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 22:37:24 -0600


  One side note on trailers, Sea Tow's coverage cover's trailers,
  when they're hauling your boat. Might be worth a membership just
  for that. You'll want to check Sea Tow's website for details.

  Herb Parsons

  S/V O'Jure
  1976 O'Day 25
  Lake Grapevine, N TX

  S/V Reve de Papa
  1971 Coronado 35
  Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana Coast

  >>> bill at effros.com 11/28/2005 10:31:39 PM >>>
  Ron,

  Good point. We CT boat owners are reasonable to deal with, but our
  water eats up the trailers. Not only did my Porto Potty explode this
  summer, but my trailer did also. I think I mentioned it on the list
  when it happened. Spectacular!

  More recently, Bruce's trailer wheels seized, and he had to spend a
  pretty penny to replace them. He pulled his boat a month ago, and the
  wheels seized again (although not nearly as severely) before I
  borrowed
  his trailer 3 weeks later to pull my boat on Bruce's trailer. Today
  when I moved the trailer 2 weeks after pulling my boat, the wheels
  had
  seized again, again.

  I had to drag the trailer with the boat on it 8 feet over the gravel.
  I
  had to put my truck in 4 wheel drive to keep the truck's wheels from
  spinning. Once I could back up the truck, the trailer wheels freed,
  and
  they turn normally again.

  Cheryl -- this is a real consideration. Ron's boat got home sound, if
  not safe. Some others have had trailer mishaps, and their boats have
  not made it back in one piece. We all look at these trailers and
  think
  they must be good for just one more trip, but often they aren't.
  Especially if they have not been used for the purpose in many a year.

  Rik Sandberg can look at a trailer and tell if it's safe. Roger
  probably can, too. I can't. Chances are you can't either. If the
  trailers have been dipped into fresh water from time to time they
  should
  be fine. But salt water, and especially salt water around here, does
  a
  lot of hidden damage.

  Bill Effros

  Ronald Lipton wrote:

  > Cheryl,
  >
  > I bought my boat in much the same circumstances, bought it
  > sight unseen in connecticut and trailered it to Chicago. The
  sellers
  > were reasonable and I could have walked away if I felt they
  > misrepresented the boat. I was most worried about the trailer, and
  I
  > had a yard located about two blocks from the seller check it and
  > repack the bearings. It turned out that the boat was fine, but the
  > trailer was badly rusted and the yard did not properly recap the
  > hubs. It was a real marginal, nail biting trip. The brakes were
  > shot, pieces started falling off the trailer, and the only thing
  holding
  > on the bunks was the boat itself, which I discovered after the boat
  > was launched.
  >
  > caveat emptor
  >
  > ron
  > On Nov 28, 2005, at 7:29 PM, Cheryl O'Grady wrote:
  >
  >> We have located a used R22, 1988, refurbished in 1998, with
  furling genoa
  >> and IMF. He says it is in very good condition, but it is in
  >> Connecticut. What kind of risk do I take to buy it sight unseen?
  >>
  >> Any suggestions?
  >>
  >> Cheryl
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