[Rhodes22-list] Centerboard hauling line

[George Carpenter]

Excellent, Mary Lou...just what I wanted to hear!

	George

On Jun 1, 2007, at 1:25 PM, Mary Lou Troy wrote:

> George,
> Ours is direct pull. It works fine. It's not very heavy unless you
> are really moving and there is a lot of side pressure. Even then it's
> not a big deal.
>
> Mary Lou
> 1991 R22 Fretless
> Rock Hall, MD
>
>
>
> At 12:32 PM 6/1/2007, you wrote:
>> My Rhodes 22 launching last Friday at the marina at Iowa lake Red
>> Rock, where I maintain a slip, had some challenges due to recent
>> flooding in the area. As a result the ramp itself was some 20'
>> underwater and the actual launching took place further up the drive
>> at, of course, a reduced angle of entree. The boat wouldn't release
>> from the trailer and further inspection showed the centerboard to be
>> 2-3" below the keel-well and catching on the trailer frame...and I
>> couldn't pull it higher. After enlisting the aid of the marina
>> tractor operator to get me in deeper (the exhaust on my SUV was
>> already bubbling) I was finally able to bump-and-bang off the trailer
>> and motor uneventfully to my slip. Once secured I tried the cb and it
>> appeared to be stuck.  However, a dive below showed that in fact it
>> was all the way down and the hauling line and attending pulleys had
>> broken off...as well as some damage to the fiberglass on the bottom
>> of the cb. I e-mailed the COMMODORE for how-to-repair instruction and
>> received a series of immediate replies to my query and follow-ups (I
>> accused Stan of playing Ann Landers all holiday weekend to his Rhodie
>> disciples).  He provided two options: one to reinstall the former 4:1
>> purchase system and the other to drill a hole in the aft edge of the
>> cb near the bottom and run a direct hauling line back into the
>> cockpit. Although making it a heavier lift I'm attracted to this
>> simplicity. Has anyone out there had experience with this method I
>> can go to school on?
>>
>>         George
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