[Rhodes22-list] Trailering a Rhodes

[Mike Cheung]

Ron,

Where do you dry slip in FL?  I've been dreaming about doing the same thing
with Muireann, our R22.

Mike Cheung
s/v Muireann 1993/2008 R22


Ron Singerman-2 wrote:
> 
> Wally,
> 
> When our boat is in FL (which is 6 mos. of the year) we use a dry slip
> which 
> requires us to launch and load the boat whenever we go out.  We do the
> same 
> as Mary Lou in that we line up the trailer and pull the boat onto the 
> trailer with a line attached to the bow cleat except for the last foot
> when 
> we use the winch . the whole routine takes no more than 5-10 minutes. We 
> have found that at our ramp it is not necessary to use the tongue
> extension, 
> which saves a lot of time. The mast remains up while on the hard so this
> is 
> not a consideration. I've included an attachment photo of  the
> relationship 
> of the boat to the trailer that we use and have successfully towed many 
> thousands of miles without any problems.
> 
> Fair winds,
> 
>>>ron<<
> S/V Serenity
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mary Lou Troy" <mtroy at atlanticbb.net>
> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 12:28 AM
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Trailering a Rhodes
> 
> 
>> Hi Wally,
>> We launch and retrieve our R22   with a Nissan Frontier but we used
>> to do it with no problem with a Chevy Blazer. Back when we had the
>> Blazer I always said that it was fine for trailering the boat from PA
>> to MD but that if I had been regularly trailering in a mountainous
>> area I migh have wanted something a little beefier.
>>
>> Stan has video of people sailing right onto the trailer but we prefer
>> to pull up at a dock, have someone back the trailer in to the proper
>> depth and then pull the boat onto the trailer by hand. The winch is
>> necessary only for the last few inches. There is a definite knack to
>> getting the boat far enough forward on the trailer so you will have
>> adequate tongue weight for trailering.
>>
>> We leave our boat in a slip for the summer so we only launch the boat
>> once in the spring and retrieve it once in the fall. It takes us
>> about an hour and half to rig the boat (using the mast raising system
>> you can buy from General Boats). There are folks who trailer more
>> frequently who have rigging down to less time but there is the mast
>> to raise and nine stays to attach plus traveler, backstay adjuster
>> and the furling line for the jib to tend to.
>>
>> We used to have our Com-Pac 16 in the water in less than 20 minutes
>> from the time we pulled up to the ramp. If we got really good at it,
>> I still think it would take almost an hour to do the same with the
>> Rhodes. The difference, of course is that we can go out on a 10 day
>> (or more) cruise on the Rhodes where the Com-Pac was only good for a
>> couple of nights at most.
>>
>> Best,
>> Mary Lou
>> 1991 R22 Fretless
>> Rock Hall, MD
>>
>> At 11:40 PM 1/19/2009, you wrote:
>>
>>>My wife and I trailer a smaller sailboat.  Am looking for some
>>>verification regarding ease of launching, recovery, towing and so
>>>forth, especially from any folks who put in once a week or so in
>>>season.  (We're primarily freshwater sailers in Minnesota).
>>>
>>>Can you sail it right on to the trailer?
>>>
>>>How often can you not sail it right on?  Whenever that happens, is
>>>the standard winch sufficient?
>>>
>>>Please reply with stuff, info, etc related to trailering, rigging
>>>and launching a  Rhodes beyond the two questions posed.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>             Wally
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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