[Rhodes22-list] Minimum Door height?

[Patrick Riley]

Basso,

Measured my 1989 with 1989 single axle trailer.  It was angled slightly up
in the nose at height needed to hitch/unhitch from my truck.
Bow bulpit was 100", Stern rail at 80"+ about 1.5" for light.

Lowering the trailer hitch is almost 1 to 1 lowering the bow so It could
probably be lowered by 6-8 inches easily with a lower hitch or if you pushed
it into the garage/storage by some other means.  So it looks like a 9ft door
would be OK for this particular boat/trailer without the MAST.  I am sure
the trailer heights and bunk heights vary over the years and the rail
heights may also.

Make sure the door/door hardware don't hang below the advertised door
height.

-Patrick

On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 9:18 AM, Basso <jbroadri at amfam.com> wrote:

>
> I am soon to purchase a new to me rhodes from Stan, and I'm trying to find
> a
> place to store it indoors for its winter nap.  I could go with outside
> storage, but with the snow etc, I prefer indoors.  We are also looking at
> storage units since it would be nice to store the motorcycle, lawn-mower
> and
> patio furniture.  Our problem is that most of the door heights around me
> seem to be in the 9 foot range unless you are looking at huge units that
> also cost a fortune.  Does anyone know the height of the boat on the
> trailer
> with the mast on the stern rail?
>
> I was able to find that the height with the mast in the crutch is 12 feet,
> but I cannot find anything that tells me the height if I take the mast down
> to the stern rail.  I saw one post saying that a 10 foot door was
> sufficient, but I'm curious if a 9 foot door would work.
>
> Any guidance would be appreciated.
>
> John B
> Madison, WI
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