[Rhodes22-list] Long details re: a trailering experience

[R22RumRunner at aol.com]

Sorry Claude, but that's not your problem. This has discussed a lot over  
the years on this list and the problem is very simply that the boat is not  
sitting properly on the trailker and you do not have enough tongue weight. To 
 much weight to the rear of the axle(s) is what causing the fish tailing.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 5/2/2009 5:18:39 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
ccc974 at comcast.net writes:

Rummy  (and anyone else who wants to respond);

I pulled celtic Lass to L.  Lanier a couple of days ago, in preparation for 
a re-launch.  The trip  was unforgetable, for all the wrong reasons.  
Trouble began at anything  over 45 mph
--fish-tailing mainly.  I had the OB in the back of the  tow vehicle (Ford 
Explorer), and after several scary miles, I stopped and  mounted it on the 
back of the boat.  I thought that would solve the  problem, as the tow 
vehicle was sitting level.  NOT!  Still had to  stay at 45.  The harriest moment 
was when the boat began to fish tail,  and was on the verge of going out of 
control.  I managed to slow down  enough to correct the problem, and had no 
more scarry moments.  The  friend with me, and I held our collective breaths 
until we   stopped  at West Marine to get an item.  Before we left WM we 
stood around  discussing the situation.  Standing at the stern, we were talking 
and  looking at the rudder.  Then it hit me.  The rudder was cocked to  
stbd, allowing several inches of it to extend beyond the boat.  I   thought I 
knew what the problem was.  With the rudder hanging out, it was  catching the 
wind, and insisted on tacking the boat to stbd, causing the  fish-tailing.  
Comments.......

Claude    

s/v  celtic Lass, 1986 R22, Lake Lanier, GA

Life is too short to own an ugly  boat.




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