[Rhodes22-list] Loading boat on trailer

Tue Nov 17 09:19:12 EST 2009

Rob,
Leaving the centerboard down is the preferred method for loading the 
boat on the trailer. We have a roller just below the keel guides that 
the keel rests on. As the boat loads, the centerboard rides on that 
roller (I doubt it really turns) and slides up into the centerboard 
trunk. With the centerboard down, you do need to make sure that the 
boat continues to moves only forward. If for some reason you needed 
to move the boat back, you would first need to raise and cleat off 
the centerboard or run the risk of it hanging up on the trailer. Once 
the boat is loaded you also need to immediately raise and cleat off 
the line so that the centerboard does not drop the next time you try 
to launch the boat. We always make sure the centerboard is cleated 
off as part of our pre-launch checklist.

Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Rock Hall, MD

At 08:56 AM 11/17/2009, you wrote:
>Mary Lou,
>I also broke one of the keel guide boards last year.  Same as you, 
>the keel came to rest on the guide boards and broke when pulling the 
>trailer out.  That's one reason I replaced them last year.  My 
>trailer is a mid 70's (assuming it the same age as the boat) Triad 
>and doesn't have the keel rollers.  I'm very careful now to watch 
>the boat as she's coming out of the water to make sure she's loaded 
>correctly. - rob
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>[mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Mary Lou Troy
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>Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Loading boat on trailer
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>Rummy is spot on if you have the center guides below the bunks the
>hull rests on. Not sure if all older Rhodes 22 trailers have them.
>having the centerboard down will keep the boat centered. Even so, we
>once had a sobering experience. We had the centerboard down but when
>we pulled the boat out, the very edge of the keel rested on the top
>edge of one of the keel guide boards. As Fred started to pull the
>boat out, I noticed she was sitting high. Almost immediately and
>before I could even say "stop", the guide board splintered and the
>boat slammed back down onto the bunks. No damage (amazingly) to
>anything but the guide board and the roller the keel rides on. The
>centerboard neatly retracted into the trunk. No damage to the hull.
>It was a moderately steep ramp and I believe we probably had the
>trailer in too deep. Maybe. I wouldn't recommend it. I also believe
>we were very lucky there was no further damage. It made a very loud
>noise. We now make sure we can see the forward ends of the bunks and
>bring the boat out slowly paying attention to how the hull is resting
>on the bunks.
>
>Mary Lou
>1991 R22 Fretless
>Rock Hall, MD
>
>
>At 12:22 PM 11/16/2009, you wrote:
> >This is an easy one. My guess is that you tried placing the Rhodes on the
> >trailer with the centerboard raised, a mistake many people make. Leave the
> >centerboard all the way down and the guides on the trailer will center the
> >hull  just fine. Just make sure that once on the trailer you pull the
> >centerboard line  tight and cleat off. Otherwise if you try to launch, the
> >centerboard will get  hung up and push the centerboard cap upwards,
> >breaking it into
> >many  pieces.
> >
> >Rummy
> >
> >
> >In a message dated 11/16/2009 11:34:38 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> >rlowe at vt.edu writes:
> >
> >We  pulled Getaway this weekend, had to take advantage of the 70 degree day
> >as we  only had two weeks left to get her out of the water.  Had a heck of
> >a  time getting her centered on the trailer.  The keel kept landing on top
> >of the lower guide bunks and when I started pulling the trailer the boat
> >would  lean over to the side as the keel settled on the bunk.  A
> >fellow sailor
> >that was observing suggest the swing keel could be hung up and catching so
> >donned swim mast and dove under water to check (glad the lake was still
> >relatively warm!).  Swing keel was fine.  Finally got her 
> centered  enough to
> >come out straight.  Questions.  Does anyone use some sort  of guides on the
> >trailer to aid in centering the boat?  My other thought  is I replaced the
> >all the wood on my trailer last year and perhaps I got the  slot 
> between them
> >too narrow.  But I thought the guides would center the  boat on the
> >trailer.  Guess I had the trailer in the water too far?   How far do you all
> >submerge your trailer?!
> >I have to about  submerge the top bunks so that I can winch the boat far
> >enough forward on the  trailer.  Any feedback welcome. - rob
> >
> >S/V Getaway
> >1976 Rhodes  22
> >
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