[Rhodes22-list] Loading boat on trailer

Mary Lou Troy mtroy at atlanticbb.net
Thu Nov 19 14:07:11 EST 2009 

Claude,
I think this happened to us once but Fred doesn't remember it so take 
this for what it's worth (it's either me making this up or Fred's 
memory going).

It seems to me that you shouldn't worry about it until it's time to 
launch the boat again. Put someone in the cockpit. Back in until the 
stern starts to float. The  board should move and release the line. 
Retrieve the line and cleat it off. Release the bow and launch. If 
for some reason it doesn't release you can pull the boat out and go to Plan B.

Rick, how is the Diamond Board mounted, if not on a pivot?

Mary Lou
1991 R22  Fretless
Rock Hall, MD


At 01:31 PM 11/19/2009, you wrote:
>Claude,
>
>That happens to me sometimes when I put the boat on the trailer with the
>board down.  It is probably the fitting attaching the pull line to the board
>that is jammed between the board and inside wall of the trunk.
>
>If you have the diamond board, it is not mounted with a bolted pivot, so
>there is a lot of play up and down and side to side.  The easiest way to
>free the jam is to raise the boat in a sling with someone in the boat.
>Jimmy the board around with your helper drawing the line taunt when
>appropriate.  If no sling, then do it by crawling under the boat on the
>trailer; or diving under the boat; or head into some big powerboat wakes.
>
>Rick
>
>On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 9:51 PM, Claude Cox <ccc974 at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > Rob;
> >
> > The boat is out of the water.  I can see the line, and it appears to be
> > caught between the inside keel wall and the cb.  I have been able to loosen
> > it some, but not enough to disentangle.
> > Claude
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Lowe, Rob" <rlowe at vt.edu>
> > To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 3:01 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Loading boat on trailer
> >
> >
> > > Claude,
> > > I'm curious.  Boat in or out of the water?  If out of water, can you see
> > > the line?  If in the water, feel like swimming? I don't know if you can
> > > get to it from below or not, but sounds like your only choice if you
> > don't
> > > want to remove centerboard cover. - rob
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> > > [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Claude Cox
> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 1:35 PM
> > > To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Loading boat on trailer
> > >
> > > Rummy
> > >
> > > Somehow, my line has become entangled on the tip of the centerboard, and
> > > is
> > > preventing the raising or lowering of the board.  Any suggestions for
> > > dis-entangling without removing the centerboard cover?
> > >
> > > Claude
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <R22RumRunner at aol.com>
> > > To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > > Sent: Monday, November 16, 2009 12:22 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Loading boat on trailer
> > >
> > >
> > >> 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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