[Rhodes22-list] Triad Trailer brakes and adjustments

[Richard Beytagh]

Hi Talbot

Over the years I have delivered quite a few boats for Stan, including a
3000 mile trip from Edenton to Seattle. I have experienced a mishmash of
trailers including a single axle Traid, a double axle Traid and several
others. Mishaps included burnt-out bearings, shredded tires, broken bunks,
rusted brakes and unbalanced loads.

As a rule-of-thumb I always carry a spare set of bearings, a spare
tail-light wiring harness, spare tail-light bulbs, spare tire (or 2) and a
trailer jack. I usually load the boat with a space of about 8" to 10" from
the V-shaped cushion (it should not be right up against it) and I strap the
boat to the trailer with tie-downs. Its nice to have trailer brakes, but I
am equally comfortable without them....it's not a huge load.

Hope this helps






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Richard Beytagh
Phone: 828 337 0180

On Thu, Jun 16, 2016 at 7:29 PM, talbotpratt <talbotpratt at gmail.com> wrote:

> My new/used 89 Rhodes22 came with a 5 year old Triad custom trailer.
>
> First, the simple question:  Brakes are rusted and unusable without
> service,
> and I was told it is not worth trying to keep them working since the boat
> is
> launched in salt water.  What do you think?
>
> Second:   The trailer is the custom built Triad Rhodes 22 model. ei. no
> adjustments other than extending the v shaped bow cushion arm that the stem
> is snug into.  When the boat was last loaded it appears to have been pulled
> up toop far on the trailer.  First, the tongue weight appeared really heavy
> based on the effort needed to crank up the swivel wheel and the load when
> hitched to a large tow vehicle.  Second, the forward end of the long bunks
> was denting the hull on both sides. I put a temporary cross piece in about
> 6
> feet aft of the bow and jacked up several inches to take the load there in
> order to pop the dents back out.   I have since launched the boat for the
> season but need to figure out how to set up the trailer better before
> reloading this fall.
> If I extend to v shaped cushion arm out all the way I can move the boat
> about 6-8" farther back on the trailer. That will help some, as the hull
> will be a little thinner and less weight will be forward of the bunks.  But
> I don't think that will be enough.   Plus, when I look at the trailer, I'm
> surprised that ALL the weight is on those two long bunks.  There is nothing
> under the keel, nor under the bow section.  I don't understand why it was
> done like that.  Anybody with a Triad trailer that can help me?
>
> Talbot
> Rhodes22 89/08  "Remains Nameless"
>
>
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