[Rhodes22-list] Newbie

[Dave]

Hello all
I'm Dave from long Island and I sort of have a R 22
Several years ago my cousin offered me a completely restored Rhodes and I of 
course said yes. When the Rhodes was offered to me I had a Bristol 27 but I 
wanted the Rhodes also and it was free. My lovely wife of 30 years 
"explained" to me that I was mistaken and I didn’t really want the Rhodes. 
However my best friend was looking for a boat so the Rhodes was given to 
him. So long story short I have a Rhodes in the extended family. I have been 
an avid reader of the list since the Rhodes came into the family 4 years 
ago. I am posting today for the first time because I am hoping that a fellow 
list member has a old school hank on jib that they would like to sell. I 
enjoy the list immensely and look forward to all of your reply's

Dave
Bay Shore NY

-----Original Message----- 
From: Rick
Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2016 1:16 PM
To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Triad Trailer brakes and adjustments

I guess it is more accurate to say the "keel guides", as ML calls them,
support the keel box around the keel rather than the actual keel.  I always
pull the diamond board all the way up when trailering to preserve the
roller.

When I replaced my bunk boards that were rotting, Stan told me to be sure
the keel guides supported the weight of the boat.  This was done by letting
the boat stand a day or so on the newly repaired trailer allowing the
boards to deform as the boat settled onto the keel guides.  Slots, rather
than holes, on the Triad bunk braces allow this to happen.

That is, when new bunk boards are attached to the empty trailer, the bolt
holes are drilled into the boards at the outer ends of the slots.  Then the
bolts are only loosely tightened to hold the boards in place while the boat
is gently dropped onto the trailer.  After the boat has settled, the bolts
will be close to the inner ends of the slots and should be tightened.

Rick

On Wed, Jun 29, 2016 at 10:07 PM, Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net>
wrote:

> One of the trailers we had was made before 1998. The other was new 2007.
> both had the same configurration: rollers on the crosspieces, vertical
> guides/stabilizers on either side of the keel (these guide the keel as the
> boat is loading onto the trailer) and bunks to carry most if not all of 
> the
> weight of the boat. The bunks match the angle of the hull where it rests 
> on
> the bunks - they are not on a swivel but they do bow out under the weight
> of the boat. . the keel guides are parallel to the keel for the first 4-6
> ft and then flare out towards the out edges - actually separate pieces of
> wood to guide the boat to the center of the trailer.
>
> I've attached a photo of Fretless on her trailer that shows the bunks
> fairly well. It's a large photo so you can blow it up and really take a
> look at it. If it doesn't come through, I'll send a smaller version and 
> the
> larger one to you off list.
>
> Fretless has the diamondboard centerboard and is a 1991 R22.
>
> Mary Lou
>
>
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