[Rhodes22-list] Best Laid Plans - Trailering

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HI Peter

I have done quite a few deliveries for Stan over the years and I am always
happy to have a new adventure delivering a beautiful Rhodes 22 to a new
owner. I have done several deliveries to the East and Gulf coast and even
trailed a boat from Edenton to Seattle. I have a Ford Super Duty F250 that
handles the Rhodes with ease.

I have my own Rhodes and a double axle trailer which I mostly keep in the
water in Lake Julian in Asheville NC, but I greatly enjoy visiting some of
the more inaccessible lakes here in the Appalachians and cruising the
coastal waterways.

Let me know if i can be of help. Private email is rbeytagh at gmail.com

Regards
Richard
S/V Waif



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Richard Beytagh
Phone: 828 337 0180

On Wed, Mar 2, 2016 at 5:02 PM, The Rhodes 22 Email List <
rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:

> You may recall that a couple of weeks ago someone asked about how I was
> going to be using the boat that Stan is currently recycling for me.  I
> explained how I was going to be a real trailer-sailor, carting the boat to
> sailing destinations all over New England.  Well, it turns out it is not to
> be, at least this year.
>
> I got a recall notice for my 2007 Toyota Tacoma having to do with possible
> frame corrosion.  I took the truck to the dealer for inspection, and sure
> enough I’ve got holes in my frame.  The good news is that they will replace
> the frame with a brand new one at no cost to me (so they say).  The bad
> news is they consider the truck in its current state to be unsafe, and they
> won’t give it back to me until the new frame is installed.  The really bad
> news is that there’s a six month backlog in the production of new frames.
>
> My first issue will be how to get my new recycled boat from NC to CT once
> its ready.  The dealer may lend me a tow-capable truck for a week (they’re
> looking into it), or I could rent one, or I could have Stan arrange for the
> boat to be delivered.  (BTW, the only place I’ve found that rents
> tow-cabable pickup trucks is U-Haul.  Does anyone have any experience
> renting a U-Haul for towing their own trailer?)
>
> But however it happens, once I get the boat to CT, towing it to the ramp
> for every sail is no longer going to be an option.  I’m going to need a
> mooring, and there will be a bunch of new issues that will come along with
> that.  For example, I guess I’m going to need some sort of lock for the
> outboard.
>
> I’ve picked out a small marina in Groton, just east of the Thames river.
> I’m going to go take a look tomorrow, and I’ll probably write them a check
> for the season.
>
> I’m assuming that this will work out OK.  I probably would not have gotten
> up to the Maine coast in my first season anyway, and there’s certainly
> plenty of great sailing to be had in the area. I’m just going to have to
> work out a few new things, and get used to the idea that I won’t have the
> boat at home to fiddle with between sailing trips.
>
> Thanks for listening,
>
> Peter Nyberg
> Coventry CT
> No Boat Yet
> and now no truck either
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