[Rhodes22-list] Long Road Trip

[Richard Beytagh]

I agree with Patrick - leave the motor in the up position on the bracket
and add a line to the aft rail for extra support. Have towed many Rhodes 22
miles like this and not had a problem. Besides you'll probably do more
damage to your motor trying to get in on/off the bracket

I prefer to strap the boat down on the trailer as well

Good luck

S.V Waif



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Richard Beytagh
Phone: 828 337 0180

On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 2:47 PM, PBR <pbryanriley at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks Peter.  I usually strap my motor from between the rear cleat and a
> stern rail mount point.  This lifts a little and keeps it from bouncing.
> Taking some of the vertical weight on the stern rail is a good idea that I
> will also incorporate.
> Patrick
>
> Patrick Riley
> Lakewood, CO
> s/v Cleone
>
> On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 11:22 AM, Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Patrick,
> >
> > I have no neat tricks.  When I recently towed my Rhodes 22 from Edenton
> > home to Connecticut, I just left the motor on the transom, and I plan to
> > continue this practice in the future.  Stan’s crew tied it off to the aft
> > railing and then lowered it some, so that some of the weight was
> supported
> > by the railing, and some by the motor lift.  I have an 8 HP Mercury.  I
> > don’t recall the exact weight, but it’s close to 100 lbs.
> >
> > Peter Nyberg
> > Coventry, CT
> > s/v Silverheels
> >
> >
> > > On May 11, 2016, at 12:45 PM, PBR <pbryanriley at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello Rhodies,
> > > I am planning a long trip this summer and will probably be soliciting a
> > lot
> > > of advice.  This is the first.  Typically each summer I drive my family
> > > from Denver to the East Coast and leave them with family or by a beach
> > > somewhere while I fly home to work a week or two, then I go back and
> get
> > > them.  This year I am going to take an extended vacation and stay gone
> > > about 4 weeks.  Going to hit Virginia Beach, OBX (Stan's neighborhood),
> > and
> > > Chincoteague.  So I am planning to tow the Rhodes and have it available
> > to
> > > get on the water for short day sails and a little exploring.
> > >
> > > I had always planned to remove my motor from the boat for long trips,
> > > however I had planned to just wrestle my oversized electric start Honda
> > 9.9
> > > x-long shaft (110 lbs) into the back of a pickup truck.  In this case I
> > > will be towing with an SUV so that is not an option.  I can't really
> > > just lift it into the cockpit.  The question - does anyone have any
> neat
> > > tricks maybe using a halyard or topping lift/boom/mainsheet to lift a
> > motor
> > > into the cockpit/cabin for travel?
> > >
> > > I will have a stabilizing hitch, towing with a pathfinder, so leaving
> it
> > > tightly strapped to the transom may be OK too.
> > >
> > >
> > > Patrick Riley
> > > Lakewood, CO
> > > s/v Cleone
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