Welcome Mark.   From a Ted Brewer double ender to a Rhodes flair sided, and
an uniquely modified one at that.   Also a Compac 16.   You collect cool and
unique boats.  It sounds like that Rhodes found a good home.   Your first
launching with the ramp washout, high tides and punky motor made for a
challenge.   I noticed Port Huron Ohio doesn't allow speedboats to power
onto trailers because washout was causing such problems.     

I painted a pair of stripes on my trailer tongue, visible as the holes are
about to line up when extending.   That was proving to be  a time waster,
especially when alone.   

Hopefully your Rav 4 can pluck it out of the water OK.   

Alex



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Alex Cole
S/V Lark
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