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2021-05-20; 16:58:31 EDT
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Graham, Fill your water tank. Regards, Rick LangeSee the original archive post
On Thu, May 20, 2021 at 4:54 PM ROGER PIHLAJA <roger_pihlaja at msn.com> wrote: > Graham, > > Whatever the reference point or the measurement, the fact that your tongue > weight is too low tells you everything you need to know. If you don’t want > to just live with it, your options are: move the single axle backward on > the trailer, add a 2nd axle behind the 1st, move the boat forward on the > trailer, or add weight to the tongue. > > Roger Pihlaja > S/V Dynamic Equilibrium > > Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for > Windows 10 > > From: Graham Stewart<mailto:gstewart8 at cogeco.ca> > Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2021 12:50 PM > To: 'The Rhodes 22 Email List'<mailto:rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Axle locattion > > Sorry for the confusion. Because all of the other dimensions matched the > drawing I used the distance from the axle to the back because it was the > easiest measurement forgetting that others might have a different > structure. > > The distance between the center of the axle and the point where the > extension enters the trailer is 165" while that distance on the drawing is > 172" > > Graham Stewart > gstewart8 at cogeco.ca > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rhodes22-list [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf > Of > Lowe, Rob > Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2021 12:33 PM > To: The Rhodes 22 Email List > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Axle locattion > > I agree with Todd that the reference point should be the center of the ball > socket. That's where the tongue weight is measure and where the towing > force is applied. - Rob > > > ________________________________ > From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> on behalf of Todd > Tavares <tavares0947 at gmail.com> > Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2021 11:11 AM > To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Axle locattion > > By looking at these old drawings, I guess the datum point/benchmark really > should have been the center of the ball socket, which would have better > standardized the tongue weight (and balance). That would have to assume the > coupler and extension lengths were somewhat uniform. > > Measuring the axle position from the rear of the trailer frame or the rear > bunk support is not the best reference. > Also, the angles of the bunks are a little off (I was never good at trig). > Thankfully my carpenter's calculator has a rise over run function. The > angles for the bunks are closer to 22.5° in the rear and 37° in the front > (from horizontal). > > I seemed to remember there was approximately a 6" difference in axle > positions between owners' trailers, but most reported the more rearward > dimension so I changed the drawing. There may be early drawings of the > trailer in the archives before I edited the drawing which show the forward > measurements..but I do not know. > > Todd T. > > On Thu, May 20, 2021, 10:46 AM Cary Tolbert <retiredtoby at gmail.com> wrote: > > > Graham, my boat is an '86 and the trailer that came with the boat is a > > Triad.. Therefore I must assume the trailer is an 86 as well. I just > > measured from the end of the trailer to the center of the axle and it is > , > > DRUM ROLL . . . . . . . . . 75 1/2 inch. Sorry to add to the confusion.. > > My front end measurements may also be off. I had the extension bar > replaced > > and last year added a braking system which added to the length of the > > extension with a brake actuator. Mike is the second generation in the > > trailer company and I am sure the trailer has evolved over the years. > You > > know that Stan is always tinkering with something. I think my trailer was > > manufactured in Connecticut . The newer trailers are made in NC. > > > > Best of luck > > Cary > > > > On Thu, May 20, 2021 at 9:33 AM Graham Stewart <gstewart8 at cogeco.ca> > > wrote: > > > > > I just measured the location of my axle and compared it to the drawings > > > prepared by Todd and found that my axle is 7" forward of what the > > drawings > > > specify. That strikes me as a pretty significant difference. I am > > wondering > > > if the others who have found it impossible to get their boats far > enough > > > forward might also measure the distance between the back of their > trailer > > > to the center of the axle to see if this is the reason for the > > difficulty. > > > The drawing stipulates that this distance should be 70" but mine is > 77". > > > > > > Does anyone know whether this dimension changed at some time between > > older > > > and newer iterations of the boat? > > > > > > > > > Graham Stewart > > > Agile, Rodes 22, 1976 > > > Kingston Ontario > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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