to Peter from stan, Go with Roger on this.  He is rarely wrong. To spend so much fixing up your lovely waterfront FL retreat only to end up with a costly lift you can't sail onto / never.  Worse, not good for the boat.  Think of a foxy lady stepping on your foot with her high heel. Suppose your board had a good reason for not making it fully up when you thought it was.  You would find it next time you were set to go for a sail, partly in your cabin and the cabin loaded with salt water.  You would find that the normal weight of the boat plus the weight of water taken on, all now supported by only the small area of the short, narrow keel bottom, has distorted your interior enough so the head door will not open.  When it comes to the Rhodes, beware of experts.  They can do more damage than you can imagine.  But try:  They have raised pop tops, bow end first and then told the owner we sold them a defective system when they find the aft end frozen down.  They have lowered masts without first disengaging the pop top slider. Ouch.  Don't let them tell you the Rhodes needs a full deep keel type of lift. You and I will both be sorry.

stan


  On 10/8/21 6:44 PM, ROGER PIHLAJA wrote:

> Peter,
>
> I’d find a different dock builder.  I’ve used the kind of trailer your dock builder is proposing for a Hunter 26.  It was an exercise in nail biting both getting the boat on and off the trailer and it required several helpers to line the hull up.  For me, the style of cradle with the long flexible boards would be nonnegotiable and I’d tell the guy to take a hike if he won’t do it.  You’d be surprised what people will do when you won’t budge.
>
> As far as your keel depth, I recommend you take a measurement on the trailing edge.  The hull is pretty flat there and the keel tapers down to a fine edge.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Oct 8, 2021, at 6:28 PM, peter klappert <koatimundi100 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Friends: I need to know how far the trunk extends below the belly of the
>> hull.
>>
>> Although I was able to provide a drawing of the trailer cradle, my dock
>> builder can't or won't use it--the kind of cradle the Rhodes 22 has used
>> for 50 years.
>> .
>> He says he can't make a cradle with the long, flexible boards.  He wants to
>> make a cradle modeled on those used for bigger boats--keel boats, using
>> straight bunks on each side of the trunk and flexible stanchions to steady
>> the hull.
>>
>> That will require more meticulous maneuvering coming in and, I think, risks
>> damage to the hull.
>> I don't like it, but I think I'm stuck with it.
>>
>> Advice will be very welcome.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
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>> *Peter Klappert5012 Bay State Road Palmetto, FL 34221*