I'm in agreement with Hank on this. My keel is not in contact with the  
trailer roller and I've never seen one that did rest on it.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 1/9/2013 11:01:13 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
hnw555 at gmail.com writes:

Rick,

Not on the Rhodes trailer.  The Bunks support all  of the weight.  Stan
specifically told me NOT to support the boat by  the keel when on jackstands
as the centerboard trunk is not strong  enough.

Hank

On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 10:49 AM, Rick  <sloopblueheron at gmail.com> wrote:

> As with any keel boat, the  keel is the strongest part of your boat.  On 
the
> trailer, the  keel bears 90% of the boat weight.  Eat with rum any fish 
that
>  condemns you for scraping your bottom on the beach.
>
>  Rick
>
> On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 5:34 AM, Ellyn and Sam  Moore
>  <eandsmoore at hughes.net>wrote:
>
> > I  share your trepidation, but Stan's site also shows a pic of a Rhodes
>  > high and dry on a sand bar, with his encouragement to clean and paint  
the
> > bottom on one side, then the other on the next tide. I have  also seen,
> > somewhere, a picture of a Rhodes sitting, on the hard,  with its weight 
on
> > its stub keel.
> > Sam
> >  On Jan 8, 2013, at 6:23 PM, Andrew Collins wrote:
> >
> >  > Ellyn and Sam
> > >
> > > While I have been  tempted to beach the boat, my sentiments coincide
> with
> >  Rummy's. The boat will rest with all its weight on the keel and
>  centerboard
> > opening creating great pressure there. The cb trunk  is separate frp 
piece
> > encapsulated in the hull molding, and I  know the bottom edges are 
neither
> > thick nor strong. Yes, I  chipped away at them by gently passing over a
> sand
> > bar  containing stones. We were walking the boat to deeper water as the
>  tide
> > ebbed. Easy to fix with epoxy, but a good illustration of  what is 
strong
> > and what isn't. There are boats made for settling  into the muck between
> > tides, but the R22 isn't set up that  way.
> > > I've seen Stan s assertion on the web site and assumed  he does this 
on
> > the powdery Caribbean beaches he winters  at
> > > Andrew
> > > SV Carmen
> >  >
> > > Sent from mobile device.
> > >
> >  > On Jan 8, 2013, at 6:41, Ellyn and Sam Moore  <eandsmoore at hughes.net>
> > wrote:
> > >
>  > >> I just re-read Stan's website, and he does mention beaching as a  
plus.
> > Beach'n!
> > >> Sam
> > >> On  Jan 7, 2013, at 8:20 PM, Rick wrote:
> > >>
> >  >>>
> > >>> The R22 beaches fine bow first.   In fact, it is tough enough to tow
> on
> > a
> >  >>> trailer over bumpy roads.
> > >>>
> >  >>> Rick
> > >>>
> > >>
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