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On Fri, Dec 6, 2024, 4:45 AM Boris Hayete <boris at borisland.com> wrote:

> This is very helpful, Tom.  Could you explain the concept of “young
> weight”?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Dec 5, 2024, at 4:43 PM, Tom Van Heule <
> tom.vanheule at intrinsicprograms.com> wrote:
> >
> > My V6 2012 grand Cherokee would move the boat at 45mph.  I wouldn't
> "haul"
> > with that vehicle.  2015 Duramax didn't even notice it was back there.
> > 2012/2017 IMF boat. Dual axle, triad specs trailer.  With "stuff" but no
> > water, and the 8hp merc , it was just around 3000lbs give or take.   It
> was
> > best with 425lbs of young weight. Motor on the back of the boat.
> >
> > Best regards
> >
> >
> >> On Thu, Dec 5, 2024, 3:36 PM Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Boris,
> >>
> >> There's a topic in the Reference Pages section of the website with a bit
> >> of info on this:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> http://www.rhodes22.org/reference-topic.html?T|reference/Towing%20-%20Rhodes%2022%20Tow%20Weight.html
> <http://www.rhodes22.org/reference-topic.html?T%7Creference/Towing%20-%20Rhodes%2022%20Tow%20Weight.html>
> >> <
> http://www.rhodes22.org/reference-topic.html?T%7Creference/Towing%20-%20Rhodes%2022%20Tow%20Weight.html
> >
> >>
> >> My R22 was built in '88, and I have a 2 axle Triad trailer, so I may be
> at
> >> the heavier end of the spectrum.  My '07 Tacoma has the factory towing
> >> package, and is rated for 6,500 lbs. I get where I'm going, but there
> are
> >> times that more power would be nice.
> >>
> >> I personally don't think 3,500 is going to cut it, unless you're only
> >> going a couple of miles over level ground.
> >>
> >> Let's see what the rest of hive-mind thinks.
> >>
> >> Peter Nyberg
> >> Coventry, CT
> >> s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)
> >>
> >>
> >> [ Sent From rhodes22.net ]
> >>
> >>>> On 2024-12-05, at 15:52:45 EST, boris at borisland.com wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Asking the hive mind for advice:
> >>>
> >>> I’m eyeing a refurbished Rhodes 22 1973 with a single-axle Triad
> >> trailer.  I’ve
> >>> seen a *wild* range of displacement values for Rh22, and a similarly
> >> wild range
> >>> for trailer weights.  What I know from the manufacturer is that the
> >> 1970s boats
> >>> are lighter - likely because they don’t have in-mast furling and use
> >> balsa core
> >>> rather than marine foam - but the one in question has been refurbished
> >> with a
> >>> marine head installation, so it’s not the original-spec.  Further,
> Triad
> >>> trailers can be two-axle and one-axle, and this one is one-axle.
> >>> Are there any owners here with a 1970s vintage boat and a single axle
> >> triad
> >>> trailer who can weigh in (pun intended) with their boat and trailer
> >> total
> >>> weight?  My Sienna isn’t supposed to pull anything above 3500, so this
> >> is an
> >>> important question for me.
> >>>
> >>> Boris
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
>