I agree with Chris, I’ve heard 12% tongue weight. I think that is a minimum and prefer a bit more. 300-400lbs and you won’t get any high speed weaving.
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> On Dec 12, 2024, at 9:10 PM, Chris Geankoplis <chrisgeankoplis at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey David, I assume the “10 pound tongue weight “ is a typo. I have towed my single axle triad over 12,000 miles Atlantic to pacific and Canada to Mexico several times each. I kept my tongue weight at around 400 lbs. I never had a problem the whole time. Just say’n.
> Chris Geankoplis
> Xenos
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>> On Dec 10, 2024, at 7:58 PM, Kenwood _ <kenwood364 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> My boat is awful old and I dont know the exact date but no rhodes with a
>> single axle is over that 3999lb mark, the city i registered in registered
>> my tailer as "at max capacity" and suggested i get a second axle, when
>> pulling with the truck its about 3000ish lb, but with -10lb of tongue so
>> its super uncomfortable to ride.. ive heard that this is similar with other
>> rhodes, very poorly placed trailer bungs with relationship to the axle.
>> 
>> tldr, it might not be just the legal/rated trailer axle capacity but the
>> tongue weight. Im planning next season to cut off and re-weld on a second
>> axle and move the original one to better distribute the weight so
>> we're not bouncing
>> down the highway! <https://youtu.be/Te7hYLD791I>
>> 
>>> On Sun, Dec 8, 2024 at 7:38 AM DAVID BERG via Rhodes22-list <
>>> rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
>>> Blue Loon
>>> 1996/2003 R22 on single axle Triad trailer 3880lbs
>>> No gas motor/or fuel
>>> 170 genoa with Flexible Furler
>>> GBI in-mast furling
>>> Electric Motor (Minnkota 80)
>>> 2 batteries
>>> Porcelain head
>>> All cushions
>>> No water
>>> No Bimini on board
>>> Life jackets and fenders
>>> Misc tools and hardware
>>> I pull it with a 2022 Telluride which seems adequate although perhaps not
>>> ideal. I think the Telluride is rated for 5500 lbs with the towing package.
>>> David Berg
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> On Behalf Of
>>> boris at borisland.com
>>> Sent: Thursday, December 5, 2024 2:53 PM
>>> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Rhodes 22 weight with trailer
>>> 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