Placement on the trailer is critical.
The ramp angle matters too with respect to where the bow fits into the bow ‘stop’ when you load the boat. My ramp is fairly steep. When I load the boat I have to keep the bow almost as far forward as it goes.  Once the boat is out of the water, I have to release the cable on the winch because it bends the front of the trailer and I can’t slide the rogue extension all the way back.
Experimenting with the boat position might be easier than cutting and welding. Ric
Dadventure
HBNY
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> On Dec 13, 2024, at 7:40 AM, Scott Andrews via Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org> wrote:
> 
> 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
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