OOPS, I'm not a physicist and don't even know one anymore, and I
may be WRONG,( I was wrong once when I thought I was wrong and
was actually right! <BG>).
However, I fail to see how making the tongue longer will lower
tongue weight. I would surmise that tongue weight is the amount
of weight in front of the axle that exceeds the weight in the
back of the axle. Extending the tongue length would only
increase tongue weight by the amount of the metal added forward
of the axle.
Am I missing something? Engineers please correct me! I have
been considering extending the tongue on my trailer about 3 feet
just to get the boat in the water further at the ramp.
(This should start a thread that exceeds the JUDY B> towing
thread <VBG>!)
Ted Duke
WWPs19 #626 The Duchess
Mountains of Virginia
Frank Castronovo wrote:
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> Lars,
> Some of the trailer sailors in this area have extended the tongues of their
> trailers by a couple of feet. They claim it helps them in maneuvering the
> boat, and in getting some of the deeper hulls further down the ramp. Any
> trailer manufacturer or even a welding shop could do this for you, and the
> side benefit of a longer lever would be less hitch weight, without moving
> the boat dangerously back on its bunks.
> Frank
>
> At 04:55 PM 8/18/1999 -0400, Lars S. Mulford wrote:
> >From: "Lars S. Mulford" <mulford@bellatlantic.net>
> >
> >East Coasties & Web Gang:
> >
> >As "Always" sits on the trailer right now, completely empty, the trailer
> >has somewhere between 142-151 lbs tongue weight. I just completed
> >checking it with no less than 6 scales, with all of them registering in
> >the 142-145lb range except for one which registered 151 lbs. I had
> >forgotten how much of a bear it is to move it around. To those who have
> >done this, how much distance (in inches) did you move the winch mast
> >back, thereby moving the boat back as well? From the looks of it, I
> >fear that 3-4" will not produce a significant change in tongue weight;
> >more like 6" or possibly even more. This seems like a lot to me.
> >Thoughts anyone? One thing is for sure though - tongue weight in excess
> >of 140lbs for a P15 is just way too much.
> >
> >--
> >"Sea" ya!
> >
> >--Lars S. Mulford, President
> > East Coast Potter Association (ECPA)
> > Come visit us at http://members.tripod.com/~SpeedSailor
> > s/v Always P15 #2125, lateen rig, sailing greater Chesapeake region
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