Boat on Trailer Position?
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Hi Group,
Bought a used boat late last season and noticed that the winch/stopping point for the front roller has been moved back on the trailer several inches (could see the spot where it was based on paint blemish on the trailer). The back of the boat hangs off the rear bunk a little bit (is in storage so I'm not sure how much). The trouble is that I had a heck of a time getting it loaded on the trailer and tried various depths of the trailer with no real success. I'm sure there had to be a reason for moving the boat back and I'm guessing the previous owner wanted to reduce the tongue weight?
Is there anything official as to how the boat should be sitting on the trailer and/or a good way to make adjustments? My obvious thought is to put the winch/front roller back to it's original position.
Thanks!!
And yes, I know pics would be helpful but the boat is still in storage for another week.
Bought a used boat late last season and noticed that the winch/stopping point for the front roller has been moved back on the trailer several inches (could see the spot where it was based on paint blemish on the trailer). The back of the boat hangs off the rear bunk a little bit (is in storage so I'm not sure how much). The trouble is that I had a heck of a time getting it loaded on the trailer and tried various depths of the trailer with no real success. I'm sure there had to be a reason for moving the boat back and I'm guessing the previous owner wanted to reduce the tongue weight?
Is there anything official as to how the boat should be sitting on the trailer and/or a good way to make adjustments? My obvious thought is to put the winch/front roller back to it's original position.
Thanks!!
And yes, I know pics would be helpful but the boat is still in storage for another week.
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It has more to do with tongue weight then anything else. you may have to try different positions and i think there is a ratio of balance based on the weight of the boat. It also starts with having the proper size trailer for a certain boat. Sometimes it also requires a certain finesse or technique for a given hull/trailer. May just hafta find the sweet spot of how deep it should be, power loading vs. float on, etc . . . .
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Dave is correct, The most important part is the tongue weight, about 10% of your boat weight should be on the tongue & your hitch and receiver should be rated accordingly. too little tongue wt can cause it to jerk your vehicle around to the point it steers the back while your trying to counter steer the front, not good or fun
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Mine has more trailer bunk then needed. cant lower my drives all the way and turn them casue they will hit the big bunks. but i did have to move my winch stand a little to make it load better.
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Trailer is plenty long for the boat so I'm confident that is not the issue. I figured the boat was moved back on the trailer for tongue weight issue but doubt very highly it was done correctly. It may be as simple as movin it back the way it was setup from the factory (and yes, it was sold with the matched trailer from the factory. Might be worthwhile to just call them and get recommendations but was easier to ask all of you guys!
Thanks for the replies!
Thanks for the replies!