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08-12-2008, 09:14 PM
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Trailer Loading Question
I'm having a problem when loading my boat on the trailer. When I recover the boat I find that even when the forward portion of the hull is on the bunks it would like to come in at too horizontal of an angle. In other words........ the bow comes in too low and it wants to actually be below the winch. The only way that I have figured to get it in the proper position is to recover it with a considerable amount of the boat out of the water. I suspect that this is hard on the boat as it requires a lot of effort from the engine to get it in the proper position. After I have recoverd it and secured it to the winch I typically back it back a little ways and let the aft end float and come to a better resting point as I pull out from the water.
It appears to me that one of the varialbes here is the steepness of the ramp. What do you exeperienced boaters do when faced with this situation? 
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08-12-2008, 09:55 PM
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Valvguy1,
I don't know if I'm understanding you correctly or not, but if I'm right I think you need to leave more of the trailer out of the water when you recover the boat. When I back my 195CC trailer in the water to load the boat on it I leave the top of the fender wells just above water line. If you are floating the boat on the trailer sometimes it will not line up right on the bunks. I have to drive it up on the trailer to the winch and on some ramps may even have to hand crank it up a few inches. Experiment with the trailer in the water at different depths until you get it the way you want it. Each boat loads differently on the trailer and some ramps dictate specific loading and unloading procedures. Good luck. John D.
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08-12-2008, 09:57 PM
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Valvguy1,
When you back the trailer in the water, 1/3 of the bunks (in the front of course) should be out of the water. What I do is submerge the bunks completely so they are wet and slick, then pull the trailer up enough so that about 1/3 of the bunks are exposed. My wife then drives the boat onto the trailer with ease. I then pull the boat up enough so that I can hook the winch to the bow eye and pull the boat up and out of way. I don't even get my feet wet.
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08-12-2008, 10:04 PM
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Valvguy1, I don't know if this will help you or not, as everyboat launch is slightly different, and with different angles of entry. I back my trailer up into the water until about four inches of the fender is sticking out of the water. I'm then able to drive up on the trailer with only a little effort from the motor.
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08-13-2008, 08:44 AM
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I think I'm going to try combining methods. I like the idea of getting the bunks completely wet and then coming out to the right depth. What I am trying to avoid is having to winch the boat on too much since I have to think that much force on the bow eye can't be good. It only stands to reason, to me, that the horizontal angle is being caused because the bow has settled on the bunks and yet the aft end is still floating. I have used the method everyone describes of keeping more of the trailer out of the water and it works it just seems it requires a lot of engine effort to get the boat on the trailer. I guess I just need a little more lube........... story of my life.
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08-13-2008, 09:40 AM
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val what fridaydoff is saying sounds right to me you have to much of the trailer in the water and the aft is floating pushing the bow down when get the boat on the trailer. it all depends too on how steep the boat ramp is too. the steeper the ramp the less the trailer has to be in the water .
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08-13-2008, 10:32 AM
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Don't be afraid of using the throttle/engine to power on to the trailer. If its a shollow ramp I just trim up the motor, which helps to raise the bow anyway. I normally power right up to the bow roller, then all I have to do is hook the chain and winch hook up and just tighten the winch.
Roger
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08-13-2008, 05:01 PM
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"I have used the method everyone describes of keeping more of the trailer out of the water and it works it just seems it requires a lot of engine effort to get the boat on the trailer. I guess I just need a little more lube........... story of my life."
Valvguy1, I was told by brother-in-law that it helps sometimes to spray the bunks with vegetable oil, I personally have not tried it though. I always do it like rscott said.
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08-13-2008, 06:55 PM
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Also try spray furniture wax...
I have also used spray furniture wax with success on other boat trailer bunks...just be careful in that it can make the boat slip off the trailer before you are ready! I don't have a problem with the trailer on my 191FS...
Tony
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