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I have been launching large boats in my job from trailers for many years, 28 footers, 32 footers, and currently a 45 footer.
All the above techniques and advice sounds great.
My only addition would be that when you are loading a twenty thousand plus pound moving object on an angle, safety is critical. A rocking motion of a few inches port/starboard can crush a finger or two. The load strains on the winch lines, cranks, tie downs, etc create high risks for stripped gears, parted lines, and sheared bolts.
Yesterday, we were loading our 45 foot fire boat on the the trailer for hull cleaning when the boat slid back on the trailer a few inches coming out of the water. The driver throttled a little too much coming out of the water. The secondary bow line we connect (of three) took the load because the winch cable slipped on the spool. The secondary line snapped. Fortunately, no one was hurt. Noteworthy is that this line is 1/4 inch Amsteel doubled with a large pulley. Very strong stuff. The forces we deal with when we trailer large boats are very dangerous.
Assume everything will break. Position your fingers and body expecting it.
Have redundant lines on the bow. As a last measure, we have a large chain hooked to the trailer in case of a total failure of the trailer winch post.
Oversize all the hardware.
Make sure the driver pulling the boat out of the water pulls very slow to keep the boat from sliding back down as the trailer is coming out the water.
And always stand to one side or other of the winch when using steel cable cause when it breaks it flies and will cut you up!!
Awesome setup you got there.We trailer our boat all over the place. We can unload and load faster than most guys with small fishing boats. It makes life much easier loading and unloaded having a custom trailer fitted for your boat. Make sure to be aware of your height and width. Every state is different as far as permits go. We have found Wisconsin Wide load permits to be a piece of cake with very little restrictions. Michigan is kind of a pain in the butt in comparison to Wisconsin.
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Awesome setup you got there.
Improvement could come with a Chevy up front, however!
Here’s my 3470 setup from this summer. Just sold the boat and looking for something larger.
But I feel if the trailer setup is good it’s not hard to load. Make sure bunks are adjusted accordingly and go slow. Wife pulls boat out with truck in 4low. No problems. As mentioned above getting permits for WI is easy. I do it all online. After the first time the state website evens saves all data.
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I wouldn't doubt the Titan pulls better. The other two were gassers, right? Sort of an apples and oranges thing. Once you go diesel, you don't go back! Now, what you should do, is go try a newer Chevy/Ram/Ford full size with THEIR diesel... you'd be surprised AGAIN at the difference between the 5.0 Cummins and the bigger boys. It's amazing what these engines are putting out, now.lol , I get board with vehichles very quickly so I have pulled this package with a chevy 2500 6.0, ram 2500 6.4, and a Titan XD 5.0 Cummins.
Awesome setup! We are looking to upgrade to either a 340da or a 3470 in the next few years. Curious if you had the height to the top of the arch?