Hai Nhi
Member
- Feb 3, 2013
- 184
- Boat Info
- 280DA, triple axle aluminum, 12 F350 CCLB 6.7 KR; 06 Yamaha Jetski Cruiser (50 Yr Anniversary Ver)
- Engines
- T4.3L 220HP w/Alpha I Drives Gen II
I know we've talked about this. But not about my setup, hehehe. So please come in and chime your advices.
I think my trailer can take a longer boat (thumb up for the next upgrade which I can't wait).
So the boat was sitting about a foot off from the max setting for the bow stopper. I modified a bit by moving the tongue back, and push the boat up a couple of inch. From the look of it I think it's okay in term of balancing & tongue weight and what not.
But last week, when I came back from a ride, I cranked the trailer jack up (2000 lbs rating) and it slipped. I also felt a bit heavier when cranking. So not sure if I should go get it weighted or not.
Is the 10-15% tongue weight applied for any boat weight? My boat: Dry: 8000 lbs I think, plus 100 gal of fuel & thirty something gal of water.
The front of the trailer is bent too. Not sure if it was bent before I bought it, or just recently. Should not be much of a problem though.
thank you.
I think my trailer can take a longer boat (thumb up for the next upgrade which I can't wait).
So the boat was sitting about a foot off from the max setting for the bow stopper. I modified a bit by moving the tongue back, and push the boat up a couple of inch. From the look of it I think it's okay in term of balancing & tongue weight and what not.
But last week, when I came back from a ride, I cranked the trailer jack up (2000 lbs rating) and it slipped. I also felt a bit heavier when cranking. So not sure if I should go get it weighted or not.
Is the 10-15% tongue weight applied for any boat weight? My boat: Dry: 8000 lbs I think, plus 100 gal of fuel & thirty something gal of water.
The front of the trailer is bent too. Not sure if it was bent before I bought it, or just recently. Should not be much of a problem though.
thank you.