Trailer overhang
- Thread starter rkeats
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IMHO - The boat should not be hanging over the bunks. The bunks should extend past the transom. You have a bunch of weight hanging on the transom it needs to be supported. You should also have some smaller bunks in front of the main support bunks.
If you look close enough you can see the main bunks extend a couple inches past the boat. You can also see the 2X6 bunks that are in front of the main bunks. The whole hull is supported. Hope it helps.
If you look close enough you can see the main bunks extend a couple inches past the boat. You can also see the 2X6 bunks that are in front of the main bunks. The whole hull is supported. Hope it helps.
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If the winch stand is "U" bolted you can move it forward, if not the trailer is too small for that boat. You might check the weight rating as well to confirm. Personally I would make changes.
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I agree. You may be able to move all of the hardware forward. You say the weight rating is ok. The next question is, with the boat moved forward, is the tongue weight within limits?
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I had read not having the boat supported at the transom. (Trl to Short) You can distort the hull bottom really hurting the boats performance.
rkeats
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Thanks for all who responded. As it turns out, the boat was not on the tailer all the way. It was hard to tell until they sent me better pictures. But you did answer the question. Make sure of no overhang on the trailer.
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After they adjust the position of the boat on the trailer, be sure to get the tongue weight! It is critical that your boat is loaded properly on the trailer, too little tongue weight, and your boat will be swaying all over.
There are a number of sites on line that you can google that will show you have to measure the tongue weight with a bathroom scale and a couple of 2x4's. You are looking to have about 10% of the weight of the boat + trailer to be on the tongue. Good Luck!
There are a number of sites on line that you can google that will show you have to measure the tongue weight with a bathroom scale and a couple of 2x4's. You are looking to have about 10% of the weight of the boat + trailer to be on the tongue. Good Luck!