Boat & Trailer Alignment help needed

27' Bayliner, Cabin Cruiser.<br />Float-on trailer about 34'<br /><br />Launching is no problem but haul out is different story.<br /><br />When the rig is out of the water, my winch tower is about 4 inches above the bow eyelet. When the trailer is in the water and I load the boat, the winch tower comes in contact with the bow and does some cosmetic damage. Then when I pull the boat out, the boat ends up about 2' further back on the trailer than it should.<br /><br />Its like the tongue of the trailer needs to be lower to the ramp. Right now it is about 2'up due to the height of my hitch. <br /><br />I know I need to lower my receiver on the truck to get the tongue lower, that will help some.<br /><br />Should I lower my winch tower, or just try to move it further foward on the tongue to compensate for the 2' difference for when its hauled out? Thanks......SS

Re: Boat & Trailer Alignment help needed

Howdy SS... I have the same problem, but mine only about 6" difference, not 2 feet.. <br /><br />I looked at the pics of your rig in the chat room picture page and could even see the damage you speak of.. Dang the black roller streaks... <br /><br />Lowering the tongue might help some, but I think you might still have a little bit of a problem...<br /><br />What i plan to do with mine is to use the winch stand only for the winch and not have a bow stop roller... Gonna cut all the bow stop roller buisness off and in place of the roller, I'm going to fab up a metal "V" with carpeted wood and place it lower down (below the bow eye).. I've seen this set-up on a few inboard ski boat trailers and a few bigguns like yours and it seems to work well... <br /><br />I'll throw some pics of the "V" part up on here when I get it done so you can see...

Re: Boat & Trailer Alignment help needed

SS,<br /><br />Two things to look at.<br /><br />1. The trailer should be level. If not, your hitch may be too high or low. A drop/lift drawbar may remedy that.<br /><br />2. Sounds like you're putting the boat trailer too deep in the water. That will make the stern go up and the bow down.