how much tongue weight?

[brent suzkui wyble j16]

i have a j16 skiff, 350# w/15hp 100# on a B&S trailer. the tongue weight is around 250#! is that right, if it is to heavy how do i fix? the transom is even with the bunks, the axel can be only moved up about 4".

[DJ]

brent,Four inches will make a HUGE difference. Tongue weight should be abot 10% of total.

[JB]

Yup. Like DJohns says, move her up.Good luck.

[Beaux]

Always best to have a balanced trailer. If you dont want to move axles.... then make yourself longer bunks and move boat back more distribute weight to rear. Also make sure your fuel/etc is in stern of boat when trailering which will affect tongue weight no matter how much you adjust trailer. with a 16' carolina and a 15 hp O/B, does it pull "bad" when you trailer? I wouldn't think it would be that bad of a pull with a full size vehicle. How does it handle when you pull it? Or is it just a hassle to have that much weight on the tongue when hooking/unhooking the boat from the car?

[brent suzkui wyble j16]

Beaux it does not pull bad at all, Toytota Tundrajust at 250# tongue for such a small rig it is hard to move around the yard. its not that i dont want to move the axel it is i can only move it about 4" would that make a change i could tell or is it not worth it?

[BassMan283]

According to those numbers, you have over half your total weight on the tongue. that means the axle must be clear at the back of the trailer. I don't think 4" is going to gain a whole lot. What prevents you from moving the axle farther than that?

[brent suzkui wyble j16]

just the way the fram is made. the axel is a assemble that will slid on the fram. the axel is way in the back. guess i will have to live with it.

[Beaux]

Depending on the length of your trailer and where your boats sits on it, four inches forward could actually make a pretty large difference in tongue weight (especially on a short trailer).

[brent suzkui wyble j16]

it is short, i will move it up as far as i can. thanks.

[brent suzkui wyble j16]

i was able to move axel up 8", got tongue weight down to 120# is that all i can do or is that good enuff?

[blifsey]

Have you weighed entire trailer/boat package? You don't indicate weight of trailer itself in original and that must be included in calculations. Also, does 350# just the hull or is it "stuff" in boat also (fuel, gear, anchors, etc.). At 120#, 10~15% range for tongue weight would be 800 to 1200 lbs.