gravismaximus
Cadet
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- May 20, 2020
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hi everyone, im having a problem loading and unloading my boat on my trailer. 98 252 fishmaster.
i got the boat in october, and trailer didnt come with the boat (brought it with me to pick up boat). part of the buying deal was the trailer was to be set up for me. but it was a saturday and the deal was out of state, so there was a time limit. they dropped the boat on my trailer and with the keel rollers all the way adjusted up the boat would still hit the fenders. so that not being part of a normal trailer set up they allowed me to remove them and drill new holes. my fenders are now 3/4 away from the boat and the tires, so no adjustment left there. they adjusted the positon of the boat so there was about 2 feet from the bow to the back glass of my suburban, just in case i needed to make a tight turn they were affraid id blow out my window. with doing so there was about 2 feet of boat stiicking off the back of the trailer (not including the outdrive) we pressed the bunks up to the boat and they left for the weekend......
i made it home just fine (6 hr drive) but did notice the trailer swayed a little bit, so the first and only time i launched the boat last year i moved my winch post towards the truck about 6". not affraid of hitting the glass even when trailer is jackknifed the boat is still a foot away. with the boat weight more forward it cured the sway.
now they never loaded or unloaded the boat, only used the lift to set it on the trailer.... so last year when i went to launch i found out quickly that my winch handle would hit into the bow of the boat while i was cranking. so i adjusted the hight of the winch to get boat loaded up. so over winter i offset the handle away from the center, so another problem cured. after i got home that day i noticed my front roller had bent.
took the boat out for the first time this year and had a bad time even getting it off the trailer. ( the secure eye got stuck on the bow roller). i tied the boat up and went back to the tailer, just so happens i brought some new roller shafts with me and i changed them on the spot. had fun with the family on the lake (no fish caught, boo) and came back and loaded up. my winch stand and the secure eye on the boat were not happy with each other again, so i adjusted it to be able to load again.. and again noiced that the shaft i had just changed a couple hrs ago was bent again.
after thinking about it, me moving the winch stand last year put the boat loaded position totally different. so heres what id like to know,. if i raise the bunks up ( more in front) and make them support the weight instead of the keel rollers wouldnt that take weight off the front most roller so i stop bending it? or is it because the boat bow is able to go farther onto the front roller thats (moved winch stand) making it bend. and the best fix is to move the stand back.again.
i got the boat in october, and trailer didnt come with the boat (brought it with me to pick up boat). part of the buying deal was the trailer was to be set up for me. but it was a saturday and the deal was out of state, so there was a time limit. they dropped the boat on my trailer and with the keel rollers all the way adjusted up the boat would still hit the fenders. so that not being part of a normal trailer set up they allowed me to remove them and drill new holes. my fenders are now 3/4 away from the boat and the tires, so no adjustment left there. they adjusted the positon of the boat so there was about 2 feet from the bow to the back glass of my suburban, just in case i needed to make a tight turn they were affraid id blow out my window. with doing so there was about 2 feet of boat stiicking off the back of the trailer (not including the outdrive) we pressed the bunks up to the boat and they left for the weekend......
i made it home just fine (6 hr drive) but did notice the trailer swayed a little bit, so the first and only time i launched the boat last year i moved my winch post towards the truck about 6". not affraid of hitting the glass even when trailer is jackknifed the boat is still a foot away. with the boat weight more forward it cured the sway.
now they never loaded or unloaded the boat, only used the lift to set it on the trailer.... so last year when i went to launch i found out quickly that my winch handle would hit into the bow of the boat while i was cranking. so i adjusted the hight of the winch to get boat loaded up. so over winter i offset the handle away from the center, so another problem cured. after i got home that day i noticed my front roller had bent.
took the boat out for the first time this year and had a bad time even getting it off the trailer. ( the secure eye got stuck on the bow roller). i tied the boat up and went back to the tailer, just so happens i brought some new roller shafts with me and i changed them on the spot. had fun with the family on the lake (no fish caught, boo) and came back and loaded up. my winch stand and the secure eye on the boat were not happy with each other again, so i adjusted it to be able to load again.. and again noiced that the shaft i had just changed a couple hrs ago was bent again.
after thinking about it, me moving the winch stand last year put the boat loaded position totally different. so heres what id like to know,. if i raise the bunks up ( more in front) and make them support the weight instead of the keel rollers wouldnt that take weight off the front most roller so i stop bending it? or is it because the boat bow is able to go farther onto the front roller thats (moved winch stand) making it bend. and the best fix is to move the stand back.again.