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Thank you everyone for the advice. Without having to re-engineer the whole trailer by moving axles or welding up a new bow stop. I am inclined to try the simplest option first. That being to turn the base around the other way and then re-install the winch in new wholes. I follow the rule that...
Here is the boat hooked up to the truck at the proper balance. You can see here how the winch stand is all the way back. he adjustment on the bow stop will only move it further away or too low on the bow.
I purchased this boat this last summer and have found that when the boat is all the way up against the bow stop, the trailer is too tongue heavy and the bunks stick out past the stern about 4". When I load it with the stern even with the bunks it is at a perfect balance but the boat is then 4"...
