drive-on trailering question

[rbigg]

I'll be single handing my boat.<br /><br />Do most of the boats that have a trailer "drive-on" setup stay in place enough, once they're all the way up where they should be, for the operator to get out and fully secure the bow eye to the post---without 'em trying to slide back down or drift out?

 

[QC]

Re: drive-on trailering question

When you say "drive-on", do you mean rollers?<br /><br />I have bunks. I always bring my boat in nice and soft and then run it up the bunks with some power once she is straight. Unless I have a bunch of people in the boat and they all move OR if there is a tidal surge or wake that comes in from behind, she will stay put.<br /><br />Another trick, but one that is VERY dangerous is to leave it in gear while you get the winch attached. If the trailer is high enough there is little chance that the boat will end up in your truck, but with a big wave and the trailer too deep . . .<br /><br />I am not sure how yours attaches to the post. If you have to get her all the way there without a winch, then it is more likely to slide back down, becasue your trailer needs to be deeper.

 

[90skichallenger]

Re: drive-on trailering question

I have a drive on as well and that can be a problem. I have found the trick is to be just deep enough that you can run the boat to the stop with some juice and usually it will stay in place. I am seriously considering adding a winch for that reason and others. What if my boat quits etc. I am fabricating my own bracket out of thick angle iron and welding it to the trailer.

 

[QC]

Re: drive-on trailering question

Ski-Chal dude,<br /><br />My old trailer was what I call a "float-on" becasue it had a "floater-bar". Seems about the size of your boat. This one was cake as I literally floated it up, shut down, reached over the bow and stuck in the pin. Your bow is closed (I think), so a little more difficult. Is this like your trailer though?<br /><br />

 

[jtexas]

Re: drive-on trailering question

Yep, I have bunks - power it right up to the bow stop, walk forward & reach over to hook it up.

 

[noelm]

Re: drive-on trailering question

Hi<br />I have made (after seeing one) a small "hook" type of thing similar to a self latching gate, that when the boat comes on the trailer it just "latches" at the winch eye, works a treat and does not let your boat slide back again, I think they are made comercially now out of stainless, but I am sure almost any one could make their own, I did!