roscoe
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I found these trailer setup tips in an ebay listing. It might help someone to setup their trailer.<br /><br />*Trailer tip! #1 Remember that only about 10% of the weight of the boat should be on the keel rollers.The rest of the weight must be on the wood bunks. No wieght or too much weight on the keel rollers makes launching and retrieving the boat much harder than it needs to be. This is the best way to achieve proper roller height.<br /><br />Get the boat centered on the trailer. <br />Lower all keel roller brackets as low as they can go <br />If any rollers are still touching the boat the wooden bunks must be adjusted (In, out, or up ) to get all weight off rollers. <br />Take a floor jack and a 2x4, center it under the rear roller and jack up the roller and bracket till it just touches the boat, then give the jack another 1/2 of a pump. <br />Repeat process untill all rollers are adjusted properly.<br />*Trailer tip! #2 Winch post height adjustment.<br /><br />When boat is on the trailer and out of the water, Winch strap or cable must be in a level straight line directly from the winch to the bow eye. Make whatever adjustments are necessary to achieve a straight-level line. <br />*After trailer is adjusted properly, be sure to leave winch strap connected to bow eye untill trailer is backed all the way down the ramp. If winch is unhooked from bow eye while backing down the ramp, there is a very good chance boat will slide off onto the ramp(not a good thing)
