Trailer configuration

[horndog]

I bought a boat, a used one and to me the trailer looks too big for the boat. That is the least of my concerns.<br /><br />The issue I am having is when I reel the boat in for retrieval, the bow eye is rolling right over the box stop thus annihilating the bow stop into chunks of rubber, on top of that its putting a lot of pressure on the bow eye, which I had to relay glass in the inside yesterday to reinforce it with a piece of 1/4" steel as well.<br /><br />With the boat on the trailer the bow eye is just above the bow stop. Would raising the bow stop prevent this from happening?<br /><br />I can post a picture of the configuration if necessary.

 

[22WRF]

Re: Trailer configuration

A trailer too big for a boat is as bad as a trailer too small for the boat.<br /><br />Reasoning is: The larger trailer has heavier springs which allows road shock to be transfered to the boat rather being absorbed by the springs.

 

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

Re: Trailer configuration

horndog, I will agree with LCM that a trailer to big for the boat is bad cause it will vibrate everything on the boat at ever hole you hit.<br /><br />Now as far as your question, you need to have the strap eye below the stop for obvious reasons.<br />You should be able to loosen some bolts and raise the stop up.<br />Get the boat back past it and then raise it up to where the eye is just below the stop.<br /><br />BTW, how do you figure the trailer is to big?<br />A lot of trailer sticking out past the rear of the boat or what?