Trailer fit?

jitterbug127

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How does this trailer fit look? I will adjust for tongue weight with my bathroom scale but thought this would be a good place to start.
 

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Ayuh,..... Looks alittle to far forward to me,....
 

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Where would y’all recommend the back of the boat sit on the trailer? I can move it back quite a bit.
 

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The trailer fram does go to the back of the boat, if it has enough tongue weight you can shorten those bunks…
 

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Where would y’all recommend the back of the boat sit on the trailer? I can move it back quite a bit.
Ayuh,...... Yer picture is abit lacking clarity, but I like the back of the hull at, or close to the back of the trailer, which best I can tell, would mean also shortening the bunks,....
 

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It sounds like you are well aware of proper tongue weight but just in case to emphasize as Dingbat suggests > here is a short vid regarding the dangers of improper tongue weight link.

Given your current situation you could even do a little experimenting by adjusting it at either end of the 10 to 15% range and take it for a test drive to see what you are most comfortable with. To get your overall trailer / boat weight, in order to dial in the proper tongue weight, I have also found both the local rock quarries as well as the tractor scales on the freeways very accommodating in measuring up trailer (and combination weights). I just go talk to them first and explain what I am looking to do. I even once measured passenger to driver side on a 33’ travel trailer to ensure I was loading it properly (left to right) for a long haul I was prepping for.
 

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I’m going to cut bunks down. I was able to assess to tongue weight and I’m already well within that 10%-15% range. Plan to cut bunks down in next few days. I made them longer as a temporary repair until I got the 2’ tongue extension welded on.
 

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Cut the remaining few inches off the bunks, even with the transom, as the part that protrudes may get in the way of tabs, transducers etc. that someone may want to mount.
 

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The Boat is a couple of Inches too far back, as those Bunks are unsupported Wood. I would than either cut the Bunks, or move them forward, until the End is directly above the Connection to the Trailer Frame. that is where I would have the Transom, located. If you want to have the Transom further back, the Bunks need to be supported better as in
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jitterbug127

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Tongue weight is good no matter where I move boat within a few inches. I will move it back up on trailer.

Is the ideal location between the top picture and bottom picture? Thanks yall

Rob
 

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Left position 1, right position 2
 

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Tongue weight is good no matter where I move boat within a few inches. I will move it back up on trailer.

Is the ideal location between the top picture and bottom picture? Thanks yall

Rob
In reality it doesn’t matter one bit.

The weight of the boat is concentrated at its center of gravity.

With cg directly over the axle, the back of the boat weighs nothing. Reason why you move the cg towards the hitch to create tongue weight.
 

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It’s absolutely perfect to tongue weight either place I move it. 150 lbs tongue weight. Total weight is 1020 lbs plus or minus gear.
 
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