beckoning
Petty Officer 2nd Class
- Joined
- Dec 15, 2010
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- 161
This is going to be hard to explain, but I'll try. I have a 19' aluminum boat weighing a little less than 2,000lb with motor, kicker, 25gallons of gas, and gear. I need to know how to adjust my rollers so the bow comes into the rubber V, and the bow eye comes under the roller.
My tongue weight was about 1% and pulling was dangerous. To make it between 7-10%, I moved the winch bracket forward on the tongue about 8-10", and moved the rear roller rack forward about 10", otherwise the rear-most rollers would hang out beyond the back of the boat. All seemed good. I put the boat on the trailer and the tongue weight is about 160lb. However, for some reason, the boat rides high on the rubber V so it is impossible to have the winch strap be below the front roller. I can't seem to pull the boat all the way into the rubber V at the front, or have the bow eye come in below the roller.
I know this is confusing, but any thoughts would be helpful so the boat sits on the trailer more balanced instead of trying to be nose high.
My tongue weight was about 1% and pulling was dangerous. To make it between 7-10%, I moved the winch bracket forward on the tongue about 8-10", and moved the rear roller rack forward about 10", otherwise the rear-most rollers would hang out beyond the back of the boat. All seemed good. I put the boat on the trailer and the tongue weight is about 160lb. However, for some reason, the boat rides high on the rubber V so it is impossible to have the winch strap be below the front roller. I can't seem to pull the boat all the way into the rubber V at the front, or have the bow eye come in below the roller.
I know this is confusing, but any thoughts would be helpful so the boat sits on the trailer more balanced instead of trying to be nose high.
