umbighouse
New Member
I have a Sea-Doo Utopia 205. I have an issue getting the boat trailered well from the water. I've tried different trailer wheel depths but just can't seem to find a sweet spot.
What I usually do is drive the boat onto the trailer, give it a little more 'help' moving forward, and then try to winch it the rest of the way.
What I find is that by the time I winch it forward so that the bow meets the rubber roller, I've usually run out of winch strap, so it often doesn't touch the roller.
Sometimes, I can get it close, and I think that when I pull the trailer forward up the ramp, the boat may then settle down into position a little, and make contact (see photo). But I don't think this is the way it's supposed to work. I bought the boat used, and looking at the bow, there are black smudge marks from the bow roller much higher up than where I get it to make contact, so that tells me that the bow has been able to settle in higher up in the past.
When I trailer, there are often passengers (my kids) in the boat with me. I've experimented with them forward or aft, but again, can't find the sweet spot.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
What I usually do is drive the boat onto the trailer, give it a little more 'help' moving forward, and then try to winch it the rest of the way.
What I find is that by the time I winch it forward so that the bow meets the rubber roller, I've usually run out of winch strap, so it often doesn't touch the roller.
Sometimes, I can get it close, and I think that when I pull the trailer forward up the ramp, the boat may then settle down into position a little, and make contact (see photo). But I don't think this is the way it's supposed to work. I bought the boat used, and looking at the bow, there are black smudge marks from the bow roller much higher up than where I get it to make contact, so that tells me that the bow has been able to settle in higher up in the past.
When I trailer, there are often passengers (my kids) in the boat with me. I've experimented with them forward or aft, but again, can't find the sweet spot.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
