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Trailer Bow Winch
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You should not do that. The strap under the roller prevents the boat/ski from coming forward in the event of an accident or quick stop. Over the roller it helps it move forward. Dangerous to do.
Ok. First thing to Do is get the tongue weight correct. It should be around 100 pounds. You do this by moving either the axle or the boat. Once that is correct, then move the winch mount to the boat if needed.
Just back the trailer in a few more inches, that is the easiest way. I know on my trailer the water is just level with the top of my fenders and it's perfect. Yes, I use super steep ramps to almost flat ramps, same deal on the fenders. I could pull my boat up with one hand, it's a bunk trailer, you sould not have to bust your hump to get your boat on the trailer. If my winch strap has been out 3' in it's life time that would amaze me. You just need to get the trailer at the right place on the ramp. Practice, see what works the easiest then just mark the fender with a piece of tape or something so you can hit the mark every time and look like a champ at the ramp! I bought my boat new in 99, NEVER moved the winch post, they set them dead on in my eyes. And as Coastie mention DO NOT put the strap over the roller unless you want to look like this guy, LOL
JJinSC
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No, no. Strap stays under roller. Otherwise, slamming of the brakes or even worse a collision can let the boat slide forward and possibly off the trailer.
Edit: I jumped too soon. I see Joe and Racer has already addressed this.
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JPass
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I agree.
I typically back the trailer down until there's only about 6" of the front of the bunks out of water. When I put the boat on the trailer, she's snug up against the roller. You need to find a good reference point for how deep to put the trailer when retrieving your boat. Just takes some time to figure out the sweet spot.
CSager: just want to confirm your bunks are carpeted. In your last pics, it looks like the bunks are bare wood.
JPass
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Saw that too. That would definitely make it harder to winch the boat up by hand. I really hope that's an old pic or something.
Yeah. Forget making it hard to get on the trailer. I'm cringing that it's going to rub on hull, even if it's covered in carpet.
JPass
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Agreed. I was just regurgitating what the OP said about difficulty winching the boat up by hand. The bare wood would absolutely make it difficult to winch up by hand.
Lol, I missed that. Still early.
Jnz
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It sounds like just backing the trailer in a little further is going to take care of things. I was thinking it was a little odd to have to adjust the trailer that is usually already set up, but I've never had problems getting them snugged all the way until this. Thanks everyone
CSager
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Lol it's all good that pic was just for a reference for the bunks I had the boat out for holidays we just got back a few days ago. The trailer still had the original bunks from 2006 carpet looked ok but when we came back to camp we were just checking out the trailer and I noticed a little sag on one of the bunks. I pushed on it slightly and it was rotten right through! There was no replacements in our area but I did find sliders for bunks at a hardware store. So we replaced them with 2x6 treated wood and placed the sliders on for a quick fix I'll be going back to the carpet because the slides are to slippery for my liking but the boat sure does crank up easy!!! So check your bunks I never thought about them before but that would have been a disaster if one let go while loading!!
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