First Fish!...Ooops

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First Fish!...Ooops

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Ok, so I should have left the posting up to Saskie! :oops:

I posted a message about our first fish landed in our new boat, that it was a great day, but loading the boat back on the trailer was a nightmare.

I got some great tips and tried to post a reply but got a bunch of error messages and being the Doe Head I am, ended up deleting the post. :oops:

Now I can't remember what was said so that I can tell Saskie when he gets home.

Basically, we get the darn thing lined up, drive it on the trailer almost all the way, crank it up a little further. It settles into the bunkers but when we go to pull it out of the water the back end sits too far to one side and it doesn't seem to be far enough on the trailer.

Yet again, any tips/suggestions welcome!
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Post by Markus »

Can you post a pic of the boat sitting on the trailer?
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Post by MichaelVandenberg »

Try not to put the trailer in too far. You want to have it so that you can still drive the boat up on the trailer but you either have to winch it or give a little more on the throttle to get the boat all the way on. This has been my experience anyways.

You have carpeted bunks or rollers? Carpeted bunks are a little easier as the boat won't slide (too easily anyways) off the trailer. Rollers are tricky as the boat will roll off the trailer if on an incline.

Cheers,

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Post by Rex Mundi »

I have had the same problem on a few occasions. You just need to get a little practice at it. After a few times it will get better. I think last night was a little difficult at the launch with the cross wind. Plus with the dock there not being straight with the ramp it is a little misleading. It took me three times to get on the trailer myself last night. I don't know if you have trailer guides on each side at the ottom or not but what I do with my boat is back it in until the guides are just starting to go bellow the water.
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Post by RJ »

My tip also would be the trailer is in too far....mine goes until only half the bunks are wet....then I drive it right on.....piece of cake.... :wink:

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Post by Wall-I-Guy »

Rex has mentioned them and I would suggest, get the side bunks if you don't have them. Impossible to screw up loading the boat then :!: :wink:
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I will usually back the trailer so the bunk or roller that the center of the bow rests on is just under water, but I am sure that all trailers have that sweet spot. Once you find the best depth for your trailer it will be a piece of cake...That is until the wind starts to howl :twisted:

Just like fishin, practice makes perfect.

Hope you fill the new ride with fish this weekend :!: :wink: :D
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Post by crash »

Sakie it does take a little practice.
I still bad at it .
I did notice that you did remember the plug ins. :D
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Post by Muskiemagnet »

Generally most trailers require you to go into the water until the top of the wheel well only. This lets the bunks or rollers do thier job and straiten out the boat for you.

Trailer guides are a dream, I recommend them to anyone with a boat bigger than 14ft. Fool proof.
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Post by skooter »

crash wrote:Sakie it does take a little practice.
I still bad at it .
I did notice that you did remember the plug ins. :D
Geeze, ....Crash, ....are you ever goin to let the plug thing die... :roll: :lol:

I've found the best for me, ...especially in a wind, is to just back in far enough to submerge the back roller about 6 to 8" under the water and crank 'er up, the more boat you can get out of the water quicker, obviously affects how much the wind will try to blow it around.

The only downside sometimes, ....is doin' the tightrope walk down the trailer to hook up the winch...... :lol: :wink:
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Post by Saskette »

Thanks for all the tips guys!

I can't get a picture of the boat as it sits on the trailer right now but if the next try doesn't go any better I'll take one of it then.

Judging from the posts I think your right that we were too deep. We did try with the trailer not so deep but I thought we had to be deeper to get the bow up higher on the V shaped rest at the front of the trailer.

I think the first try at putting the boat on the trailer the post at the front actually moved a bit and I think that's why it does look like the boat is as far forward as it was before. Hopefully as long as it rests on the V it will be far enough forward. We'll go shallow nest time and hopefully that will get the back straightened out.

I guess I had this disillusion that the carpeted bunkers meant it just slid into place with no problem no matter what you did! :oops:
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