Trailer SetUp ?

[abl1111]

Thx for the comments. The winch bracket was bent before I got the boat. The bow has never sat at home into the V roller since I've owned the boat. I add the yellow strap you see to minimize any movement.

I've made a few changes to the trailer since I got it. I raised and properly supported the bunks ( they had screws holding them in place - I through bolted all ) a few inches and added rollers to meet the bottom V of the hull. The bunks have almost all the support. For reference, I screwed fire-hose material as bunk carpet and that stuff is AWESOME. I also added (2) 8' decking boards angled just-right to mimic the V of the hull and this helped getting the boat lined-up to the bunks perfectly to load. Prior to this it was HELL to load the boat.

My thoughts:

- The winch needs to stay either in-line with the winch eye or slightly above it. Below it does create a downward pull for the last few feet - when you need the winch most to drive the bow home. Lowering the winch bracket creates the above problem and the V of the boat gets further from the bow roller as you lower it.

- If it would work, I think mounting the winch to the vertical post and lowering the bow roller a bit would be a good idea.

- Or, replacing the whole winch mount and getting one hat has an area specifically for the winch and one that sticks out for the bow roller.

As an aside - when I first bought this boat - it came from the Port Charlotte, FL area. The (2) guys who delivered it for the guy I bought it from were… uh… well, I thought of the movie, 'Deliverance'… How they got the boat to NY in one pc was a miracle. They did notice sparks one night behind the 18' box truck they were using to haul it - a tire had blown and by the time they noticed, the rim was reduced to the size of a NY bagel - darkness saved the boat !

This trailer has always looked wrong and and will never be right. It is built like a brick sh*t house though. A galvanized steal I-beam bent in a U. It works for my needs.