Bow not resting on rollor?

[Nordicron]

Hey everyone just posted my babies pic on the show thread. Now I have my first question? I have pretty much been floating my boat on and then basically only using the winch to pull the bow eye up tight to the rolloer but no matter what it seems after I pull out of the water the boat has moved back a inch or two? Is this normal or am I doing something wrong? Is this gonna hurt the boat? Thanks much

[NautiDave07]

RE: Bow not resting on rollor?

You may have to float it on then power it up tight. My 236 does this sometimes and when you look underneath it is not sitting flat all the way down the trailer bunk. I will leave it like that if only towing a mile or so to storage. If I was going to haul long distance I would not leave it like that. If you have an accident or stop very hard while towing your boat may slam that stop which may or may not hurt anything.

[Familyman]

Its probably the angle of your boat when the trailer is in the water... If the ramp is steep and your trailer is deep it will appear that your bow is touching the roller... Once you pull out the back end of the boat sits down on the bunk and raises the bow off the roller... (I doubt your strap is loosening each time)

[NautiDave07]

basically when you float it on you are too deep. Float it up there then leave the boat in gear as your truck guy pulls up just a bit then shut er down

[Nordicron]

I think you guys are on to something about the boat appears tight till the stern settles on the bunk when pulling out. But what I don't get then is how can you float on and not put the trailer in pretty deep? I mean to not have to drag the bow up with the winch I have to back in fairly far with the trailer. I don't think we have any steeper than normal ramps here. I'm telling you the bow eye is tight, you couldn't winch it any further, so I don't see how using the moter would help. I guess I'm just gonna have either except this or not back so far in but use the winch to pull it in but I hate doing that as I can just imagine the bunks grinding away at the gel coat! Is power loading easier on the hull?

[AirTool]

Should your strap go over the roller instead of under it? I can't tell by the pictures. That could make a big difference.

[madboater2]

I agree with Nautidave you have the trailer too deep by 6 to 10 inches. Try pulling your vehicle up by that distance and crank up the winch to tighten up the boat again. I would not tow with the boat not resting on the bow roller. Just keep trying different techiques, positions of the trailer in the water, depth until you find the spot that works best.

[2gofaster]

As long as your carpet on the bunks is in good shape, you will have no hull issues. Check the bunks when you're parking the trailer just to make sure. Just back the trailer in really deep so the bunks get wet, then pull it forward to load the boat. You can also buy other material to cover the bunks than carpet.

[pj]

Depress the brakes firmly while the bunks are still wet. she'll snuggle right up to the bow roller for ya.