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Hi all, I'm very excited to be taking possession of my first Nautique (an '07 236) in a couple of months. It has a 2013 Nautique trailer with the bumpers instead of the guide poles I was used to on my previous wake boat ('03 Tige 24v), and I just wanted to get some opinions on anything to look out for with those trailers. Also, should this post be in the CC trailer forum or this Nautique one? Thanks.....Mike
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It always helps to have a picture of the item you're referencing so there's no confusion but I believe you're talking about a winch post with a bow roller and what I refer to as a bow stop used to secure the bow to the trailer.
Until this boat, I've only had trailers with the bow roller which is what I personally prefer as it makes getting the cover on the boat a bit easier. The advantage I can see with I call and refer to as a bow stop is in the name. I believe these (and the trailer loading guides at the rear of the trailer) first became popular with the early inboards primarily because inboard ski boats were less agile at the dock than outboards or I/O's and needed these devices to get the boat loaded properly due to having to power load the boat. Lord knows I've seen my share of guys loading boats at the ramp that looked more like a pinball game than a precision exercise while loading. I've also seen my share of guys perform loading where it looks like they're trying to load the boat into the back of the tow vehicle with way too much power. I've had friends and seen plenty of people at the ramp that for some reason think they need to slam to boat into the bow stop to properly load the boat or that is somehow required. Never understood this.
I started teaching my daughter how to load our vDrive 200 MariStar when she was 14. There were some, lets just say exciting moments where I would have liked a bow stop but by the end of the summer she had the procedure down. If you set your trailer properly and use proper technique lining the boat up in the bunks before making the push into the trailer, you should be able to set the boat into the bow stop or bow roller with no more than a slight bump. Sure, there are going to be times where the ramp is not optimal or you have a strong cross wind that's going to make getting the boat in the guides or settling the boat into the bunks more challenging but anyone with skills and patience can load these boats without a bow stop.
In the end either will work fine and I see which is being used as a preference by the boat trailer manufacture, not a requirement. -
Thanks so much for the insight - the key difference for me though is the side bumpers instead of guide poles at the left & right sides of the trailer. Good point about reference - photos - now uploaded. Really just looking for insight on this particular model of trailer and anything that I should look out for in terms of wear and any known issues. It's got disc brakes on at least one axle (waiting to hear if it's on the other), and surge coupling. Is it possible / necessary to add electric over hydraulic on these?Attached FilesComment
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I'm not at all familiar with that trailer. I have seen those loading bars used before once or twice on an inboard but it would not be normal here. I don't see any reason it wouldn't work but I personally would prefer the single pole version as it lets you pivot on the pole a bit if you're coming on a bad angle but this design is certianly usable.
Electric over Hydraulic is certainly a thing with the larger boats and there are conversion kits available. Here's a link to some information from eTrailer....
https://www.etrailer.com/faq-Adding-...sc-Brakes.aspxComment
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