Prop hitting Boatmate prop guard.

[Kenv]

Just curious if anyone else with a Boatmate trailer has nicked their prop on prop guard while launching or retrieving the boat? I've got a 15 G21 and guess I was a bit crooked when I went out from the trailer. Looking at the angle of the prop guard...it doesn't give much room for error. My bad for sure...just wish it had a little more angle on the down slope. It did one blade enough that I have to get it repaired. Apparently...from the marks already there that were older and rusted a bit...I must have hit it more than once in the past 5 years.

[bturner]

I did one something like this a few years back. Crap launch forced us to drop the trailer in too deep and was way too uneven to boot. We should have floated the boat on the trailer but we didn't and paid the price. If you're up this far on the trailer and the trailer bunks aren't forcing you straight I'm pretty certain you have your trailer too deep. By the time you get this far the bunks should be forcing the boat up the center of the trailer.

[Kenv]

Bturner.....Actually....I think the reason I hit it was because the trailer was TOO level....not deep enough......and the boat didn't float off the back enough....if you get what I mean. I've been launching on the rocks/shore at my place...and now I've lost the angle and it flattened out too much. So I had to back way in but my fenders were not gaining depth. "Normally"...i'm "just right"....but I had to really throttle it to pull it off the bunks...and when I throttled too hard...the back swung over.

[XBIGPUN66]

We float our 210 on and off now. The boat launch angle was changed to a deeper angle couple years ago and we smoked two props on our boatmate prop guard. Had to repair the trailer also. Expensive mistakes.

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[Kenv]

Yep....I hear you. NEVER had a problem in 20 years with my other V-Drives....but...they were all on Magnum Trailers from down in South Texas. I'm just gonna be more careful going forward. I'm not new to the game...just new to hitting my prop on the dam "Prop Guard"....LOL Thanks guys for the replies.

[Kenv]

Oh...and thanks for moving my post to the proper area. Appreciate it Jeff.

[Ironman97459]

Had this happen on my 16 model once. Always float off trailer now to avoid a repeat.


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[dhmcfadin]

Yep....I hear you. NEVER had a problem in 20 years with my other V-Drives....but...they were all on Magnum Trailers from down in South Texas. I'm just gonna be more careful going forward. I'm not new to the game...just new to hitting my prop on the dam "Prop Guard"....LOL Thanks guys for the replies.

Magnum is where it's at but I'm biased being from Texas

[distinguishedmotorsports]

Magnum is where it's at but I'm biased being from Texas

Two Texans in a row and yall claim Magnum's are made in "South" Texas?

Allow a third Texan to chime in. They are made in the people's republic of Austin. AKA Central Texas.

Back on topic, always safe to float on and winch up than power push, IMO. Not even the best boat mate trailer will stop you from whacking props on steel if you come in sideways.

[dhmcfadin]

Two Texans in a row and yall claim Magnum's are made in "South" Texas?

Allow a third Texan to chime in. They are made in the people's republic of Austin. AKA Central Texas.

Who said anything about south Texas lol? I live in Austin.

[Kenv]

Yes...you are correct...Headquartered in Austin...so yeah...more Central. But...FYI i hit my prop going off the trailer...not power pushing. I was more..."power pulling"...LOL. When my 2021 G23 gets here...i'll be more careful.

[jamesmh]

We've hit the prop on our '16 G23 on the trailer while loading. It's a Boatmate trailer and not easy to get this beast loaded onto it. We've typically had to power load it in order to get the bow eye up to the roller, but have recently started loading it shallow, then hooking the strap, and then having the truck driver back in another 2 feet deeper while I crank it on. At that point you have to get back in the boat and hold the guide poles when you pull up the ramp to keep the boat centered. At least this way we're not power loading and risking another expensive mistake..

[BasaltRMK]

FYI - This ^^ is how I load my 2020 G21 as well. My trailer bunks are _slightly_ out of alignment so the centering between the guide poles is always necessary.

- bob

[Scooter G]

That is a horrible sound, the sound of more money leaving your wallet. Not only the tweaked prop, but the battle scar left on the trailer.
We had a Boatmate/Supra and hashed the prop on a crooked load. You only do it once. Prop never gets engaged on the slip in until it is completely off the trailer, key word is launch the boat with the final back in push. On the load, prop doesn't get engaged until the boat is centered and resting on the bunks past the mid way point. Get a good visual when your boat is on the trailer of where the guard is vs the prop. You will have an idea of about how far you are on the trailer during the load for the "danger zone", if it's not centered don't spin. As mentioned before, we back the trailer in at levels during the loading process from wheel wells just barely under the water for the approach, and then deeper for the final once the boat has settled.

[Alan12]

Float on and float off for us on a 2022 G23 Paragon. Easy to do and take no extra time…saves the bunks and the bottom of the boat.