How do you guys usually put the boat back on the trailor??

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How do you guys usually put the boat back on the trailor??

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Was just wondering on how you guys do it?
Also how much you put the trailor in the water?
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Put as much trailer in the water thats needed to powerload, on mine just above the boat fender.
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I always drive mine on the trailer. It depends on the steepness of the ramp as to how much of the trailer goes in the water. If it is a steep ramp I leave less of the trailer in the water "so it can't slide back off easily", a not to steep ramp, I leave just enough of the bunks out to make sure it gets in the right position on the trailer :-D
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Well it use to be a whole lot simpler. I would just put the pointy end on first. :D But now I have one that don't have a pointy end and sometimes I get confused and back the thing on :roll:
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Ditto what Sir says .... :smt042

There have been times when I was glad no one was watching me trying to get my boat on the trailer. :oops: 2-3-4 tries, and I know it looked silly. Ended up just getting close and winching it on and then manually centering it after it was out of the water...... :oops:
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IT REALLY DEPENDS WHERE IT FELL OFF THE TRAILER.
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It depends on the boat, trailer, tides (if any) and ramp...I normally put the rear bunks half in the water....Drive her up and lock her down...
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Mojo,

Go to the busiest landing you can find on Sunday afternoon and watch for an hour or two. You will see plenty of how to and how nots.
Even better is Sat or Sun with an approaching Tstorm.

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I always drive mine on. Try putting your trailer at different depths until you find where your boat loads best.

Don't let chalk back your trailer down for you. First he removes the fenders so the trailer fits on the ramp better. Then he backs it down until the winch is wet. He figgers that's deep enough. :roll:
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tin can wrote: Don't let chalk back your trailer down for you. First he removes the fenders so the trailer fits on the ramp better. Then he backs it down until the winch is wet. He figgers that's deep enough. :roll:
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Reel Country wrote: Poor ole Chalk
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I back mine in until the fenders are almost under water. Then drive the boat on until it stops. This leaves me about a foot from the bow roller and winch I then hand crank it the last foot. I found this to be the fastest way since 1 out of 4 times if I pwer load it it will miss the bow roller and end up on one side of the other.
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TC- Leave the boy alone ..... He's just trying too hard..... :-D
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dstockwell wrote:Put as much trailer in the water thats needed to powerload...
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As stated above, each boat/trailer are different. One of my boats requires only the tips of the bunks to be in the water to launch and retrieve while the other need about half the bunks to be covered.

Pick a day when there is little/no traffic at the ramp and practice a few times. You'll soon get the hang of it.
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Jarhead said....
Pick a day when there is little/no traffic at the ramp and practice a few times. You'll soon get the hang of it.
Sometimes, just getting the boat into the water poses a similar challenge.
Here's a fella who had the same idea ...one for you Jarhead......(and other newbies)

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