Boat to roller

[rayg1022]

Is it nessasary to bring the boat all the way up and past the roller on the trailer or can there be a cap between the too if its strapped and chained?

 

[sunbyrned]

Is it nessasary to bring the boat all the way up and past the roller on the trailer or can there be a cap between the too if its strapped and chained?

What I found with mine is that the bow bounces around when traveling if it's not supported by the roller. Still may be safe, I don't know. But it bounces.

 

[swatski]

Is it necessary to bring the boat all the way up and past the roller on the trailer or can there be a cap between the too if its strapped and chained?

As tight as possible, many use a "5mph hard stop maneuver" to push the boat forward on the trailer. Before getting out on a highway. I do.

Bouncing around is one thing, but the bigger issue is that with a gap between the boat and the bow stop the boat can become a missile during emergency braking. You don't want to have any space for the hull to be able to move forward and accelerate as the bow stop may not stop her - when going from 70 to 0mph in 100feet.

Okay, don't believe me?
Try the "5mph hard stop maneuver" but going a little bit faster, like 10-15 mph, see what happens when the bow moves a couple of inches and hits the bow stop... lol (hint: it will feel pretty jarring).

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[rayg1022]

Got it. We took the boat out yesterday and when cranking the boat to trailer all the way to the roller when I pulled out for some reason the boat shifted back off the roller why is that when it was tight to began with?

 

[swatski]

Got it. We took the boat out yesterday and when cranking the boat to trailer all the way to the roller when I pulled out for some reason the boat shifted back off the roller why is that when it was tight to began with?

It will(almost) always do that as the trailer flexes. A short "5mph hard stop" off the ramp will tack her nice onto the roller, then tighten the stern tie downs. After that the boat should not move on the treilr an the tie downs should not get any slack, no matter how far the tow.

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[rayg1022]

Thank you

 

[rayg1022]

Is it okay to leave your dock bumpers attached to your outside of your boat at all times?

 

[swatski]

Is it okay to leave your dock bumpers attached to your outside of your boat at all times?

If you are launching or retrieving and you have trailer guide poles - no, they can jam w/a bumper.
Otherwise it depends, I tend to take them off when not in use, but I guess it is a personal preference.

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[Gym]

As @swatski stated if you have trailer guideons just flip the FENDERS in the boat when launching & retrieving. Flip them back out when tying up to the dock.

 

[Joatmon]

The gap happens after you pull the boat out of the water because of the angle of the trailer on the ramp in relation to the angle of the boat floating on the water. The more the angle the more the gap. I had this issue of the stern shifting to one side after cranking tight because my factory trailer winch post was welded off center and I had to redo. My boat is too heavy to slide forward when braking hard so I have to crank it tight on the roller on the ramp. The boat will bounce if not tight and strain the trailer frame. Don’t be too far in the water on the ramp and crank it tight to the roller.

 

[MidnightRider]

The gap happens after you pull the boat out of the water because of the angle of the trailer on the ramp in relation to the angle of the boat floating on the water. The more the angle the more the gap

This ^^. The steeper the ramp the more exaggerated this effect is.

 

[Joatmon]

This ^^. The steeper the ramp the more exaggerated this effect is.

I’m not hip to what ^^ means but I think we are saying the same thing. The greater the angle delta between the trailer bunk plane and the resting plane of the hull on the trailer the greater the gap between the bow and the roller as the two planes become parallel when exiting the water on the ramp.

 

[MidnightRider]

I’m not hip to what ^^ means but I think we are saying the same thing. The greater the angle delta between the trailer bunk plane and the resting plane of the hull on the trailer the greater the gap between the bow and the roller as the two planes become parallel when exiting the water on the ramp.

LOL - I'm not hip either - was just "pointing" to your quote. i.e. agreeing with you.

 

[Joatmon]

I would say “groovy” but that shows my age.

I feel hip now.