Trailer Question

[NewGuy]

OK marine engineers and enthusiasts, anybody ever use your Shorelander Trailer on a different boat? I have a 255XD with the standard Galv trailer, but bought an older reconditioned 2470 Pursuit. The Pursuit is about the same length and weight, but of course the deadrise is different at 21 degrees versus I believe 20 degrees on the Yammy and I'm sure the weight displacement (300 HP Suzuki) may differ. Any thoughts or pointers? The Yammy stays in dry stack, so I almost never use the trailer and thought I'll just put the Pursuit on that if it fits. May have to move the bunks in, but don't recall if they are adjustable?

 

[Cobra Jet Steering LLC]

It should work , remember a little ingenuity saves a lot of money, just get the tongue weight correct .

 

[NewGuy]

Thank you Cobra. Nothing like a real world test to see how wrong my math is in the end. Any other way to test the tongue weight other than buying a tongue scale I'll use once?

 

[Cobra Jet Steering LLC]

u haul or truck rental places usually rent those out
Tandem-Axle Trailers with 3500-, 5200- and 7000-lb. Axles

Size	Empty Weight	Tongue Weight
8.5 x 18	3000	450
8.5 x 20	3200	480
8.5 x 22	3400	510
8.5 x 24	3600	540

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[NewGuy]

OK cool - big thank you!

 

[NewGuy]

u haul or truck rental places usually rent those out
Tandem-Axle Trailers with 3500-, 5200- and 7000-lb. Axles

Size	Empty Weight	Tongue Weight
8.5 x 18	3000	450
8.5 x 20	3200	480
8.5 x 22	3400	510
8.5 x 24	3600	540

9 more rows

Picked it up and worked like a charm. Thank you again Cobra.