Quote Originally Posted by Aquadog View Post
I don't know what your winch setup looks like but I keep my stem cinched up tight against the bow roller. Boat trailers will flex on the road. You may be getting some varying stress on that bow eye from the trailer flexing. If your setup will allow, try cranking the stem up against the roller. You mentioned that you keep it off the roller by an inch. Other folks can chime in on how they trailer their boat.
A inch off roller is where it is after unhooking all straps, should the boat rest on the winch roller with all straps unhooked?

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