Ok fellers and Ladies, need some advice, of course I am having to learn to load

this new to me boat and was wandering if anyone would suggest to spray something on the bunks to help the boat slide up on trailer and if so, what should I use ? found out wednesday that I cant just run the boat up and then pull it up the rest of the way with the winch, my son (purty good size feller) had to struggle pretty hard to winch it up about 8-10 inches to lock it down. of course dont wanna ES it or run up into the back of my tow vehicle either. so just gimme yall's thoughts


thanks

maachuu

Back the trailer more in the water and give it more gas.

Back trailer in a little futher

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Originally Posted by big h trucking

back trailer in a little futher

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yep

Thanks Big H, will give that a shot, just dont want to run up on the tow vehicle. This boat is so much heavier than the G3 16footer I had and I would just drive it up on there with out no problem. Just gotta get used to the weight of this boat. I will say that goin down the water with a little chop to it is way smoother at 38mph than it was at 27mph in my old G3.


thanks for the info

Thanks MrJim :)

Larry, I like to have just the top of the trailer fenders out of the water when I back in. Ease the boat on the trailer and then when it stops, if it's not far enuff up, give it some gas adn push it the the front. Doing it this way it cant get enuff momentium to jump off the trailer. Good luck

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Originally Posted by Rees Guide

Larry, I like to have just the top of the trailer fenders out of the water when I back in. Ease the boat on the trailer and then when it stops, if it's not far enuff up, give it some gas adn push it the the front. Doing it this way it cant get enuff momentium to jump off the trailer. Good luck

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Thanks John Thumbs Up

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Originally Posted by Rees Guide

Larry, I like to have just the top of the trailer fenders out of the water when I back in. Ease the boat on the trailer and then when it stops, if it's not far enuff up, give it some gas adn push it the the front. Doing it this way it cant get enuff momentium to jump off the trailer. Good luck

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Thats the way I do mine....I like the fender tops three inches out of the water......I drive on untill it stops then power up to the stop.

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Originally Posted by Rees Guide

Larry, I like to have just the top of the trailer fenders out of the water when I back in. Ease the boat on the trailer and then when it stops, if it's not far enuff up, give it some gas adn push it the the front. Doing it this way it cant get enuff momentium to jump off the trailer. Good luck

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Back the trailer in deep and wet it down then pull up to where you want it and follow Rees info.

Just keep practicing. You'll learn how much trailer to put in the water on your favorite ramp. Pull on the trailer gently until the boat stops, then accelerate gently until the bow eye hits the roller. If you can't power it on all the way have your son back up another 6" then try again. Once you get it right, look and see how much trailer is in the water. Next time try to put your trailer in that position.
I have to believe if too much of the trailer is out of the water for the outboard to push it on, the winch isn't going to exert enough energy to move it at all.

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Originally Posted by ATM

Just keep practicing. You'll learn how much trailer to put in the water on your favorite ramp. Pull on the trailer gently until the boat stops, then accelerate gently until the bow eye hits the roller. If you can't power it on all the way have your son back up another 6" then try again. Once you get it right, look and see how much trailer is in the water. Next time try to put your trailer in that position.
I have to believe if too much of the trailer is out of the water for the outboard to push it on, the winch isn't going to exert enough energy to move it at all.

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Thanks ATM and all the others that have answered, I know it is probably what is considered a dumb question but when you go from a 16footer that dont weight probably half as much as the new boat, I will be honest, you couldnt drive a needle up my butthole with a sledge hammer when Im trying to load the boat Rofl again thanks to all for your patience with a rookie owner :)

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Originally Posted by Rees Guide

Larry, I like to have just the top of the trailer fenders out of the water when I back in. Ease the boat on the trailer and then when it stops, if it's not far enuff up, give it some gas adn push it the the front. Doing it this way it cant get enuff momentium to jump off the trailer. Good luck

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x 2.
Yeah what he said. Lol

All the ramps are busy this time of year and everyone needs to be patience when people are loading there boats.

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That old boat was light enough to winch. Just be patient and gentle and by the end of the summer you will be a seasoned pro big boat loader.

put the trailer in deep enough to wet ALL of the bunks, then pull back out a bit, will take some trial and error to find the spot thats best. Wetting the entire length of the bunks will/should help the boat slide up the bunks a bit easier, even if using the winch the last little bit. Some people spray "Pam" cooking spray on their bunks, but I've never tried it. Could consider using some of those "bunk slicks" just on the front of the bunks if all else fails.

took me awhile to learn exactly how much of the trailer to put in the water. i have found that backing all the way in and getting the bunks wet helps some. this fishin by yourself gets a little stressful when you hit geezerism. that walk up the ramp can get very tiring after a long day on the lake. on the subject i wish folks would turn off their lights when backing in. i ain't the greatest of backer uppers and lights at the bottom blind me....

I can tell ya this. Don't slam the brakes on the truck tryin to slide the boat forward. Oh, it'll bring'er forward alright. Don't ask me how I know this. Wait, you already know how I know this.

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I can tell ya this. Don't slam the brakes on the truck tryin to slide the boat forward. Oh, it'll bring'er forward alright. Don't ask me how I know this. Wait, you already know how I know this.

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Minner, thanks for sharing that bit of wisdom with me :) and yes seems that I do remember how you learned that lesson, believe it was cold and you were in or around Florence AL, correct ?

Back the trailer completely under ,then pull out till desired level . Kind of like spitting on it !

me too

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Originally Posted by Rees Guide

Larry, I like to have just the top of the trailer fenders out of the water when I back in. Ease the boat on the trailer and then when it stops, if it's not far enuff up, give it some gas adn push it the the front. Doing it this way it cant get enuff momentium to jump off the trailer. Good luck

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