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Location: Mauston, Wisconsin | Good catch, welldriller. I think you nailed it. My buddy Mike's Sea Nymph acted really squirrely when he would hit a bump in the road, to the point where he was in danger of losing control. I was following him in my truck & boat w/ my brother in-law Bill as my road pilot and Mike had my nephew with him. We were on our way to Canada, and after about the 30th time of watching Mike fight to maintain control, Bill and I were very concerned, so I started flashing my lights and Mike pulled over. As we pulled up behind Mike, I could see the keel wasn't centered on the trailer (roller trailer).
The gear, coolers etc. were also not loaded to balance the boat. We unloaded the gear and the 4 of us lifted and shifted the boat about 4" to center it, then we reloaded the gear. The problem disappeared. We got to camp and launched, in our free time while in camp we reset his rear rollers so that the boat was level and centered properly. The trip home was also a breeze.
BTW: Do you trailer your boat w/water in the livewell? If the livewell isn't centered it wil unbalance the boat. Yeah, I know you shouldn't trailer water! But thought I'd mention it.
If you want to check the trailer/boat weight balance, take it to truck scale or landfill scale and weigh the load on each tire separately.
Have fun!
Al
Edited by ESOX Maniac 1/28/2011 8:39 AM
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