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Location: Elk River, Minnesota | I have a 2005 alumacraft and it doesn't always load straight (sometimes it's me, sometimes its the launch, sometimes both). My boat is small enough that if it is off, I can go to a back corner and push it (get the boat rocking back and forth) and center it too. Pain in the butt to do, but sometimes it needs it.
I have found on irregular landings to load a little to the high side of the trailer. As the boat goes up, it centers a little better.
Another trick I use (and this is really nice if you have an offset spare toward the front) is if you are loading by yourself with a roller trailer, run the boat up on the trailer. Once you cannot easily move the boat further toward the winch post, Keep the motor in gear, but at a high enough RPM to hold the boat in place,. Quickly hop out and hook up. then, winch it up the last couple of cranks, hop back in and turn the motor off, tilt up and go..
No doubt to load straight every time, a bunk trailer is the way to go. My next boat will have bunks under it as well...
Steve |
