I run my 20 on a trailer that will fit a 23-25' boat. I like it due to the fact it is heaver built and gives me more room to protect the bracket/outboard. I have a dually so it likes the weight forward on the trailer and the end of the vertical board supports runs past the bracket so only part of the outboard is hang past the end of the trailer. My vertical board supports are cut from 6 1/2" x 20" x 20' beams (angled to match the hull bottom) so if a car hits the rear of the trailer it will hopefully not damage more than the outboard. Most trailers pull better with the boat forward having more weight on the truck but it is also a good idea to try and center the weight on the axels if you have a light truck. Great thing about having a larger trailer is you can always pick up larger project hulls and they still fit. A smaller trailer will only carry a small boat. May not be a bad idea to size the trailer accordingly but I have always liked having bigger trailers and adjusted the bunks to fit what ever I was loading on it. It make it more versatile, heck I have 30 foot sheet metal roofing on my 32 foot boat trailer right now for my next shelter project...
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Current SeaCraft projects:
68 27' SeaCraft Race boat
71 20' SeaCraft CC sf
73 23' SeaCraft CC sf
74 20' SeaCraft Sceptre
74 20' SeaCraft CC sf
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