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Old 06-09-2009, 01:07 PM
bigeasy1 bigeasy1 is offline
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Default Roller trailer,boat loading problem.

I have a terrible time trying to get my 23 Tsunami loaded properly on the trailer.
It's a galvanized roller trailer made by Shoreline,(out of business),and is in perfect condition.

The problem is that the boat looks like it is coming up perfectly straight on line with the winch stand,but it is way off.
What I mean,is that it's tilted severely to the starboard side.It's similar to the way it would look in the water,if there was a bunch of people on one side of the boat.

As far as it being parallel to the trailer,thats ok,it's just tilted to starboard.

Now,I'm thinking that it may be the kicker motor(105 lbs)that is mounted back on a bracket on the starboard side,that is causing the problem.
The strange thing is,that it lists only a tiny bit on that side when it's floating,so it seems weird that it would cause such problems.

I have to repeat ,and repeat the loading several times to get it right,which is kind of embarassing,not to mention the slew of four letter words coming out of my mouth.

It's not like I'm inexperienced,I've had lots of boats with roller trailers,and could load them on in an instant.It also has a power winch on it.

I've measured all the roller spacings,all the bracket spacings,and everything else on both sides of the trailer,and they are all identical to each other.

Maybe next time,I'll have someone stand in the boat on the port side to see if it balances out the load when putting it on the trailer.

Any Ideas,???????????????
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