How to put a boat on a trailer

Once you have your trailer in the water its time to get ready to drive the boat onto the trailer. How to Put a Boat Back on the Trailer Boating 101 - YouTube.

In accordance with the target bunks put the boat on your trailer.

How to put a boat on a trailer. It can be simple to put your boat on the trailer. But sometimes it is fairly difficult. Here are a couple of good pointers to help you put your boat on your.

In accordance with the target bunks put the boat on your trailer. In order to hook it up you need to make sure there is enough winch line released. Now the winch has to be put in low gear and that can be achieved if you move the turning handle axle.

This will allow the small gear on it to come in contact with the gear found close to the handle. How to Put a Boat Back on the Trailer Boating 101 - YouTube. Proper Trailer Technique.

In this video Chris goes over how to properly put a boat on a boat trailer after you are done using it. As said by Chris Take your time. Rushing can cause some serious problems that you do not want to.

Install the guide poles at the rear of the trailer and adjust them in until they touch the rub rail. We like to install them a few inches foreward of the rear crossmember on the bottom of the aluminum I-beam with two u-bolts per guide pole. The view from the rear of your boat and trailer should resemble the above image.

To calculate needed trailer capacity calculate the total weight including the boat the engine a full fuel tank approximately 7 lbs. Per gallon full water tanks if applicable and your personal gear. A good rule of thumb is to use 10 of boat motor and liquid weights for personal gear.

Select a trailer with the next highest capacity rating. Heres how to trailer a boat. Align the hitch and ball then lower the trailer hitch down over the ball.

Close the latch and insert the safety pin. Cross the safety chains and attach them to the truck. If your trailer has brakes attach the safety line to the tow vehicle.

The trailer should be submerged with the bunks andor the rollers wet so that the boat can float up onto the trailer he adds. Once your car is in position put the emergency brake on and place chocks behind the wheels to keep the vehicle secure. To fit a boat to the trailer make rough measurements to allow the boat to sit straight and level on the trailer then crawl under the trailer and position each bunk making sure that the bunks or rollers are positioned next to not under strakes or other protrusions from the bottom that the transom is well supported and that bunks are located under the interior stringers as well as any.

Back the trailer down deep enough that you can float the boat most of the way onto the trailer. Using the line you can control the boat as you walk down the dock. Once the boat is over the trailer hop down and use the winch to pull it all the way to the stop.

How to Load a Boat on a Roller Trailer. In your boat approach the trailer from downstream keeping the bow pointed forward against the wind or current. When you just barely pass the centerline of your trailer turn your bow and allow the current to nudge it onto the trailer.

Going into the current causes your boat to slip past the trailer without giving you time to steer into it. Select a spot thats level fore to aft and side to side and does not block any areas you might need to access. Avoid overhangs that might dump snow water or ice on the boat cover.

The trailer will be supported at. If not let the bottle jack raise the boat using a wooden block on the hull so you dont damage it. Remove the blocks and lower the boat onto the trailer.

Now hook the strap up to the bow eye loop on the boat and take up on the winch until its snug. Before jacking up the trailer loosen up lug nuts. This way the weight of the boat and trailer will prevent the tire from spinning.

Jack the trailer up enough so that the tire you are working on can spin freely and place jack stand to support the trailer. Remove the bearing buddy or dust cover. Click here to see how to back up a boat trailer like a boss.

Get on Your Boat Untie the Rope and Give a Small Shove Off the Dock. Once you have your trailer in the water its time to get ready to drive the boat onto the trailer. To do this jump on your boat untie the back corner of it from the dock and get your rope in the boat.