Glad to see you got her in the water. Nice looking rig. Did the Pilot do a good job of towing? I have been considering switching from my wife's Suburban to a Honda Pilot for towing my v20 cuddy. I agree with the rest that you need to raise the hitch. You want the trailer to be as close to level as possible. If you need to check the tongue weight, you can go to a truck scale and do one of two things. You can weigh the rear wheels of the Honda without the trailer on it, then weigh with the trailer on, and subtract the difference. Or, you can simply disconnect the trailer from the Pilot over the scale, then lower the tongue onto your "wheelstand" (couldn't think of the right term for it) or onto a piece of 4x4 lumber cut to length so the trailer is level, then measure the weight on the scale. You should be between 7-10% tongue weight compared to the overall weight of the boat and trailer.
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