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Unread 07-05-2010, 08:27 PM
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Unhappy Trailer woes continued...

Great replies!
Believe it or not, I am putting the trailer in the water far enough. This was confirmed the day that I put it in too far and the wheels dropped off the the ramp and I had to dive into the water and lift the rear of the trailer up while a buddy hit the gas on the truck. That is when I had my single axle trailer. What fun! That water was soo thick with alge-gross! I had to go down about 12 feet-told my buddy to hit the gas in 10 seconds, the peckerhead waited for 30. I could have killed him!
The "eyelet" is indeed the boweye. The lower support I refer to is the two "V"s that the bow rests against when pulled in tight.
When the trailer is in the water and the frontmost roller contacts the bow, the height difference between the bow eye and the winch is 8-10 inches. Therefore I have to winch it up and in. This is when the boweye makes contact with the lower "V" rubber. This is followed by a great amount of grunting and swearing to get it on top of this rubber. At this point the cable is rubbing the steel frame and with additional grunting/lifting I can then get the bow to finally rest against the two V supports. Note: The stern is still floating about a foot off the trailer. It would make sense to put the trailer in the water farther but I am already at the end of the concrete. (underwater) The surge brake fill cap is just above the water level. Thanks again Dodgerrr.
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