Trailer setup-I'm soo screwed!

[Destroyer]

That's an interesting read. Not everything applys of course, since not every trailer is a shorelandr', but the general gist is pretty good. I liked the part about what they suggest the tongue weight to be. I'm over by about 100 lbs. Guess I have some adjustments to do. Thanks for the post.

On a side note and to get back to the original thought of this thread, I just wanted to point out basically the same thing that others have mentioned.. If your boat floats on the trailer that much then you are submerging your trailer too much. Basically I've found through experience that I want to submerge my last crossmember just enough so that the prow (bow) of the boat does not contact it as I start to winch in. The last thing I want is fiberglass hitting steel. (I actually prefer trailers that have a center keel roller mounted there, just to prevent that from happening). I don't put the trailer in much beyond that point. (And since every trailer is set up differently this is only something you can learn by doing it on your trailer with your boat). As soon as I know I can can winch my boat in without the bow hitting that crossmember that's the level that I stop submerging my trailer.

My suggestion would be to find an unused or very little used launch ramp (maybe a park or small lake?) and launch and retrieve your boat several times, varying the depth of your trailer until you find that sweet spot where you know the boat will come in like a puppy dog.