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07-31-2010, 11:03 AM
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Oh gosh, yes, I trailer it alone all the time. I have even trailered it from Indianapolis to Scituate, Mass. and back twice. Although I was with the wife, kids and dog, I was the only driver (can't get wifey to drive the suburban with the boat on back). Typical ride where I live is about 2 hours each way to get to a decent lake. I launch it and retrieve it by myself all the time too. Piece of cake, and I am 47 years, a bit height challenged (5'8"), not very strong, and a bit overweight (190 lbs.). I sure learned a lot over the years though because we had a boat since I was about 5 years old.
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07-31-2010, 11:43 AM
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 My last big trip was bringing it up from it's winter home in Florida to New Jersey. (1600 miles, give or take a few). Most times it's just a short 25 mile trip to the river where I launch. My tow vehicle is my 1998 Jeep Cherokee with an automatic transmission and a 4.0 Liter inline 6 engine. The trailer is equiped with brakes and each wheel has a bearing buddy on it. (Make sure your trailer wheels have Bearing Buddy's also). I consider having brakes on the trailer a necessity due to the fact that my Jeep, while having tons of towing torque, is actually a fairly light vehicle. Given the mass and inertia of the boat and trailer, brakes on the trailer are necessary for emergency stopping.You will need to carry with you at all times while trailering the following items: Spare tire Jack that can fit under your trailer axle Tubeless tire repair kit 12V compressor Can of "Inflate-a-flat" or similar product One (and two is better) extra wheel bearing kits (two bearings and a seal). (Make sure you have both inner and outer bearings as their sizes can differ). Greese gun filled with wheel bearing greese Slip lock (Channel Lock) pliers or a large adjustable wrench Small sandwich baggy filled with cotter pins) A roll of paper towels Lug wrench With the exception of the spare tire, all of the above fits into a milk crate, and it's a simple matter to just throw it into the back of the car before you leave home. Additionally, you can buy spart tire mounts that bolt to your trailer and allow you to mount your tire to them. The better units even allow you to bolt an entire wheel and extra hub assembly to the mount. I see by your post that you have an electric winch on your trailer already. There are tons of cheap China import winches on the market. Stay clear of them. The last thing you want is for your winch to fail in the middle of a retrieve with others waiting to use the launch ramp. Get a good winch. Hopefully your winch has some sort of remote control that allows you to operate it from a distance. (Powerwinch and Dutton-Lamison winches are both great heavy duty units that allow you to do so). I use a 4000# Powerwinch personally. It has a lanyard that connects to a switch on the unit. That way I can stand back by my boat, pull the lanyard to activate the winch and guide my boat while the winch pulls it up onto the trailer. Easy as pie. I'm 66 years old and it's no big deal to launch or retrieve my boat. If I can do it I'm pretty sure anyone can. 
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1987 V20 w/1987 150HP Yamaha on a Shoreland'r Trailer 1978 16.5 Airslot w/1996 120HP Force on a Four Winns trailer 1996 V21 w/1993 200HP Mercury on a Shoreline Trailer All towed by a 5.7L Hemi Durango. If God didn't have a purpose for us we wouldn't be here, so Live simply, Love generously, Care deeply, Speak kindly. (Leave the rest to God)  Silence, in the face of evil, is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak, not to act is to act. God will not hold us guiltless. Last edited by Destroyer; 07-31-2010 at 12:04 PM.
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07-31-2010, 09:27 PM
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One last thing why we think these boats are so unique...I stole this pic from Stinky Hookers thread when he flipped his some time ago.
Now really, you got to admit the V-20 is one unique hull. 
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