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10% is the accepted minumum, and I believe you don't want to go past 20% as it can cause other handling issues.
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Whjen going camping with my 30' we always loaded it up with stuff inside in the front to add weight to the tounge to avoid this, it always worked for me!!
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Without going into the physics of why, 10 - 15% of the trailer weight with the boat and a normal load is the proper amount. Like RWilson2526 said. Too much is just as bad as too little. Too little causes trailer sway at speed (We've all seen it on other peoples trailers as the go down the road) and too much will put so much weight on the rear that your front steering and braking will be effected. Great vid Ferm!
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