3Squids '79 Center Console thread

[SkunkBoat]

Originally Posted by 3 Squids

I had to make a few adjustments to get the rollers off the chines. I got that all straight but I think I have a bit too much tongue weight. Looks like I may have to bump the axle ahead a bit. I'm gonna take it to my buddy's race shop and put the tongue on one of his scales and see what I got. Anybody know about how much tongue weight I need? I guess the best thing would be to put it on 3 scales (under each tire and tongue jack) to get the exact weight. I read the tongue should be 7% of the total weight but not sure if that's just the boat or boat and trailer.

Anyways right now this is where my rear rollers are sitting. Should I try to get them closer to the transom or should this be good?

No reason to get closer to transom. You might even move the boat back to adjust the tongue weight. (somewhere just shy of 300 lbs.)

I got a new trailer last year and still haven't got the rollers right with the strakes. the problem is that the lowest set of strakes don't go all the way back but they set the boat position when you pull the boat up.
I tried different positions and they always seem to get caught on the middle strakes and twist.
I think the rollers are going to have to be pushed close together at the lowest position so they almost touch.