Remember that you need to launch the boat deep with the trailer as far in the water as you can go and the load the boat onto the trailer shallow.
If you launch deep the boat will come of the trailer easier and you will avoid going backwards suddenly because you had to rev the motor high to pull it off.
When loading, load shallow and drive the boat onto the trailer. This does not mean getting a running start at the trailer!! Idle up to the trailer and position the bow in the center. Make sure your motor is straight and gradually add speed to push the boat up on the trailer. Avoid getting the trailer too deep where the boat is actually floating over the trailer. With wind, current and wakes the boat will not stay centered if it is floating over the trailer. The boat should be resting on the trailer with the trailer in the water. You can always back the trailer in a little farther if you find it difficult to winch or get the boat all the way up to the stop. Too deep and you will find yourself going up out of the water to find the boat sideways on the trailer and I have seen people go up and down the ramp 6 or 7 seven times trying to get the boat straight. Finally they get lucky and catch the boat straight.
Also as a new boat owner I would recomend getting a bigger checking account.



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