Boat loading tips??

[jeremiah.hough]

Any tips on loading a 22ve onto the trailer. i thought i was doing ok but i keep scuffing the decal on the side of the boat. how deep should i have the trailer?

[majestic]

What type of trailer do you have? I have an Extreme and have never had any issues. I submerge the trailer until just the fronts of the fenders are out of the water and power it up within 12 in of the bow stop and winch the rest.

[Jason B]

I put mine in until the front bunks are touching the water. I then winch the rest of the way up. I have found winching it is the only way to get the boat to center itself well without having one of the side skegs resting on my rear bunks.
This could be totally different for you since your bunks could be in a different spot, but winching it up is proabably fairly universal to get it to center unless your guide poles are really tight to the sides of the boat--mine aren't.

[jeremiah.hough]

i have an EZ-Loader Trailer. I try to put the trailer in until the fenders are just out of the water. I have scuffed both sides of the boat (tore the decals). kind of sucks on a brand new boat!

[Carter13]

i have an EZ-Loader Trailer. I try to put the trailer in until the fenders are just out of the water. I have scuffed both sides of the boat (tore the decals). kind of sucks on a brand new boat!

How have you scuffed "tore" either of your decals?
Your rub rails should be taking the brunt of force and the pole pads should not even come close to rubbing the decals.
I am confused as to how this is happening. Please explain.

[jeremiah.hough]

the top of the post hit the side of my boat when i'm pulling it on the trailer. the ramp was pretty steep. maybe my trailer is too deep??

[da.bell]

Each ramp is going to be different. IMO, if the ramp is deep, don't back the trailer in so far. It is always better to tell the driver of the vehicle to back up a little if you are barely on the trailer.

[Carter13]

Yeah my guess is you are too deep.
Like others have said you should have the top of your trailer fenders about one inch out of the water. Of course if you are on a steep ramp you may have to put it a bit deeper.

[somebodyelse5]

yea sounds like your to deep

[chpthril]

What kinda guides does the trailer have, fixed and carpeted or Round poles with PVC covers?

[jeremiah.hough]

poles with pvc covers.

[MTtigekid]

poles with pvc covers.

i think you can get foam covers for the PVC.. we got ours from our dealer.. that should take care of your scratching problem, we had the same thing until we covered our pvc up. the edges on the caps of the poles can be sharp and if your trailer is too deep/low they can scrape the sides of the hull

[ajholt7]

I also have an EZ Loader and have problems loading. Mine has spring loaded guide poles that basically do nothing. They move when you hit them. I just barely get the bunks below water and whinch pretty much the whole way having someone in the truck to keep backing it deeper as the boat comes up. Takes a little time, but centers the boat and decreases the chance for damage.

[chpthril]

Sounds like the PVC covers are not floating up at all, do they have end caps glued on? If not pick some up a the hardware store and glue (PVC cement) them on. This make an air pocket that floats them when the trailer dunks. A set of foam covers will also help and makes the trailer look good as well.

[whitlock87]

What type of trailer do you have? I have an Extreme and have never had any issues. I submerge the trailer until just the fronts of the fenders are out of the water and power it up within 12 in of the bow stop and winch the rest.

Same here