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02-17-2019, 06:05 PM #1Junior Member
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Boat placement on trailer
I have a 89 17 ft glastron with 150 mercury .The bunks don't go all the way to back of boat under the transom are they to short
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02-17-2019, 06:19 PM #2Screaming And Flying!
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Yes they are
Erik Kiser
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02-17-2019, 08:08 PM #3
Either too short or boat is too far back on trailer. How much tongue weight ya got.
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02-18-2019, 01:07 PM #4Junior Member
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Don't know how much does it need to be
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02-18-2019, 10:59 PM #6
Do not leave the boat's transom unsupported. Trailer bunks should always extend beyond the transom's vertical edge so as to prevent hull deformity (hook). The concentration of outboard weight is directly carried by the vertical transom surface - it needs to be supported.
I've seen several hulls ruined by short bunks where time and weight cause the droop to become a permanent hook.
Gordon
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02-20-2019, 12:46 PM #7
And some (me) use a transom saver to support motor weight on the transom ANY time the boat ain't floating, especially rolling down the road on the trailer.
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