[Rhodes22-list] Trailer

[cjlowe at sssnet.com]

Yes, I can see how I could have worded it better. You want the stopper "
arm" pushed all the way toward the tow vehicle .


  Jerry Lowe




 Just to clarify, when you say the bow stopper has to be all the way back
> you mean it should be retracted towards the front of the trailer—is that
> correct?
>
> Michael McKay
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Apr 30, 2021, at 6:41 AM, Mitch Mitchell <mitchpadl at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Makes sense. Thanks!
>>
>>
>>> On Fri, Apr 30, 2021 at 2:16 AM <cjlowe at sssnet.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Mitch,
>>>  The bow stopper has to be all the way back so the bow eye doesn't hit
>>> the stopper when pulling out of the water. As you start to  pull the
>>> trailer out of water, the boat is resting on the tip of forward end of
>>> the bunks and the aft end of the boat floats a foot or more above the
>>> back end of bunks. As the boat comes out, it rocks back and the bow of
>>> the boat raises about a foot, if you don't have the stop all the way
>>> back, you will rip off the bow eye pad, or worse.
>>> I like to have the bow eye pad about two inches forward of the bow for
>>> travel. The boat will rock almost that much in transit and there is no
>>> sense in beating up the bow by putting them tight together.
>>>
>>> Jerry Lowe
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> If that’s the case what would be the purpose of an adjustable bow
>>>> stopper?
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>>> On Apr 28, 2021, at 10:50 PM, Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I’ll disagree a bit here.  I never move my ‘bow bumper’.
>>>>> I’ll put my bow as close to it as I can manage while the boat is
>>>>> still
>>>>> in the water.  As Charles said, when the boat and trailer are pulled
>>>>> out
>>>>> of the water, the space between the ‘bow bumper’ and the boat
>>>>> will
>>>>> increase.  This is inevitable, and not necessarily a problem.  Moving
>>>>> the ‘bow bumper’ closer to the boat at this point just increases
>>>>> the
>>>>> likelihood of damage to the boat in transit.
>>>>>
>>>>> Peter Nyberg
>>>>> Coventry, CT
>>>>> s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)
>>>>>
>>>>>> On Apr 28, 2021, at 10:29 PM, Charles Nieman
>>>>>> <blue66corvette at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thomas
>>>>>> You float the boat, slide the bow bumper as far forward as possible,
>>>>>> tighten the boat as far to the front as possible. When you drive out
>>>>>> of
>>>>>> the water, the boat will shift to the stern, so the key is to keep
>>>>>> it
>>>>>> as close to the front as possible. After you get it out of the
>>>>>> water,
>>>>>> then you slide the bow bumper back to the boat to reduce bounce.
>>>>>> It’s
>>>>>> tricky, and I’ve had to retry a few times but it can be done.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Charles
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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