JimH wrote:
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tapenick wrote:
Was leaning toward the bunk boards because raising / lowering the
winch will require cutting / welding. Thoughts?
Generally, a winch is easily raised/lowered on its stand by
loosening/tightening a few bolts. The need for Cutting/welding
certainly complicates matters. Depending on the value of the trailer,
I might consider buying a new (adjustable) winch stand.

Me, I prefer to keep my boat as low as possible for stability
purposes. But that;s just me.

Rick

Although I do not trailer during the season the boat is on trailer over the
winter. Our SUV sits very low in the back when pulling the boat, indicating
a heavy tongue weight.

I would like to correct this before the boat goes back on the trailer at the
end of this season.

The original poster indicated that it is OK to have the transom/stern
unsupported up to 8 inches. Right now our bunks end at the transom. How
much of the transom/ transom can be *safely* unsupported by the bunks for
winter (long term) storage?



For storage? I have no idea but my guess is it probably doesn't matter.
I've seen bigger boats in dry rack storage with the transoms unsupported.

For trailering, I wouldn't have an inch of transom unsupported. I use a
transom save as added insurance. There is just too much stress on the
transom while trailering.

Dan