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"JimH" ask wrote in message
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Yes. But how does that solve my overweight at the tongue with the
boat on the trailer?

My goal is to take weight off the tongue while providing good bunk
support to the stern/transom.

And that's the opposite problem my trailer has. I need tongue weight.
The weight of my boat is all at the rear. I have a twin axle set up and
still can't get enough tongue weight to keep the trailer from jerking me
around.

Since it's an old trailer I'm waiting to return to work then buy a new
trailer that will handle the weight distribution better. The other
option is to lengthen the trailer tongue which it needs badly to start
with and to remove the present axle and install a new single axle
further back on the frame. That's a lot cheaper than a new salt water
trailer but at 40 plus years old this painted steal trailer probably
won't last long. It had been used in fresh water only as a storage
trailer.

John