jabadoodle wrote:
What is the boat? Is if fiberglass?

Yep. Fiberglass '71 Thunderbird Comanche.

I assume "float-on" means the boat floats on to (above) the trailer and
the trailer comes up under it when the tow vehicle pulls it out of the
water?

I prefer a trailers with rollers. You have much more flexibility with
them. Launch/retrieve in shallow water, over the top of bulkheads, off
the beach, off a river bank, or just dump the boat in the yard when
need be (see the thread "Removing boat from trailer" further up the
line). A "float on" is really nice when you have a steep concrete
ramp available and deep enough water, but you're pretty much limited
otherwise.

What would non-float on be, powering it on??

Float on trailers are designed to be powered on. You can power onto a
roller type trailer too but you have to be a little more careful.
Plus, with a roller type trailer you can winch it on when need be.
I've even winched mine a couple of feet up the side of a clay bank
when I couldn't quite get the trailer to the water.

If you do have to get a trailer where the transom hangs off the end,
consider blocking up your transom when the boat is not in use for extended
periods of time.

Good suggestion. In fact, I've been doing that for years in addition
to the support my transom's been getting from the trailer's rear cross
member. Might have been overkill but what the hey ... I don't have a
hook in my bottom ;-)

Rick