Ok ... if you go here ... http://members.rogers.com/bowgus/ ... you'll see
the rear rollers, the center rollers and the big pic. What I had to do was
move the tower back a bit so the jeep back door could open. Luckily, I did
not have to move the axle back as well. The tower is set up with maybe 80
lbs or so tongue weight ... what I did was move it back a bit, go for a
drive, check the stability, move it back a bit more and so on. I also
widened the distance between the rear rollers as much as I could still
keeping the rollers under the stringers the motor's mounted on. I figure
since widening the distance between the rollers lowers the boat on the
trailer, stability is improved. And the Michelin tires are inflated to 45
lbs ... presumably improving the stability and reducing rolling resistance.
Instability starts at about 115 kph ... I trailer comfortably at 100 kph
which is just fine by me ... considering no trailer brakes and a load of
about 3000 lbs total. So there you go ... this setup works just fine for me.
I can power the boat onto the trailer or winch it on.



"James W. Sloan" wrote in message
link.net...
I'm getting near completion of a boat restoration project and will soon
need
a trailer. How can I go about determining if a particular trailer will fit
my boat (17 ft. v-hull)? Are there some basic guidelines posted someplace
or
is it a trial and error thing?

Thanks....James

Added a new pic up front that helps show boat size by including the jeep ...
http://members.rogers.com/bowgus/


"Bowgus" wrote in message
et.cable.rogers.com...
Ok ... if you go here ... http://members.rogers.com/bowgus/ ... you'll see
the rear rollers, the center rollers and the big pic. What I had to do was
move the tower back a bit so the jeep back door could open. Luckily, I did
not have to move the axle back as well. The tower is set up with maybe 80
lbs or so tongue weight ... what I did was move it back a bit, go for a
drive, check the stability, move it back a bit more and so on. I also
widened the distance between the rear rollers as much as I could still
keeping the rollers under the stringers the motor's mounted on. I figure
since widening the distance between the rollers lowers the boat on the
trailer, stability is improved. And the Michelin tires are inflated to 45
lbs ... presumably improving the stability and reducing rolling
resistance.
Instability starts at about 115 kph ... I trailer comfortably at 100 kph
which is just fine by me ... considering no trailer brakes and a load of
about 3000 lbs total. So there you go ... this setup works just fine for
me.
I can power the boat onto the trailer or winch it on.



"James W. Sloan" wrote in message
link.net...
I'm getting near completion of a boat restoration project and will soon
need
a trailer. How can I go about determining if a particular trailer will
fit
my boat (17 ft. v-hull)? Are there some basic guidelines posted
someplace
or
is it a trial and error thing?

Thanks....James

Thanks for the pics. I've only had bunks in the past, never a roller. I'm
open to anything though and your pics give me some ideas on fitting while
I'm weeding through the available used units.

"Bowgus" wrote in message
.rogers.com...
Added a new pic up front that helps show boat size by including the jeep
....
http://members.rogers.com/bowgus/


"Bowgus" wrote in message
et.cable.rogers.com...
Ok ... if you go here ... http://members.rogers.com/bowgus/ ... you'll
see
the rear rollers, the center rollers and the big pic. What I had to do
was
move the tower back a bit so the jeep back door could open. Luckily, I
did
not have to move the axle back as well. The tower is set up with maybe
80
lbs or so tongue weight ... what I did was move it back a bit, go for a
drive, check the stability, move it back a bit more and so on. I also
widened the distance between the rear rollers as much as I could still
keeping the rollers under the stringers the motor's mounted on. I figure
since widening the distance between the rollers lowers the boat on the
trailer, stability is improved. And the Michelin tires are inflated to
45
lbs ... presumably improving the stability and reducing rolling
resistance.
Instability starts at about 115 kph ... I trailer comfortably at 100 kph
which is just fine by me ... considering no trailer brakes and a load of
about 3000 lbs total. So there you go ... this setup works just fine for
me.
I can power the boat onto the trailer or winch it on.



"James W. Sloan" wrote in message
link.net...
I'm getting near completion of a boat restoration project and will
soon
need
a trailer. How can I go about determining if a particular trailer will
fit
my boat (17 ft. v-hull)? Are there some basic guidelines posted
someplace
or
is it a trial and error thing?

Thanks....James

You're welcome for the pics. I understand that bunks are ok (and less
expensive by far than rollers), but those rollers (not to mention the jeep
4L) sure make it easy for single person launch and retrieval at some of the
places I take that (size) boat. For example, I don't have to back way into
the mud to float the boat off bunks ... which would be bad. Good luck with
the trailer.


"James W. Sloan" wrote in message
hlink.net...
Thanks for the pics. I've only had bunks in the past, never a roller. I'm
open to anything though and your pics give me some ideas on fitting while
I'm weeding through the available used units.

"Bowgus" wrote in message
.rogers.com...
Added a new pic up front that helps show boat size by including the jeep
...
http://members.rogers.com/bowgus/


"Bowgus" wrote in message
et.cable.rogers.com...
Ok ... if you go here ... http://members.rogers.com/bowgus/ ... you'll
see
the rear rollers, the center rollers and the big pic. What I had to do
was
move the tower back a bit so the jeep back door could open. Luckily, I
did
not have to move the axle back as well. The tower is set up with maybe
80
lbs or so tongue weight ... what I did was move it back a bit, go for
a
drive, check the stability, move it back a bit more and so on. I also
widened the distance between the rear rollers as much as I could still
keeping the rollers under the stringers the motor's mounted on. I
figure
since widening the distance between the rollers lowers the boat on
the
trailer, stability is improved. And the Michelin tires are inflated to
45
lbs ... presumably improving the stability and reducing rolling
resistance.
Instability starts at about 115 kph ... I trailer comfortably at 100
kph
which is just fine by me ... considering no trailer brakes and a load
of
about 3000 lbs total. So there you go ... this setup works just fine
for
me.
I can power the boat onto the trailer or winch it on.



"James W. Sloan" wrote in message
link.net...
I'm getting near completion of a boat restoration project and will
soon
need
a trailer. How can I go about determining if a particular trailer
will
fit
my boat (17 ft. v-hull)? Are there some basic guidelines posted
someplace
or
is it a trial and error thing?

Thanks....James