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