We just purchased a Sea Ray 190 Sun Deck. My husband has been the one
who tows and backs the boat into the storage garage. I would like to
be able to use the boat even if my husband cannot come. I am 90% sure
I could not back the boat into the garage because there is not a lot
of clearance on either side of the garage. It seems to me if I
mounted a hitch to the front of the truck it would be easier to get
the boat into the garage. The surface around and in the garage is
gravel. I would like to hear others' experiences who have used a
front mounted hitch to back their boat into storage with a gravel
surface.
Thanks.
Sandy

Do it. Driving into the trailer makes it much easier to position. I've
used front hitches on a number of vehicles and with different trailers.
Right now, I have a big garden tractor with a front hitch that I use to
jockey my boat around. It works great.

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We just purchased a Sea Ray 190 Sun Deck. My husband has been the one
who tows and backs the boat into the storage garage. I would like to
be able to use the boat even if my husband cannot come. I am 90% sure
I could not back the boat into the garage because there is not a lot
of clearance on either side of the garage. It seems to me if I
mounted a hitch to the front of the truck it would be easier to get
the boat into the garage. The surface around and in the garage is
gravel. I would like to hear others' experiences who have used a
front mounted hitch to back their boat into storage with a gravel
surface.
Thanks.
Sandy

You might also consider taking the rig to an empty parking lot
with a few orange cones and practicing backing the rig. With
some practice you can surely learn to do it.