Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:44:32 -0500, HK wrote:

Do you have to be a snarky ass with every response you post?

Sorry Harry, didn't mean to offend your delicate sensibilities.

You don't seem to deal very well with your own snot coming back at you
or is it my imagination ?


It's your imagination, Mr. Snot.

wrote:
On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:48:55 -0500, HK wrote:

...to lift that tongue of that trailer by hand with the boat on it and
put it on the hitch ball? No, I don't mean youse guys with the small
boats.

I think the last time I was able to do this was in the late 1950s, with
my 15' Wolverine and 25 or 33 hp Big Twin.

It really just depends on how you load the trailer. You can load it
too far back and a child could lift the tongue but that is going to be
a weaving SOB on the highway. I usually load for about 125-150 on the
tongue with a fairly light pontoon boat and it tracks well on the
interstate. The tongue height is lowered and the deck has a tilt
forward so the deck gives me additional down force at highway speed.


Yeah, well, I was referring to a properly loaded trailer.

If memory serves, the tongue weight on my old 25' Parker was about 600+
pounds. I haven't checked the tongue weight on the new Parker yet, but I
can't lift the tongue by hand.

"HK" wrote in message
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wrote:
On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:48:55 -0500, HK wrote:

...to lift that tongue of that trailer by hand with the boat on it and
put it on the hitch ball? No, I don't mean youse guys with the small
boats.

I think the last time I was able to do this was in the late 1950s, with
my 15' Wolverine and 25 or 33 hp Big Twin.

It really just depends on how you load the trailer. You can load it
too far back and a child could lift the tongue but that is going to be
a weaving SOB on the highway. I usually load for about 125-150 on the
tongue with a fairly light pontoon boat and it tracks well on the
interstate. The tongue height is lowered and the deck has a tilt
forward so the deck gives me additional down force at highway speed.


Yeah, well, I was referring to a properly loaded trailer.

If memory serves, the tongue weight on my old 25' Parker was about 600+
pounds. I haven't checked the tongue weight on the new Parker yet, but I
can't lift the tongue by hand.

My little 13' Whaler is no problem. I recall that the Scout (just under
20') was "doable" but at the risk of popping a hernia.

Eisboch

"HK" wrote in message
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If memory serves, the tongue weight on my old 25' Parker was about 600+
pounds. I haven't checked the tongue weight on the new Parker yet, but I
can't lift the tongue by hand.

You're Parker, on a dual axle trailer, should have a tongue weight closer to
200lbs. You probably couldnt move that though either.

On Mar 3, 1:05*pm, "LoogyPicker" wrote:
"HK" wrote in message

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If memory serves, the tongue weight on my old 25' Parker was about 600+
pounds. I haven't checked the tongue weight on the new Parker yet, but I
can't lift the tongue by hand.

You're Parker, on a dual axle trailer, should have a tongue weight closer to
200lbs. You probably couldnt move that though either.

Hello Sam

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On Mar 3, 1:05 pm, "LoogyPicker" wrote:
"HK" wrote in message

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If memory serves, the tongue weight on my old 25' Parker was about 600+
pounds. I haven't checked the tongue weight on the new Parker yet, but I
can't lift the tongue by hand.

You're Parker, on a dual axle trailer, should have a tongue weight closer
to
200lbs. You probably couldnt move that though either.

Hello Sam

Stalker.

On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:05:13 GMT, "LoogyPicker"
wrote:


"HK" wrote in message
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If memory serves, the tongue weight on my old 25' Parker was about 600+
pounds. I haven't checked the tongue weight on the new Parker yet, but I
can't lift the tongue by hand.

You're Parker, on a dual axle trailer, should have a tongue weight closer to
200lbs. You probably couldnt move that though either.


That Parker should probably have a tongue weight in the 500lb range. My
Proline, 21'er, with a tandem axle trailer had about 420lbs, which was
about 8% of the total load. The trailer manual will specify what percent of
the total load should be used for tongue weight.
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

"John H." wrote in message
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On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:05:13 GMT, "LoogyPicker"

wrote:


"HK" wrote in message
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If memory serves, the tongue weight on my old 25' Parker was about 600+
pounds. I haven't checked the tongue weight on the new Parker yet, but I
can't lift the tongue by hand.

You're Parker, on a dual axle trailer, should have a tongue weight closer
to
200lbs. You probably couldnt move that though either.


That Parker should probably have a tongue weight in the 500lb range. My
Proline, 21'er, with a tandem axle trailer had about 420lbs, which was
about 8% of the total load. The trailer manual will specify what percent
of
the total load should be used for tongue weight.
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

Dual axle boat trailers normally need no more than 3% tongue weight.

On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:21:44 GMT, "LoogyPicker"
wrote:


"John H." wrote in message
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On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:05:13 GMT, "LoogyPicker"

wrote:


"HK" wrote in message
...


If memory serves, the tongue weight on my old 25' Parker was about 600+
pounds. I haven't checked the tongue weight on the new Parker yet, but I
can't lift the tongue by hand.

You're Parker, on a dual axle trailer, should have a tongue weight closer
to
200lbs. You probably couldnt move that though either.


That Parker should probably have a tongue weight in the 500lb range. My
Proline, 21'er, with a tandem axle trailer had about 420lbs, which was
about 8% of the total load. The trailer manual will specify what percent
of
the total load should be used for tongue weight.
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

Dual axle boat trailers normally need no more than 3% tongue weight.


I've seen recommendations for 9% to 15%. The important thing is to check
the trailer owner's manual.
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."

On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:21:44 GMT, "LoogyPicker"
wrote:

Dual axle boat trailers normally need no more than 3% tongue weight.

That has *not* been my experience, at least not for interstate highway
speeds. After a lot of tuning I ended up with around 7or 8% before I
felt comfortable with my old boat/trailer combo. Proper tire
inflation on both truck and trailer is important also.