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[Inkd]

Sorry to high jack the thread but i also have a question my trailer is about 2' shorter then the end of my boat,i cant move anythng farther forward then i already have it. My bottom bunks do go to the end of the trailer, I tried a transom saver but because the boat over hangs the trailer the angle was to much. Any suggestions, or should I start saving for a bigger trailer for my 18' Jon boat.

 

[Ranchero50]

Inkd » Today, 09:50[/url]"]Sorry to high jack the thread but i also have a question my trailer is about 2' shorter then the end of my boat,i cant move anythng farther forward then i already have it. My bottom bunks do go to the end of the trailer, I tried a transom saver but because the boat over hangs the trailer the angle was to much. Any suggestions, or should I start saving for a bigger trailer for my 18' Jon boat.

At the very least extend your bunks to the transom. Every time you hit a bump on the road you are denting your bottom further and further.

 

[Inkd]

Thank you Ranchero50, I should have been more clearer I do have a row of rollers down the center and I was told that the majority of the weight should rest on the rollers, so I did raise the rollers to accomplish that. Here are a couple of pics to give you a better idea of what i'm dealing with.

 

[JMichael]

You're gonna need a longer trailer for that boat. If that were a V bottom I might agree with what you were told about the rollers but for a flat bottom jon boat you should have the weight resting on long flat bunks IMO.

 

[GYPSY400]

Yes that trailer is too small for that boat..

And to the OP.. Transom savers are ok to use without power t&t.. But you have to ratchet strap the motor down so it can't come out of the saver yoke.. I do it with my 30 merc, the weight is on the trailer, not the boat and it doesn't move at all.

 

[RAMROD]

Inld just extend the tongue.
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Yes I use the transom saver with my 9.8 Nissan and have yet to have a problem.