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Shane Minner

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Hey guys, my first post here. Was wondering if anyone ever changed up their boat trailer configuration. I have a Sea Ark 2072 on a Load Rite trailer. My problem is that at low low tide, the ramp I have to use has a steep incline. So when winching my boat up, I can't get the eye up and over my roller. I was thinking of adding a lower support roller and adding an electric winch to pull the boat up when I'm by myself. And then get rid of the upper roller that gives me the issue.
 
I added multiple keel rollers to my trailer, made winching a lot easier.
 
I have some places like that. I typically stop it about 6" short and wait until I pull up to flat ground to winch it the rest of the way.

Brad
 
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Good points....I looked again tonight and my eyelet is below my roller....so it must have been my bow that was stuck below the roller. I have the slick guides and that's fine when launching because it slides off easily. I'll have to see about adding some rollers as well...
 
I installed a bunk bracket on each side with a carpeted 2x4 so the bow hits them first and lifts it so the bow eye goes above the rear roller till it clears and rides on the bunks...
 
Sorry, tried to load a pic and delete the extra comment. Bunks would help as well to push it up. Great idea.
 
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If you can find one, or just the mechanism to add to your trailer, a tilt bed trailer is a nice way to address low tide/steep ramp loading. Keel rollers, and an electric winch are a great help too.
 
Shane,

I don't know what your trailer looks like, but I doubled up on my 18' Boston Whaler trail er's keel rollers. I just picked up 5 keel rollers and bolted two to each of the 5 cross pieces on my galvanized trailer... There are two on each cross piece, one on each side. It made a world if difference in cranking up my boat.

If your boat is heavy, I would recommend Stotz rollers. There are expensive, but never flatten out, or lose their shape.

My trailer is strictly a keel roller trailer... If you have a roller trailer, that support the hull with multiple rollers on each side of the boat, this will not work for you.

Art
 
Thanks for the tip. My big problem is that at steep angles my bow gets caught under my front roller. I'll play with it this weekend since duck season is over for now here in Delaware but it is shotgun opener this Friday. I need to help push the front up while cranking.
 
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My big problem is that at steep angles my bow gets caught under my front roller.
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On steeper ramps, leave more of your trailer out of the water. The reason the bow is under the front roller is because the boat is floating level, while the trailer is at an angle. By leaving more trailer out of the water, the boat will be supported by the trailer sooner and will approach the front roller the same everytime.
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I agree with you, someone above said the same.....and I have the slick bunk covers so it should be easy to crank it when level....hopefully...it's a 20' Sea Ark.
 
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