Proper Position of Boat on Trailer

My 1987 Ski Nautique 2001 boat trailer has that adjustable front bow stop. The prop is aligned with the prop guard, but the back of the boat over hangs the back of the trailer. Is that the correct position? I have been told several variations of the proper tongue weight from 50 to 300 lbs (quite a range). Anybody out there have an idea? Perhaps just a simple distance in inches the back of the boat should over hang?

Thank you in advance.

1987 Ski Nautique

I moved mine up an removed the spare tire to my truck bed when towing.I don't have a prop guard, but I like how my boat doesn't hang over as far.My prop has never hit.My truck is a silverado & can tow 8500 lbs ,so I'm not worried about a little extra tounge weight on my 6500 lb frame hitch.Thanks ,Dan

Hollywood is right on the 10% for handling reasons. When you see those trailers fishtailing down the road they're not weighted properly.

You'd never see an outboard boat hanging off the end of the trailer like many of the inboards do. That would eventually cause the transom to sag and form a hook in the hull and would cause porposing.

There's really no weight on the transom of an inboard to worry about so the overhang is fine although it doesn't look it.

My '87 hangs over the bunks about 6-8" (from memory) on a CC trailer. I can get a better dimension if you want, but the weight at the tounge is the key.

10% tongue wt. is spot on, also I try to tow
with as little fuel in the boat as possible.

Thanks for all of your replies. My tongue weight is 250 lbs. That is slightly over the 10%. However, the trailer handles well on the road. I was concerned about the over-hang on the back. You all answered that question as well. Thanks again.
1987 Ski Nautique

81nautique wrote: You'd never see an outboard boat hanging off the end of the trailer like many of the inboards do. That would eventually cause the transom to sag and form a hook in the hull and would cause porposing.

Hey Alan it's taken me a long time to stumble upon this post. I've been wanting to bring this issue back up since I see lots of outboard boats on lifts around us here (specifically Hydrodynes that I look out for), as well as kapla's dry boat storage pics. This can't be good! I'd imagine bouncing down the road would do more damage to the transom of an o/b if not fully supported underneath rather than just laying up on a lift or dry dock.