Trouble with Unloading Boat

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   I do not have a CC trailer but it is a drive on trailer for an IB type boat.

The boat trailers great. But when I unhook the winch strap from the bow eye when unloading the boat, the bow drops down and rubs over the winch stand roller bow stop. At one point it rubbed so hard that it pulled the rub rail off at the bow. 

I have tried floating the boat off with the trailer deeper in the water but this does not help.

Do I need to have the trailer modified to take care of this problem? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

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SkiLew Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: May-20-2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 73	Post Options Post Reply Quote SkiLew Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Trouble with Unloading Boat Posted: July-11-2005 at 3:44pm
	I do not have a CC trailer but it is a drive on trailer for an IB type boat. The boat trailers great. But when I unhook the winch strap from the bow eye when unloading the boat, the bow drops down and rubs over the winch stand roller bow stop. At one point it rubbed so hard that it pulled the rub rail off at the bow. I have tried floating the boat off with the trailer deeper in the water but this does not help. Do I need to have the trailer modified to take care of this problem? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

bkhallpass Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Grand Poobah Joined: March-29-2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 4723	Post Options Post Reply Quote bkhallpass Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: July-11-2005 at 4:20pm
	SkiLew, Pretty common problem, particularly on the mastercrafts on mastercraft trailers. Going deep actually exacerbates the problem. More of the boat floats up pushing the nose down. I've seen guys who back it in, pick up the nose and push the boat off before starting. I've seen folks who put the boat in at a shallower depth and back the boat off until it clears (I personally don't like that because I cringe when I see the bottom of the boat scraping across the trailer bunks. The steeper the launch ramp, the worse the problem. If you have alternative launch ramps, you might try looking for a ramp with a shallower lauch angle. You might have to back the trailer farther in, but the floating boat to trailer angle will be less severe ont he less pitched ramp. Otherwise, Looks like some mods. Good luck, BKH
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