Buddychrist
Well-known member
Because of a request I am posting how my boats are set to get proper centering every time.
I have never kept rollers because I just flat out don't like them I manage to do better with the regular bunks and some PVC guides
Both have carpeted bunks and I load them both very similar, the Jon boat is so light I can just pull it onto the trailer since I haven't put guides on it yet but they will be installed as soon as I get the money to do so.
The SeaPro is a 19' and weighs too much to just pull it onto the trailer so If you are thinking about getting carpeted bunks and PVC guides this is how you properly load your boat.
Back the trailer down until 1-2ft of the bunk is into the water because of the water lifting the boat as long as you have just enough bunk into the water to get the front raised onto the trailer you let the motor do the rest of the work. This way your boat will have more hull sitting onto the trailer and will keep it centered. The guides are for if you are on a river you can use them to pivot the boat onto the trailer, guides should only be a half inch or so on either side of the boat when it is perfectly centered, I personally used a ratchet to get my SeaPro centered to set the guides at the right distance.
Once you get the boat on the trailer if you were standing off to one side and the boat isn't centered then all you have to do is back the trailer down another foot or two and that will let the guides get the boat almost dead center within 1"
The people who back wayyy down into the water have no clue what they are doing when it comes to loading a boat.
I hope this helps guys!
I have never kept rollers because I just flat out don't like them I manage to do better with the regular bunks and some PVC guides
Both have carpeted bunks and I load them both very similar, the Jon boat is so light I can just pull it onto the trailer since I haven't put guides on it yet but they will be installed as soon as I get the money to do so.
The SeaPro is a 19' and weighs too much to just pull it onto the trailer so If you are thinking about getting carpeted bunks and PVC guides this is how you properly load your boat.
Back the trailer down until 1-2ft of the bunk is into the water because of the water lifting the boat as long as you have just enough bunk into the water to get the front raised onto the trailer you let the motor do the rest of the work. This way your boat will have more hull sitting onto the trailer and will keep it centered. The guides are for if you are on a river you can use them to pivot the boat onto the trailer, guides should only be a half inch or so on either side of the boat when it is perfectly centered, I personally used a ratchet to get my SeaPro centered to set the guides at the right distance.
Once you get the boat on the trailer if you were standing off to one side and the boat isn't centered then all you have to do is back the trailer down another foot or two and that will let the guides get the boat almost dead center within 1"
The people who back wayyy down into the water have no clue what they are doing when it comes to loading a boat.
I hope this helps guys!