Douglasdzaster
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- Location
- Smithville,Texas
- LOCATION
- Smithville, Texas
Hello everyone, I have a 1982 1652 Monark. I was having issues with launching. There had been so much pressure on the bow roller (I say bow it’s about 5’ from the bow) it was pinched and the boat would hang up on it and was a challenge to push off after backing in as far as I could. So I raised the bunks by 1” they were all the way down. Then raised the winch. While I was at it I repaired the roller. This has the boat off the roller by about 1/2” so it took the pressure off the roller. Now I have another issue. It may be the boat ramp but the last couple of times I back the boat in until it floats then go to release the winch and the bow stop is hung up on the lip of the boat then the boat comes off hard and slammed down on the trailer. I tried again but let some slack out of the winch before backing down this time. The boat floated then I heard and felt it slam down again. While sitting in the parking lot I can lift up on the boat some so it’s not under pressure then. The winch is positioned so the line is parallel to the trailer. Is it the angle of the ramp maybe? I can go to the north shore and try that one to see but I don’t want it slamming down on the trailer again either. Any advice is greatly appreciated. I’ve been fixing up this old boat now I’m beating it up.