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The way your boat sat originally, the motors and drives (i.e. most of the weight) were 8' behind the rear axle! I'm sure it tows a ton better now that its been moved forward, but its probably not enough. Tongue weight is key to trailer stability, and I bet you still have almost no tongue weight. Honestly, the trailer is too small for the boat. The transom of the boat shouldn't hang behind the frame. It looks like a bolt together trailer, which is going to flex a ton. You can add axles and bunks and move the boat around, but it will never tow as nice as a welded Myco, Manning, etc. Depends on how much you tow and how far on whether its worth it to invest that kind of money into a trailer.
#16
Just get a properly designed trailer. Boat isn't that heavy compared to lots of boats on here that sit on 3 axles. My cafe weighs more dry and it sits and tows fine on a 3 axle
youre trying to over engineer something that has a simple solution
youre trying to over engineer something that has a simple solution
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It wont cost much to add some bunks. Yes a better trailer would be nice but for now that one is what I'm using. Don't know why they used that trailer but I have seen it on other Florida boats. I'm pretty sure came from the factory on it. I might be able to find a used one but I would rather put the money into the boat. My 320 had a nice performance custom trailer under it. That was a nice piece fit like a glove. The current boat has pad bottom and 25 degree deadrise.
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This is the only current pic I have of back of trailer. It is much furthr on the trailer than it was. When I bought I had to pull it up some. Then moved it another 14. It isn't bad now
Last edited by veloc410; 09-21-2018 at 11:01 AM.
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The way your boat sat originally, the motors and drives (i.e. most of the weight) were 8' behind the rear axle! I'm sure it tows a ton better now that its been moved forward, but its probably not enough. Tongue weight is key to trailer stability, and I bet you still have almost no tongue weight. Honestly, the trailer is too small for the boat. The transom of the boat shouldn't hang behind the frame. It looks like a bolt together trailer, which is going to flex a ton. You can add axles and bunks and move the boat around, but it will never tow as nice as a welded Myco, Manning, etc. Depends on how much you tow and how far on whether its worth it to invest that kind of money into a trailer.



