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Gordo 04-22-2010 12:36 PM

How long trailer tongue?
 
I've realized that my SFT aluminum trailer may be a little short for the boat. We all know the bunks need to extend past the transom, but is there a specific length the tongue shoutd be?
Is it a matter of "if the bow doesn't hit your truck when you pull into QuickTrip, you're good" ?

Steve_H 04-22-2010 01:30 PM


Originally Posted by Gordo (Post 3093533)
I've realized that my SFT aluminum trailer may be a little short for the boat. We all know the bunks need to extend past the transom, but is there a specific length the tongue shoutd be?
Is it a matter of "if the bow doesn't hit your truck when you pull into QuickTrip, you're good" ?

I am no expert but I always thought tongue weight is what really matters and it should be pretty light.

tcuda499 04-22-2010 03:50 PM

isn't tounge wieght around 10% of the load? 10K trailer should have about 1k tounge wieght.

509 SC 04-22-2010 09:44 PM

I've always heard 5-7% of the total load. Steve


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