Crooked on trailer

[Alex Miranda]

Got home from a long day at the lake and didnt even realize the boat was crooked on the trailer, just enough that i cant get into the garage. Is it possible(safe) to put a jack somewhere on the transom of my AR195 to slide the boat over an inch or so.* i already deflate the tires to damn near 12PSI just to make clearance.

 

[Canuckjetboater]

Got home from a long day at the lake and didnt even realize the boat was crooked on the trailer, just enough that i cant get into the garage. Is it possible(safe) to put a jack somewhere on the transom of my AR195 to slide the boat over an inch or so.* i already deflate the tires to damn near 12PSI just to make clearance.

@Alex Miranda .....can you rig-up a sling? You would want to be very careful trying to avoid a point load that would punch a hole in or crack your hull. Before I'd jack it up I'd take it to water and float it on the trailer and re-position it by hand. If you crack the hull you will have and all Winter to think about that.

 

[Alex Miranda]

Well i gambled and picked a point just ahead of the intake. Wrapped a 4x4 with towels so i wouldn't scratch my baby, and used my 3.5 ton floor jack...lifted it nice and slow and was able to pull the boat over the 1.5" to get her straight...never heard any cracking, got under and didnt see any marks or cracks ? the lake is a good distance from me and i couldnt get back anytime soon, my HOA has a fit if the boat sits out longer than a day.

 

[2kwik4u]

My AR190 like to float on sideways as well.

For us, getting my wife to stand in the middle of the boat as we pull out of the water made all the difference in the world. She's also moved around the boys/dog/coolers to get the boat floating level as we pull out. It's become a common checkpoint on the retrieval process for us.

On our trailers the edge of the hull is visible in both mirrors as we're pulling out, I use the fenders as reference to make sure it's centered before I get too far away from the water.

 

[anmut]

Put some guides on. The next time you see a $100k tow boat look at the trailer - they have factory guides. Guides will be your best mod to your trailer and assist with recovery and launching in wind and current.

 

[haknslash]

No need for slings and 4x4’s lol. Good way to mess up your boat.

Easiest thing to do is loosen the rear straps just a little to give some slack and take it down a road that has some bumps and it will bounce around to settle in the bunks, especially if you’re only talking an inch or so. Otherwise you can take it back to the ramp and reposition.

 

[Canuckjetboater]

No need for slings and 4x4’s lol. Good way to mess up your boat.

Easiest thing to do is loosen the rear straps just a little to give some slack and take it down a road that has some bumps and it will bounce around to settle in the bunks, especially if you’re only talking an inch or so. Otherwise you can take it back to the ramp and reposition.

Yeah , bounce your hull down the road without the safety straps on....that oughta be worse than a lifting strap. lol Real good way to mess-up your boat and void your insurance.

 

[haknslash]

Yeah , bounce your hull down the road without the safety straps on....that oughta be worse than a lifting strap. lol Real good way to mess-up your boat and void your insurance.

i‘m not saying go jump your truck and trailer over railroad tracks....

I used straps in my Yamaha and took them off when I sold the boat. I haven’t installed the straps in two years on my current boat and it hasn’t flown off the trailer. I’ll eventually get around to installing them when I don’t forget to bring them to storage. I only tow a few miles these days so it’s kind of moot for me but I do plan to put them back on for longer tows.

Here’s a fun fact. Even if you use straps you still need to tighten them after a few miles down the road because the boat will settle on the bunks. That’s all he has to do is loosen them just a little to let the boat wiggle a bit on the bunks. Boat is not going to just fly off the trailer or bounce up and down like it weighs only 45 lbs nor is his insurance going to be void lol

 

[haknslash]

i already deflate the tires to damn near 12PSI just to make clearance.

What is your garage header height? If you aren’t aware you can add an extension to the tower cable so that it the tower sits below the windshield. I have a long thread and video in that And it allows you to get it in a garage less than 7’ https://jetboaters.net/threads/how-to-get-your-2016-ar192-or-ar195-in-a-garage-less-than-7.10369/

 

[Julian]

i‘m not saying go jump your truck and trailer over railroad tracks....

I used straps in my Yamaha and took them off when I sold the boat. I haven’t installed the straps in two years on my current boat and it hasn’t flown off the trailer. I’ll eventually get around to installing them when I don’t forget to bring them to storage. I only tow a few miles these days so it’s kind of moot for me but I do plan to put them back on for longer tows.

Here’s a fun fact. Even if you use straps you still need to tighten them after a few miles down the road because the boat will settle on the bunks. That’s all he has to do is loosen them just a little to let the move wiggle a bit on the bunks. Boat is not going to just fly off the trailer or bounce up and down like it weighs only 45 lbs nor is his insurance going to be void lol

Agree...its not like you are really going to get the boat to bounce....it will just slide and settle into place. I'm surprised it didn't settle on its way home....but maybe the straps were tight enough to hold it.....

 

[Betik]

It is really easy to reposition our boats or slide them forward like shown here. It can be done on your garage. I would rather do this as putting jack underneath is more unstable.

 

[SCP1]

Got home from a long day at the lake and didnt even realize the boat was crooked on the trailer, just enough that i cant get into the garage. Is it possible(safe) to put a jack somewhere on the transom of my AR195 to slide the boat over an inch or so.* i already deflate the tires to damn near 12PSI just to make clearance.

You have the trailer to deep, this is common with the 19' boats, my personal experience is you don't need guides.

 

[SCP1]

Agree...its not like you are really going to get the boat to bounce....it will just slide and settle into place. I'm surprised it didn't settle on its way home....but maybe the straps were tight enough to hold it.....

The way the bunks are on the trailers with the 19' boats and the hull design, its unlikely this will occur from my experience.

 

[Betik]

You have the trailer to deep, this is common with the 19' boats, my personal experience is you don't need guides.

If significant waves were coming from the back they will also cause a similar effect