Trailer winch line question

[NewBoater]

Fellas today was he second day I had to use the trailer and winch it in.

When I was winching it I got it all the way to the top where the yellow roller was for it to come snug against the boat and I kept going further and further until the yellow was very tight depressed against the boat and squished very hard against the boat and I even got it to winch one more time but it made a loud pop noise which was very weird.

How tight should you do? Should the yellow on both sides be swished and compressed in or is that too tight?

Can you overtighten and go too far?

When you get your trailer in the salt water how long before you guys think it is too late before it should be rinsed off with freshwater? If it sits all night is that a terrible thing and then rinsed off the next morning?

Thanks!

 

[haknslash]

Nothing should be squashed, especially with the stock plastic roller.

I winch up until I see nothing but metal from the winch strap when looking underneath the roller. If you have strap still showing that will make the bow move back off the roller enough that you'll have a gap and the bow will bounce after a few miles down the road from the ramp.

Yes you can over tighten the strap too much. The bow should be snug but not the point you're hearing pops, cracks and seeing the roller squash. Remember the stock roller is plastic so it's not as flexible as say a polyurethane roller like a Stoltz Ultimate. The stock roller is also going to scratch your hull up so ditch that thing as soon as you have funds to do so and get a nice roller that won't mess your gel coat up.

What type of trailer....painted or galvanized? I would rinse as soon as you can, especially if it's painted. Be sure you rinse the trailer and boat with salt away real good. You don't even have to brush the boat as it should feel clean to the touch and not crusty after you've rinsed the salt away off after letting it work its magic.

 

[NewBoater]

Galvanized trailer

 

[haknslash]

I edited my post to include some more thoughts and opinions.

Remember that even though your trailer is galvanized, there are parts on it that are not such as the suspension, brakes, bolts, fasteners, etc. Not everything is stainless steel. I would rinse and rinse GOOD after a salt water boating session. I have a galvanized trailer and when I took mine to the gulf I made sure to use at least one reservoir worth of salt away on the boat (outside and inside), the trailer and another reservoir worth for just the engine(s).

I don't know if letting the boat sit overnight with salt is going to be the end of the world. I paid too much for my boat to find out . You're not letting the salt sit in the engine overnight either and are at least flushing it right?

 

[NewBoater]

Flushing it and rinsing it tonight. I'll be out late but so be it

More concerned with how tight to get this strap. Appreciate your input!

 

[haknslash]

I winch mine up until I see nothing but metal for the winch strap. This ensures the bow is positioned close and tight enough on the roller. Notice the side parts of the roller, sometimes called bells or wings, are not deformed or squashed.

 

[NewBoater]

Here is how I have it at the moment. Any looser and it fills like the boat moves too much if I shake it a little.

Thoughts?

 

[haknslash]

Weird yours is compressed that much yet I can still see the strap! Can you take a picture of your metal clasp on the end of the strap? It's hard to tell from your image but it almost looks like your boat it too far back which would explain a few things. The bow eye should be right up near the bow roller on the trailer.

 

[haknslash]

Bow eye sets like this against the roller on my boat. I'm not sure if the bow eye placement is different on other Yamaha boats but I doubt it.

 

[txav8r]

Bow eye sets like this against the roller on my boat. I'm not sure if the bow eye placement is different on other Yamaha boats but I doubt it.
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This is EXACTLY how your bow eye bolt should be...COMPLETELY against the bow eye roller. If you have even the slightest gap between it and the roller, you are going to do damage to your hull. Because the boat will slide up and back constantly as you trailer. The pictures posted above with the stock roller, with it getting crushed, is just the way that roller will be, and another reason you should buy a Stolz bow roller in this picture. And yes, if you get the bow eye bolt up under and against the bow eye roller, it will crush and bend the stock roller, and again, whether is bends or not isn't important, the eye bolt being against the roller IS IMPORTANT! The reason the stock roller is bad, is that it will bend and can and will scratch up your bow gelcoat. To be clear, it isn't the winch strap or hook you care about, it is the bow eye U bolt on the boat, that needs to be seated under and against the bow roller.