King Tandem and 22 C-Dory

S

SeaSpray

Active member
I have the King tandem trailer. When loading the boat I have always cranked it up until the bow eye is tight against the upper roller. A friend pointed out that if it was not so tight the bow would rest on the roller that is on the first cross piece of the trailer and would be supporting the boat.

So what do you think? should it be cranked all the way until the bow eye is against the upper roller and not resting on the crosspiece roller, or should it be looser and resting on the lower roller?

Thanks,
Steve
 
It's my understanding that the point of loading the boat tightly against the bow post of the trailer is to prevent the boat from sliding forward violently in sudden and hard braking maneuvers.
If the boat is not adequately supported from beneath when it's positioned against the bow roller, that suggests that the trailer may not be properly adjusted to the configuration of the hull.

Somebody else?

Paul Priest
Sequim
 
Definitely tight is my choice. I think that roller you're talking about is there to keep the boat off the steel on its way to getting tight. My King trailer has only a pad on the crossmember and the boat can't even touch it when it is all the way forward but it could while it is floating up. I think the idea is to have the bow eye and the strap hook under the roller and the point of the bow above the roller so when it is drawn taut the boat cannot bounce up or down.
 
What Tyboo said. The bow can make contact with that roller only when the trailer is submerged. I have to cinch the boat tight other wise the bow bounces. I have the bunks on mine and it's quite a chore cinching the boat tight after I've pulled it up the ramp. The thru bolt that holds the strap on the crank wheel has actually bent from the tension. Need to figure that one out. Seems like too much stress to me.
 
seabran":257ytfqr said:
I have the King tandem trailer. When loading the boat I have always cranked it up until the bow eye is tight against the upper roller. A friend pointed out that if it was not so tight the bow would rest on the roller that is on the first cross piece of the trailer and would be supporting the boat.

So what do you think? should it be cranked all the way until the bow eye is against the upper roller and not resting on the crosspiece roller, or should it be looser and resting on the lower roller?

Thanks,
Steve
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I slid the Bow Post & winch back 2" & raised the front roller to touch the boat. That is on the sleazy loader tandem axle. :mrgreen: :beer
 
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