Hello all
As a relative novice to owning a boat, i was today introduced to the nighmares of towing after buying my new boat (its second hand)
The first nightmare was the failure of a wheel bearing which resulted in me changing the wheel bearings on both wheels. (i was'nt risking the one that was supposed good)
I then had the displeasure in running into my first snake and i was genuinly doing only 45 miles per hour.
I feel that the problem was due to the fact i have both engines on the back (70hp evinrude and 6hp honda auxillary) the honda i believe is the main problem leaving the boat setup heavier on one side. The other problem (i the novice have now discovered) is that the boat is not fully loaded onto the trailor only using 3 of the four rollers and the front of the boat is'nt being held in the front brackets. I have tried to winch it up further but its not playing ball. I am taking it into a local water park and dropping it in the water to enable me to winch it up properly.
My main question is, by moving the weight of the one engine and having fixed the boat onto the trailor properly. Should this correct the instability in towing the boat, and should i be considering using some form of stabilizer.
all advice welcome
yours shaken and a little stirred
frostman
As a relative novice to owning a boat, i was today introduced to the nighmares of towing after buying my new boat (its second hand)
The first nightmare was the failure of a wheel bearing which resulted in me changing the wheel bearings on both wheels. (i was'nt risking the one that was supposed good)
I then had the displeasure in running into my first snake and i was genuinly doing only 45 miles per hour.
I feel that the problem was due to the fact i have both engines on the back (70hp evinrude and 6hp honda auxillary) the honda i believe is the main problem leaving the boat setup heavier on one side. The other problem (i the novice have now discovered) is that the boat is not fully loaded onto the trailor only using 3 of the four rollers and the front of the boat is'nt being held in the front brackets. I have tried to winch it up further but its not playing ball. I am taking it into a local water park and dropping it in the water to enable me to winch it up properly.
My main question is, by moving the weight of the one engine and having fixed the boat onto the trailor properly. Should this correct the instability in towing the boat, and should i be considering using some form of stabilizer.
all advice welcome
yours shaken and a little stirred
frostman