boat balancing

[procraftmark]

I have a procraft 1650 pro v on a red willow trailer, that I just can't seem to get balanced on the trailer .When I first bought it the the boat seemed *** heavy , always trying to bounce the hitch off the ball, at that time the bottom of the transom was about inline with the last crossmember of the trailer. So I moved the bow stop forward about 5 inches and pulled her forward and i'll be damned if it still doesn't seem *** heavy abit I currently pull it with a ford f250 4wheel dr. with a 2 in drop hitch. Should I go with a lower drop hitch like a 4 in and try to put more weight on the tongue or raise it up and put even more weight on the rear so she doesn't bounce so much from the weight shifting when you go over a dip. btw it has a 90hp on it , not sure what it weights<br /><br />thnx mark

 

[Jack Shellac]

Re: boat balancing

The experts say to have about 5 - 7% of the towed weight on the trailer hitch. This keeps it from bouncing so much and , most importantly, keeps it from swaying. If you can't get the right hitch weight by moving the boat, you may have to move your trailer wheels.