John Papas Trailer - Guides to first keel
Submitted by Ush on Thu, 2021-11-04 09:01
Hello all,
Have a box style John Papas Trailer - pretty basic for my 4.2 Bluefin. Having a little drama at times loading it onto the first keel when retrieving as its got no guiding features. Anyone face similar dramas? not much of an issue with some assistance but solo and a little crosswind it'll be a pain in the butt. Ive considered the Ezi Loader - only to find out the first keel sits well above the rear crossbar making it incompatible.
Any thoughts or solutions to make it easier when retieving?? Many thanks!
Ush
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carnarvonite
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Trailer
Could be that you have the trailer too far in the water when trying to retrieve the boat. The first roller should only be no more than 6 inches under the water so that it has weight on it and allows the bow to swing in line with the winch cable.
sunshine
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Totally agree with the above comment
Biggest mistake made is to put the trailer in too far ......see it all the time from the radio room ......that is why I prefer Teflon slides rather than rollers, far far more forgiving
Mulie
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These and/or posts
These and/or posts help.
https://chsmith.com.au/Products/Dunbier-Centre-Line-Launch-and-Retrieve-System.html?gclid=CjwKCAjwz5iMBhAEEiwAMEAwGAdVRlxIBELaLB8LhnMSHfZ_FEWuvi9bgEHp92sj_Ps0vfflBM4XIxoCvvQQAvD_BwE
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Ush
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thanks for the comments. cheers!
thanks for the comments. cheers!
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dale 308
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I have an older style
I have an older style trailer with transom rollers they get stuck seize and make the boat a bitch to winch on I was thinking of pulling them off and putting those blue blocks as above and make a v to the centre roller you think would suffice