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I recently bought a '78 Outrage 21. I also bought a tandem axel, galvanized Pacific trailer to tow the boat. My question is; since the trailer is not configured for this particular boat, what's the drill for setting it up to fit the Whaler? The trailer has one long bunk and one short bunk on each side and guide bunks as well. I have added keel rollers on all crossmembers. All the bunks and rollers are adjustable.
My initial thought is to put the boat on the trailer and using two floor jacks under the keel, raise the boat enough to clear the wheel fenders and adjust the rollers and bunks with the boat up on the jacks. Is this a stupid idea? Is there a better way to get the trailer configured for my new (to me) Outrage? Thanks.
Sounds good to me.
Boston Whaler recommended to have all of the weight on the keel rollers for the Classic models.
I however, like most of the weight on the keel rollers and some on the bunks because I do not like the idea of my boat being able to roll off of the keel rollers all by itself....
I just redid one of my trailers. I put all of the weight on the keel rollers and then using a small hydraulic jack, I jack up the bunks slightly so they bear some of the weight. This does not take much jacking so don't overdo it... Make sure you get the boat level when adjusting the bunks.
You can always fine tune later by lowering one bunk or another.
