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I was the idiot at the boat launch.
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<blockquote data-quote="RivRunR" data-source="post: 311688" data-attributes="member: 1928"><p>Been there, done that.</p><p>Couple of things that help...</p><p>Back the trailer in deep enough to wet the bunks completely, even if you pull it up some to load. The wet bunks help it glide on easier.</p><p>If you're "power loading" use a little speed...without it you can't really steer.</p><p></p><p>And yes, guide-ons really help, or at least they do on mine. Trick is to get the guide-ons really close to the boat, like an inch or so, that way they force the boat to be in the correct position. I have this type...<u><a href="https://www.cabelas.com/product/Boating/Boating-Trailer-Accessories/Guide-Ons-Bunks|/pc/104794380/c/104781780/sc/104366880/Cabelas-Bunk-Guide-Ons/700556.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Fboating-boating-trailer-accessories-guide-ons-bunks%2F_%2FN-1100650%2FNs-CATEGORY_SEQ_104366880%3FWTz_l%3DUnknown%253Bcat104794380%253Bcat104781780&WTz_l=Unknown%3Bcat104794380%3Bcat104781780%3Bcat104366880" target="_blank">Cabelas Guide On</a></u></p><p><u></u></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RivRunR, post: 311688, member: 1928"] Been there, done that. Couple of things that help... Back the trailer in deep enough to wet the bunks completely, even if you pull it up some to load. The wet bunks help it glide on easier. If you're "power loading" use a little speed...without it you can't really steer. And yes, guide-ons really help, or at least they do on mine. Trick is to get the guide-ons really close to the boat, like an inch or so, that way they force the boat to be in the correct position. I have this type...[u][url=https://www.cabelas.com/product/Boating/Boating-Trailer-Accessories/Guide-Ons-Bunks|/pc/104794380/c/104781780/sc/104366880/Cabelas-Bunk-Guide-Ons/700556.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Fboating-boating-trailer-accessories-guide-ons-bunks%2F_%2FN-1100650%2FNs-CATEGORY_SEQ_104366880%3FWTz_l%3DUnknown%253Bcat104794380%253Bcat104781780&WTz_l=Unknown%3Bcat104794380%3Bcat104781780%3Bcat104366880]Cabelas Guide On[/url] [/u] [/QUOTE]
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