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<blockquote data-quote="bobberboy" data-source="post: 214090" data-attributes="member: 1417"><p>It's probably by trial-and-error. Two things will affect the balance - where the axle is on the trailer and where the boat is on the trailer. I would start by figuring out where the boat is best located and then move the axle forward or back to find the best balance. You'll need the motor on and any other heavy stuff like batteries, etc in the boat. I guess in theory if the trailer is balanced there would be no weight on the tongue. I'm not sure how to exactly get the 60/40% divide but you should be able to get close by just working at it. If the tongue pops up when you unhitch it's too back heavy. If your headlights are pointing up at outer space, probably too front heavy. Maybe not very scientific, but short of taking it a truck scale I'm not sure how else to do it. If there is a formula surely someone on this site knows it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobberboy, post: 214090, member: 1417"] It's probably by trial-and-error. Two things will affect the balance - where the axle is on the trailer and where the boat is on the trailer. I would start by figuring out where the boat is best located and then move the axle forward or back to find the best balance. You'll need the motor on and any other heavy stuff like batteries, etc in the boat. I guess in theory if the trailer is balanced there would be no weight on the tongue. I'm not sure how to exactly get the 60/40% divide but you should be able to get close by just working at it. If the tongue pops up when you unhitch it's too back heavy. If your headlights are pointing up at outer space, probably too front heavy. Maybe not very scientific, but short of taking it a truck scale I'm not sure how else to do it. If there is a formula surely someone on this site knows it. [/QUOTE]
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