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<blockquote data-quote=".Mike" data-source="post: 442741" data-attributes="member: 22637"><p>My boat's transom is over 27 inches off the ground when it is on the trailer. I'm pretty sure that is too high, and I bet it makes launching my boat more difficult than it needs to be.</p><p></p><p>Is there a recommended distance between the transom and ground when a boat is sitting on the trailer?</p><p></p><p>After reading the sticker on my trailer, it seems that someone replaced the 8-inch tires with 12-inch tires somewhere along the way. The current tires are almost 22 inches in diameter. I plan on putting on some 8-inch tires, which are 16.1 inches. That should drop the transom by about 3 inches, which will help. It's only 3 miles to the boat ramp, so I am not too concerned about flats or bearings.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE=".Mike, post: 442741, member: 22637"] My boat's transom is over 27 inches off the ground when it is on the trailer. I'm pretty sure that is too high, and I bet it makes launching my boat more difficult than it needs to be. Is there a recommended distance between the transom and ground when a boat is sitting on the trailer? After reading the sticker on my trailer, it seems that someone replaced the 8-inch tires with 12-inch tires somewhere along the way. The current tires are almost 22 inches in diameter. I plan on putting on some 8-inch tires, which are 16.1 inches. That should drop the transom by about 3 inches, which will help. It's only 3 miles to the boat ramp, so I am not too concerned about flats or bearings. [/QUOTE]
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