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Originally Posted by dpg
I don't do it much anymore but always had an issue getting the trailer in the water the perfect amount. Always not wanting to "float" the boat onto the trailer but if it's out too far your cranking the whole damn boat up by hand! Any simply "rule of thumb" of how much of the trailer goes into the water? I'll pass on the suggestion to my kids as they do it now.
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My rule of thumb that works 10 out of 10 times (for my trailer) is when the trailer fenders are JUST submerged. This is for retrieving the boat.
For launching, I back the trailer into the water until I notice the boat start to float (still connected at the bow)