Trailer set up

[Hawaiian]

Anyone know a easy way to set up the boats weight on the trailer. So when trailering the trailer does'nt go squirrelly.
[This message has been edited by Hawaiian (edited July 11, 2001).]

[spectras only]

your typical 20 footer should have 200-250 pound of tounge weight to keep your trailer from swaying.The rule books say,10% of total trailer/boat weight at the tounge.I can trailer 70MPH [legal speed is 55 for trailers]without problem with my 20 footer on the fotografix tandem trailer.This was back in the seventies of course.

[mister460]

Tongue should angle down slightly and you should have some decent tongue weight(depends on the weight of the trailer, I've seen a chart forit, some kinda percentage thing.) Also, make sure the wheels are aligned. I know, they might look at you awfully funny having one checked but they can go out of alignment if you smack a pot hole hard enough. Had it happen on a gooseneck horse trailer. Usually doesn't happen though.

[Timer]

As spectras only said, 10% of the weight of the towed load should be tongue weight to prevent swaying, etc. I took my 21' to the truck scales and it weighs about 3800 pounds. My tongue weight is about 320 pounds which is about 8%. It tows fine, just too hard to lift that toungue by hand!