Specifications

Use great care when walking, standing or loading and unloading boats on or
around any launch ramps as some launch ramps may be slippery when wet.
• Prepare for launching. Install your drain plugs and detach the trailer tie-
downs.
• Slowly back your trailer down the ramp. If possible have someone stand to
one side of the ramp to direct you. Backing up a trailer can be tricky. A good
way to simplify the procedure is to grasp the steering wheel with one hand at
its lowest point (6 o’clock). When you want the trailer to go right, move your
hand on the wheel to the right; to make the trailer go left, move your hand
to the left.
• Slowly back your trailer into the water until the trailer tire wheel well is
about two inches from the top of the water surface. (This may vary with
the angle of the ramp.) Set the parking brake and shift into park (automatic
transmission) or rst gear (manual transmission). Shut off the engine. Unlock
the Boat Buddy latch and winch hook; then back the boat off the trailer.
To re-load the boat on the
trailer, simply reverse the
above procedures, includ-
ing setting your Boat Buddy
latch to the proper position,
and drive your boat onto the
trailer at a slow pace. Before
loading, we recommend you
clean any dirt or sand off the
rollers and bunks. Sand on
these can abrade the boat’s
bottom while trailering. Be sure to back in and completely wet the trailer bunks,
then pull forward to the loading position.
Be certain all the boat tie-downs are properly fastened before departing from
the launching ramp area.
Wet brakes may not hold and/or may cause brakes to have diminished per-
formance characteristics. A few braking applications at a slow speed will
help to dry them out. Extra care must be used when braking after brakes
have become wet.
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