Reply With QuoteNo I haven't. Drill some holes in the frame of the trailer.
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Guppy
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I have recently purchased and Alumacraft Pro 185 and it has an all aluminum trailer. When I back the trailer in the water to load boat the trailer will start floating.It usually just happens on steep ramps where I have to back farther in.It makes loading the boat a challenge.Has anyone ever had to deal with this?
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I saw it happen lots down in FL (lots of aluminum trailers down there). Solution is to not back it down so far. Get your bunks set up properly and only the last few feet of bunk needs to be in the water. Center the boat and power it up to the winch stand.
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If it didn't take much weight to keep it down, maybe some heavier rims would do the job.
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only need to back in til bunk ends an inch or two under water
tractor supply has an adapter for hose; put some water in the tires (if you really need to)
no harm; and will self balance
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I wouldn't put water in the wheels, it may freeze, and then you're in for a rough ride. I'm also not sure of the implications of liquid ballast in high speed tires.
The tires are most likely floating and causing the problem.
There are a lot of things you could do. I would strap a couple of sand bags on and play with it, see how much weight it needs to stay down, then start thinking about permanent solutions.
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does the trailer have aluminum wheels (rims) ???? if so putting galvanized wheels (rims) on it might solve your problems !!!
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The bunk ends or runners as I call them have to be about half way under water for me to load properly.This is a 18 and a half foot boat that weighs close to 2000lbs. and I hope you were joking about the water in the tires..lolOriginally Posted by ecoast
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Dawg, I've loaded 6000lb boats with just a couple of feet of bunk in the water. It's all about the technique.
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It can't float if air escapes from the tubing and the tubing is filled with water. I don't know how it's water tight anyway if they wired it through the tubing, but it must be, or it wouldn't float. You can spend money to fix it, or just drill some 1/2" holes in the tubing frame. A couple at the back, a couple up front. That doesn't cost anything and will keep it from floating.
