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Ruby Red Lip
 
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The jack that came on my 2005 Trophy 1903 CC has give out.  It was put on at the dealer when I bought it in July and I had thought that it looked too small when they put it on. According to Trophy, my boat weighs 2,339 lbs and the jack that was on it was only rated for 850 lbs. Now my question is this: was that jack that was on it just way too small, or could it be that my boat is setting too far forward on the trailer causing too much tongue weight? I know that when I load the boat, in order for the bow to rest against the front roller, the back of the boat is about 2 inches up from the end of the runner boards. In fact, my tranducer sometimes pops up as it runs across the board when loaded. I'm going to West tomorrow and buy a jack that is rated for 1,600 lbs. The thing is though, I know the boat is supposed to be balanced on the trailer in such a way so an immense amount of weight is not setting too far forward or back. Do you guys think the heavier jack is going to do the trick, or is it more likely the jack that was on it failed due to something that is wrong with way the boat is on the trailer? Any help is appreciated!
2005 19' Trophy w/150 Merc. "Everlong"  
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Sailfish
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| Not sure.. how does the boat feel when you pull it down the road?? is it swaying? The jack just could of given out on it's own, also your boat could weigh that much but not all of it is on the tongue... Just like your truck says it's rated for 1800lbs, but if you look on the bumper it probably says 850lbs... BTW, I've got a slightly used West Marine jack in the garage i'll sell..Make an offer
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Ruby Red Lip
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Thanks for the reponse Wild, no, the boat rides fine on the trailer, no swaying at all. Ive got a F-150 pulling it and it does fine, just the damned jack seemed to start skipping a few trips ago and now, she's dead. .
2005 19' Trophy w/150 Merc. "Everlong"
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White Marlin
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850 lb jack should be just fine. If you have over 850 lbs of tongue weight for a 19 foot boat, it is sitting way too far forward. They do need to be greased from time to time to keep the moving parts greased up.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "H2O: 2 parts hydrogen 1 part obsession." The user formerly known as Knot a Yacht Jon
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Ruby Red Lip
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Yea Jon, Im thinking the same thing. Like I said, the back of the boat actually sits 2 or 3 inches up from the end of the boards, which doesnt seem right. The jack was brand new in July. Next question, are there any solid rules you use to know how far back to set the wench back on the trailer, or is it trial and error? The only thing worse than it sitting too far forward would be for it to be too far back
2005 19' Trophy w/150 Merc. "Everlong"
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Sailfish
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| you can try setting it back alittle, but you will know at about 40mph's that if it was too much cause the trailer would sway..
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| Describe what you mean by the jack "skipping" during a trip please. And the tongue weight should be 10-15% of the whole rig weight, including the boat, motor, trailer, gas, gear, etc.. Here is a link to a site that tells how to determine the weight with a home scale: http://www.etrailer.com/faq_trailertowtips.aspx
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| Keep this in mind also, most hitches and bumpers are rated for 5,000 towing weights and 500 lb tongue weights. If your tongue weight exceeds this its to far forward. Make the tongue weight too light and you'll be fighting the trailer as you tow it. 
Danno"Scars are tatoos with a story" http://www.forumpictureprocessor.com/gallery.asp?gallery=1841
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