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Mingo
 
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| I know this has had to be covered before, I have been doing a forum search old and new for about an hour now with no results , so here is my question. regarding tounge weight : How much is too much  and  how little is too little. I just finished my 18' project boat. Does it look like it is sitting too far to the rear ?
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Trigger
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IMO which is not worth much, transom sitting on the end of the trailer is a good thing. Looks good to me...
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Sailfish
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| How does it feel going down the road??? Swaying at 45MPH?? or rides fine.... When you hit bumps can you hear the tongue jumping from the ball/moving?>?? if so it needs to be moved up some
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Grouper
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Well the boat isn't flipping up so you must have something right.  
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Trigger
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Your trailer tongue weight should be between 10% and 15% of your gross trailer weight, including boat trailer and gear. Any lighter you get trailer sway which can get you killed, any more you are over exerting your trailer tongue, jack and tow vehicle attachment points. You don't want you trailer bunks sticking out past the transom, you just break off tranducers an damage trim tabs when not paying attention.
PS your transducer should be mounted atleast 3" past the outer edge of your propeller.
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Mingo
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| Thanks TMS ! I thought there was some kind of equation for this. I haven't weighed the rig yet. Need tags. But I know where to get it weighed and look forward to that # ! [ isnt this right , if the tounge weight is too heavy when you brake under extreem conditions the force "pushes" DOWN adding additional weight / positive energy to the reciever and too little weight " pushes " UP taking away down force on the rears. I have placed the rear edge of the runners 1 1/2 inches inside from the outer edge of the transom. That way 1/2 of the transom is still supported. If I need to move the boat foward I will trim off some of the runners, that is no problem. I am going to have to estimate how much the trailer weighs. Any guesses ? Single axle galvanized trailer . On the transducer issue. I wanted it mounted as low as possible for sure. It is 3 1/4 inches from the outside edge of the prop. Indeed if I start having issues I will and can move to further out.
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usually try to get the transom even or a maximum of a few inches past he bunks to keep good support there. tms is correct on the 10-15% on tongue weight. with small boats i like to have tongue weight at 100lbs or a little more as a general guide.
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