Followup response
Hey John, Yes that is true the wing keel sits about 4 foot higher on the trailer, which means you need to back that trailer into deeper water. Some guys detach the trailer higher on the ramp, hook a 30 foot heavy rope to the trailer and thenn back up the truck letting the trailer back wayyyyyy down. The problem can be that they can run out of pavement and drop the trailer wheels OFF of the ramp. With the wheels "HOOKED" off the end of the concrete, sometimes you may have togo diving for your trailer....Not a good scenario ! I have the water ballast, the bottom of the hull is only about 24-30 inches off the ground. When I launch mine, i still have about 3-5 foot of the trailer tongue still dry. so You don't run the risk of ever dropping off the bottom end of the ramp. Also you can tow with a smaller vehicle, because your not dragging the 1300 pounds plus of lead with you everywhere. You merely open the valve and let the water ballast drain back into the lake, and drive off 1300 pounds lighter. There have been some forum remarks about water ballast being more tender ( prone to heel) but inspite of mathematical theorys, it has never been reported by any owner as a problem.
