The famous hunter bump to get the boat forward on the trailer. I assume you would only do this with the mast down. If it was up, seems like it would stress the rigging big time.....
correct ?
correct ?
The famous Hunter Bump
- Thread starter jbreland
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I do it with mast up. the lake I use has a ramp that’s 300 yards long so I dump ballast drive up ramp turn around going down ramp then brake my portable toilet broke my door off last trip when I did this didn’t like the door anyway
Mast should be down with everything packed up and tied down. Water ballast out too. Then pull Forward and brake with the winch tightened each time. I brake between 3-4 times, not all at one time. 10-20 miles down the pull over and recheck everything
I’ve started using an OMG low drop hitch. It allows me to float the boat higher on the trailer before winching it tight. The only problem is the jack on the tongue is too close to the ground to rotate it to the jacking up position. I got out my car jack to get the tongue higher. Nothing comes without a price I suppose.
Have you thought about pulling up the ramp and strapping the trailer to the boat; then back into the water and winch the boat forward with the trailer held to it at the correct approach angle?
I've seen a couple of designs using a sliding V-block at the bow, also. Slide the block forward during the ramp load. Pull up the ramp and the boat settles in the correct position. Then, slide the v-block back to contact the bow in the settled position. This is the way I'm leaning. Our ramp traffic is too high to do much goofing with the boat while on the ramp. If I pulled up, and strapped it, then started backing down again; the yelling and shooting would commence.
Like @justsomeguy, I thought only us Macgregor owners had to bump.
I've seen a couple of designs using a sliding V-block at the bow, also. Slide the block forward during the ramp load. Pull up the ramp and the boat settles in the correct position. Then, slide the v-block back to contact the bow in the settled position. This is the way I'm leaning. Our ramp traffic is too high to do much goofing with the boat while on the ramp. If I pulled up, and strapped it, then started backing down again; the yelling and shooting would commence.
Like @justsomeguy, I thought only us Macgregor owners had to bump.
In South Carolina a legitimate defense for shooting someone is, “Judge, he *needed* killin’!”
I have tried this. It works, but it is a bit of a pain in the butt. Before you back in to retrieve the boat move the winch tower back as far as possible by loosening the bolts and sliding it towards the vehicle and re-tighten the bolts. Then after loading the boat and getting the trailer on level ground you loosen the bolts and slide the tower back into the original position. Sometimes this is all it takes and the bow is tight to the trailer support, sometimes I have had to do a small bump. If you have access to a cordless gun to loosen/tighten the bolts it really goes quickly.
One question, has anyone had good luck with plastic sliders on the bunks? I have always wanted to try that.
One question, has anyone had good luck with plastic sliders on the bunks? I have always wanted to try that.
Moving the winch tower is sort of the extreme version of a moveable v-block.
Low-friction slides or rollers would be another way to get the boat forward without bumping. Just remember to add straps to control fore/aft boat movement when trailering. And, no unhooking the bow before backing down the ramp!
By the way @Kermit, we have the same situation here in LA (LowerAlabama). You should always carry a gun in case you come across something that just needs to be shot...
Low-friction slides or rollers would be another way to get the boat forward without bumping. Just remember to add straps to control fore/aft boat movement when trailering. And, no unhooking the bow before backing down the ramp!
By the way @Kermit, we have the same situation here in LA (LowerAlabama). You should always carry a gun in case you come across something that just needs to be shot...