ProStar 209 & Trailer

[sten76]

Does anyone know of a good way to pull a 2002 209 onto the trailer?

Here is what we do, pull up real slow and straight. Once I am lined up I give it some heat to pull up on the trailer and if I am not flying up the trailer the boat just stops. The bunks just grab hold of the boat and I get stopped about a foot or so from the quick release pin. Then since I am part way up the trailer it will not move easy so I have to give it more heat and then it flys up the trailer and bangs into the pin and makes the truck shake back and forth. Then we are in. It seems a bit strange, but that is the pnly way we have gotten it on there.

It also seems that since the boat is so heavy it doesn't go up the bunks real easy. Am I doing something wrong? Do I need new bunk carpet?

Help.....

Thanks

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[east tx skier]

Submerge your trailer bunks completely, then bring it back out to the correct depth before you load. Wet bunks are easier to power your way up on.

[sizzler]

what he said....... :worthy:

[jimmer2880]

You can also try adding wax to your trailer bunks. But - be warned that they will also allow your boat to slide off the trailer when un-loading it (not a good thing if you disconnect the strap/buddy before you're boat is floating.)

[Diesel]

I have noticed my 209 trailer has to be much deeper than my old 205. Also the angle of the ramp plays a huge part. On a flat ramp it is dam near impossible to get on the trailer. The last couple of times I have put the trailer in fairly deep and put the boat on very slow and just eased it up to the bow stop. I have found that all bunks must be submerged to get it on the trailer. In contrast, for the 205 about 1/3 of the bunks were out of the water when the trailer was at the proper depth. The 209 is a big boat................. I am still trying to get accustomed to the size :)

[G-man]

Some people I know apply car wax to the bunks. we used to have the trailer a little deep and get the front portion of the boat on the trailer, then pull up the ramp till the top of the front trailer tires was even with the water then drive the rest of the way up. Taking your time is the key.

[LakePirate]

I have run into a problem with the ramp being too steep for the correct angle to use the boat buddy. Anybody got any suggestions. I am about to the point where I just dunk the trailer and do it by hand. On other ramps there is no problem.

[h20_skidog]

I put up with the same problem for 2 years...then I learned of "Liquid Rollers"...spray it on the trailer bunks...lightly!

It has been discussed on this site before.

[Mag_Red]

I've never had a problem with mine. I dunk the trailer till the tops of the fenders are about 3"s below the water. Pull it on slow and easy till the latch mechanism catches. :steering:

[peason]

My 209 is also difficult to get up on the trailer - you have to be careful not to get the trailer too deep or you catch the front eye on the V bunk that the bow sits up against.
Too shallow and you can't get the boat up with out gunning it. I agree wet your bunks and then on the ramp we use most often I submerge the tire fenders until I can just see the top corner of each (if the ramp is level). Most recently, I just have my wife pull the boat on the trailer and I winch up it up the last foot or 6 inches and make sure the boat buddy engages and pull it out. It only takes us a couple of minutes once I get my turn at the ramp.

It really all depends on the angle of the ramp, but I agree it is not an easy boat to put on a trailer -thanks to my wife she is a champ at driving the boat.

[Crash]

Glad you started this thread. I'll try the car wax on the bunks. It's been hard getting our boat off the carpet lately (ramp angle).

[RedStar]

As Mag said, I'd submerge the fenders if you aren't already. Mine is a 2001 209 and that seems to work best for me.

[SteveO]

Not to treadjack, but all comments regarding depth are true. On a different trailer matter, does anyone have suggestions how to keep the boat buddy from leaving the nasty rubber skid mark up the front of the bow from the eye to the top?

[east tx skier]

Stevo, you have a few options.

1. You could ditch the boat buddy and get a non-marring bow roller; or
2. You could attach carpet to the boat buddy.

Acetone followed by a rinse and a wax will remove the black marks.

[Andyg]

This past weekend I put the liquid rollers on my bunk carpet for my 197. Wow does that work awesome. The ramp that I launch at doesn't allow me to get my trailer deep enough with out catching the bow eye on the front v-block. I used to literally have to drive the boat off the trailer. Now with the liquid rollers it slides off under its own weight. One thing to note though is I don't disconnect the front of the boat from the trailer until the boat is in the water. The last thing I want to do is watch my boat slide off onto the pavement.