Macncheeze6 wrote:
We are still ending up about 2"off to the left everytime. Doesnt seem like a big deal but that little bit still needs to be corrected so we have to manually align it.
As long as your bunks are all supporting a flat surface (i.e. you don't have any chines riding on the bunks or one or more of the bunks don't seem to support any weight), then I wouldn't be too worried about sitting off to one side a little.
For all my boats (previous 18' tri-hull, 14' jon boat & 26' bowrider), the sweet spot for loading is when I leave just the tip of the center bunks out of the water. Doing this will fully submerge the fenders, but not by much, at the ramps I typically use. I hand winch my boats on the trailer, including the 26 footer. Ramp slope has a lot to do with how you position trailer for loading. So find what works for you at your primary ramp and go with that. When I travel to a new ramp I am unfamiliar with, I like to back the boat in where the rear floats off but there is still enough tension on the front to hold the boat in place. If the boat hold in place, but I can push it off with a solid shove, that is where I try to position the trailer when loading the boat back on. Seems to work most of the time. As I said above, find what works best for you and go with it. As with anything else in life, a little practice goes a long way.