230HMerc wrote:
I guess you have mastered getting the bow eye between the double bow rollers when loading???
Nope.
It just takes practice, but it is a challenge. I would not recommend changing the trailer at this point. When you get a better feel for the depth, steepness, currents, etc., at the ramp(s) you use, you'll get better at it. We did a lot of power loading for awhile, but have made a determined effort to reduce that. Now we power on to get it somewhat close, and then use the winch to crank it home. The trick is to get the trailer in pretty deep - but there is a point of being too deep. On our most-used ramp which is very shallow, we've found the best situation is with the side guides barely out of the water. That's pretty deep.
230HMerc wrote:
The second issue is the well know bimini top storage position. I asked the previous owner what the little brace were/are for and he said "I don't know I never used them". I did figure it out but what a pain. I see in your picture you have yours stowed, did you do any modifications to make it easier and to ensure nothing gets scratched?
That bimini is a royal PITA as far as stowing/deploying goes. It's wonderful in use, though. Nice and big, and very stable.
I don't think we'll ever get to the point where it isn't a 2-person job to raise and lower it. It's just too big and there's too much risk of gouging the windshield frame and/or tops of the coming pads. However, with 2 people, you'll be surprised at how much better you get at it after awhile. The only "trick" we've done is to wrap hand towels around the ends of the long legs (fastened with velcro straps) when in the trailering position, to keep the long legs from digging into the pads or rattling against anything. It actually works pretty well. You can see the towels "deployed"
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I like the graphics against the white hull. Very nice.
