Groover wrote:
I have only launched once so far with my 35' DP and 21' dual console, no problems were encountered and I expect to do it again. I became very aware of turbo-lag on the way up. I did it many times with my previous rig, and 1991 F250 and very large slide-in camper with 4' of overhang from the rear bumper. At least the air brakes on the DP give a very secure parking brake and the batteries are handy for my electric winch. The DP has backup cameras that make seeing much easier than it was with the slide-in camper. I found it handy to plan a curving approach so that I was not having to guess which mirror I needed to look at to see the trailer. That also let me watch for things getting behind the boat while backing up.
As noted earlier I use an electric winch to pull the boat up the trailer so I don't have to get it so deep. In fact, I keep the axles dry. I have seen many people put their truck in deeper than I put my trailer in.
Just wondering, you say you "Keep your axles dry", correct? If so, how does the boat launch when the trailer is that far out of the water? And, on the flip side, you must have to have a fair amount of winch cable out to retrieve the boat. And, while I'm not familiar with your boat and trailer, it would see that, if you're intent on keeping the axles dry, (which I personally don't see why but, that's me) then your boat almost seems like it would have to "climb" onto the rails of the trailer, all because you don't want to get your axles wet.
I mean, it's yours so, you can launch and retrieve in which ever manor works for you but, I was just wondering why it's so important to keep those axles dry when they're made to get wet.
Scott
