Doublehanded Farallons at BAMAMarch 29
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PosBoatTotalRace 1
1Motorcycle Irene11
2Strega22
3Wetsu33
4Ergo44
5Desperado55
6El Raton66
7Archimedes8DNF
7Elise8DNF
7Mirage8DNF
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Author: Brendan Busch
Subject: Trailer tongue weight
Info: (13490 views) Posted: Thursday 6-12-03 11:41:05 AM
5%-10% is a common guideline for trailer tongue weights. The boat+trailer should be in the 3000-3500lbs range, so tongue weight should be approximately 150lbs - 300lbs. I prefer to go towards the lighter end on tongue weight, as it doesn't affect the back of the tow vehicle as much. However, if you go too light, you run the risk of having the trailer "fishtail", or worse, have the tongue bouncing up against the ball and potentially coming loose.

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