LB report 8/30/19

[Tin-Can]

The bad news was that I don't steer very well plus the electric motor made it hard to see.

Craig, I am guessing you had some trouble getting the boat lined up on the trailer ?

I don't know a single new, and even old boat owner that has not had or still has that problem now and again. The solution to that is fairly simple, and you probably see it on lots of trailers. Mount up some side guides. With the boat placed exactly where you want it (that's the difficult part) mount how ever many guide supports you feel are needed to the trailer frame. At a height that will place your guides just below the top of the gunwales , and long enough to "steer" the bow of the boat into the bow stand (mine are actually slightly bent to follow the curve of the boat from bow point to about mid-ships.) As long as I get the bow in the first couple feet at the back of the trailer, the boat will actually "bounce" back and forth of the side guides and end up centered in the bow stand guide roller.
This is a great help when trying to trainer the boat in a crosswind. I've seen long time, seasoned boat handlers get their boats blown cross-ways on their trailers in a strong wind at the ramp. (Happens a lot at East Canyon, Willard, Hyrum, maybe even Utah Lake)

I built the guides for my boat when the ones that came on it from Yacht Club were not sufficient. Most guys will just buy pressure treated 2x4 or 2x6 for their trailer bunks, and 2x4 for their side guides. That's OK, but even pressure treated wood will start to splinter and rot when it is in and out of water all summer.
I found some Trex decking 1x6, married 2 pieces together, wrapped in marine grade carpet and bolted to the upright supports for my side guides. The Trex material does not rot, so all I have to do is wrap a new layer of carpet on the guides every couple years. Don't even have to take the guide rails off to do that. I also found some Trex 2x4 in a 20 foot length. Cut it in half, wrapped it in same marine grade carpet ( Lowe's sells it as indoor-outdoor carpet [] )
and bolted to the bunk shackles.

I am planning to make a trip down to LB this Wednesday 4 Sept. be happy to let you look over the Tin-Can trailer.
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