Purchased my first Benny last month. 2022 SSR22. We’ve been taking it out of the water with dock lines which is quick and convenient as long as the wife’s along, but I’m used to driving my boats onto the trailer. Came in alone at 4am the other night so I figured it would be a good time to try driving the Benny onto the trailer. Was pretty windy and took me 5 attempts. Any go too tips for new Pontoon drivers driving these suckers onto the trailer?
Trailering from water
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lakeliving
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Get outside loading guides. Makes it a one person job.
Here is a crappy video I did a couple years back.
Here is a crappy video I did a couple years back.
DVW
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Landing a boat on a trailer is challenging in a strong cross wind. As always you will need to line up the path of the boat with the trailer. To do so in strong winds you will need to crab the boat as you approach the trailer. This is disconcerting because the boat will not be parallel with the trailer during the approach. At the last second turn the boat to line up with the trailer. Coordinating crab angle with boat speed is critical to maintain a straight path. Starting a long way out will give you time with that coordination. Finally with a bunk trailer, tall vertical guides mounted at the back of the trailer can be very helpful, especially at steep boat landings.
BigKahuna
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Good job! Looks like you've done that once or twice before! That was "textbook" backing the trailer and loading the Benny! Although we've never driven ours on. We've never had to....