Posted by Phil T on 07/26/14 - 2:14 PM
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The trailer is short, so you had to get the 4Runner tires within a foot of the water at which time the boat started to release off the trailer.
You are submerging too far. You have a keel roller trailer and not a float on.
To keep the vehicle out of the water, only back in to a point where the stern just starts to lift. Park. Get out, unhook and then push the bow and she should slide off.
Once you find the right spot, mark the water line on the forward side of the driver side trailer fender. In the future you can just watch for that mark in the side mirror.
To retrieve, you want to submerge a bit further in the the mark.
It takes practice.
You might want to find a big parking lot and practice maneuvering the trailer into spaces. Your wife can also practice too.
By the way, I googled the lake, it's only 2 hrs north of me. Cool.
Edited by Phil T on 07/26/14 - 2:17 PM