Result: Boat Loading Guide

Boat Trailer Guides: Which are the Best?

If you ever struggle with loading your boat on your trailer after a long day on the water, this guide will help you determine which boat guides will make loading up much easier.

How to Launch a Boat from a Trailer (And Load it Back Up)

Not sure how to launch your boat from your trailer into the water? We’ll guide you through the process step by step, from staging your boat, launching your boat from your trailer, and loading your vessel back up.

How to Change the Axle on your Boat Trailer Without Leaving your Driveway

This article will give a step-by-step guide to replacing your marine trailer's axles. It covers spring axles, torsion axles, and those with or without installed brakes.

Hand Winches

Find out everything that you need to know about the different types of hand winches.

A hand winch is a tool that makes it easier to pull or lift large or heavy items such as: Loading boats onto trailers Multipurpose hauling or lifting of light loads Note: Winches should never be used to hoist, lift, support or transport people. |

Roof-Mounted Watersport Carriers

Carry surfboards, paddleboards, canoes and kayaks on the roof of your vehicle. Learn how to properly mount and secure watersport equipment to your roof rack.

Yakima's ShowBoat 66 provides a simple solution for loading your heavy or unwieldy kayak. | With a rooftop watersport carrier, you can easily load and transport: Kayaks Canoes Surfboards Stand-up paddleboards...

5 Things to Know About Weight Distribution Hitches

Weight distribution hitches level your load, reduce sway, and boost towing stability. Find out when and why you need one in this expert guide.

Where to Position the Trailer Axle?

When positioning a trailer axle, the key is to make sure roughly 10 to 15 percent of the total trailer weight is placed on the tongue.

On a traditional trailer, the heaviest items are loaded at the front, but with a boat the majority of the weight is at the back of the trailer, meaning the axle needs to be further away from the tongue for the trailer to have the appropriate tongue weight. |

Trailer Couplers

A coupler is a mechanism that bolts or is welded to end of the trailer tongue and connects with the hitch ball. Couplers differ in capacity, style and application.

What is the gross trailer weight (weight of fully loaded trailer)? A coupler's capacity must be equal to or greater than the gross trailer weight. | A coupler is a mechanism that is bolted or welded onto the end of a trailer...

Bungee Cord Basics

Bungee cords offer a quick and easy way to tie down lightweight tarps, gear, and equipment. They stretch to fit and do not have to be tightened or tied.

And they'll keep coolers and gear in place in your kayak, canoe, or boat. Bungees can also be used to hold a tarp in place. | A bungee cord tie-down consists of a single stretchy cord with a hook located at either end....

Roof Rack Information

Vehicle roof rack information. For people who are new to vehicle roof racks and need a review of the available types, comparisons of the components and features, and an explanation of the benefits of a roof rack, this is the place to start. We explain what roof racks are and how roof racks work.

We have an in-house Roof Rack Application Guide that will help you determine which rack systems are best suited for your vehicle. | Whether you simply don't have the space inside your car or you would...

Trailer Hitch Installation Tips

How to install a trailer hitch. General information about the installation of trailer hitches on cars, trucks, and suvs including bolt-on, minor drilling, fish wire and other methods to make installing a hitch easy.

Holes can be drilled in the appropriate places using the holes in the hitch as a guide. When drilling, always center punch the hole positions and drill a pilot hole. | Before Installation: Make sure you have the correct hitch...

Catalytic Converters

A catalytic converter minimizes harmful emissions from the exhaust of a properly tuned combustion engine. This process occurs when heat combines with a precious metal catalyst that either oxidizes (burns) or reduces harmful emissions to safe elements in the exhaust flow.

To help you find the correct converter for your vehicle, see our FitGuide . | General Information A catalytic converter minimizes harmful emissions from the exhaust of a "properly tuned" combustion engine. This process occurs...

Parts Required to Add Electric Over Hydraulic Drum Brakes to a Trailer

This article provides information on how to convert a trailer from electric brakes or no brakes to a trailer with electric over hydraulic drum brakes. This article identifies parts needed to convert a trailer to electric over hydraulic brakes and explains the compatibilities of the different parts.

You can easily adjust your brakes to match the load you're towing. Hydraulic Hydraulic braking systems can provide stronger stopping power than electric brakes but can be slower to apply. | You may be considering adding...