Author Topic: Steering onto trailer (Read 3405 times)

Danger731 · « **on:** July 20, 2009, 07:59:22 AM »

I have a 76 Sleekcraft 23 ft day cruiser. When I drive up to my trailer after manuevering the stering wheel back and forth I can't drive the boat onto the trailer. I have to jump in the water and manually pull it up or winch it the last few inches because it is hard to tell if my wheel / jet is cranked over to the left or right . Yesterday I was driving my boat off the trailer to the left. PITA ! Is there a device that can tell if the jet is straight forward ?

OC2Vegas · « **Reply #1 on:** July 20, 2009, 08:43:54 AM »

I know of a guage that will tell you where your divertor is at but not sure if there is one for steering.

anyone else?

Stevecat · « **Reply #2 on:** July 20, 2009, 08:49:15 AM »

Maybe just count # of turns of the wheel lock-to-lock and / 2?

GlassCutter · « **Reply #3 on:** July 20, 2009, 08:59:44 AM »

Jet boats don't steer like cars. But you do have a few choices:
1) Buy a whacker
2) Buy a picklefork
3) Put the training wheel type of siding on yer trailer
4) Get your wife to steer the boat so it won't be your problem anymore

I'm here to help

riser39 · « **Reply #4 on:** July 20, 2009, 09:11:53 AM »

Not sure what it is called but i have something that resembles a compass that rates how far the wheel is turned. When straight forward it goes back to zero. I will get a picture for you when i get home tonight.

steve

beerjet · « **Reply #5 on:** July 20, 2009, 03:25:15 PM »

I have my steering set up so that one of the spokes on the wheel is straight up when the steering is straight .
BANG BANG BANG !
All day long.
Foot up dogs ass....

-beerjet-

just squirtin · « **Reply #6 on:** July 20, 2009, 05:28:11 PM »

ditto on the steering fork straight up

Ralph Brunt · « **Reply #7 on:** July 20, 2009, 06:51:21 PM »

my steering is 3,6 and 9 but if you need a reference put a peice of medical tape(white) at the 12 o clock=straight

thats what we do in the drag car,

bkplesh · « **Reply #8 on:** July 20, 2009, 06:52:09 PM »

more time behind the wheel

Or a Outboard

Danger731 · « **Reply #9 on:** July 22, 2009, 12:53:14 PM »

Quote from: GlassCutter on July 20, 2009, 08:59:44 AM

Jet boats don't steer like cars. But you do have a few choices:
1) Buy a whacker
2) Buy a picklefork
3) Put the training wheel type of siding on yer trailer
4) Get your wife to steer the boat so it won't be your problem anymore

I'm here to help

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/quote]

OMG #4 had me lol, people at work think i'm losin it !, funny man !

Danger731 · « **Reply #10 on:** July 22, 2009, 12:54:40 PM »

thanks every one ! white tape it is.

sturat 514 · « **Reply #11 on:** July 22, 2009, 01:39:08 PM »

Quote from: Danger731 on July 20, 2009, 07:59:22 AM

I have a 76 Sleekcraft 23 ft day cruiser. When I drive up to my trailer after manuevering the stering wheel back and forth I can't drive the boat onto the trailer. I have to jump in the water and manually pull it up or winch it the last few inches because it is hard to tell if my wheel / jet is cranked over to the left or right . Yesterday I was driving my boat off the trailer to the left. PITA ! Is there a device that can tell if the jet is straight forward ?

Any pics of your boat? I would like to know what it looks like, so if i saw it on the water so i can go park mine

J/K more seat time and you will know where she is. I have my wheel mounted so that when it is straight i know it by the feel of the wheel

SLCKREG · « **Reply #12 on:** July 22, 2009, 02:44:14 PM »

I steer with the ignition key quite a bit when trailering

. As far as seeing if the jet is straight when your on the trailer, I just look behind the boat and you can see if your thrustin left or right ect. Having said that using the jet/motor to put her that last "few inches" up the trailer is a good way to suck a rock off the ramp into your junk.

crewchief22 · « **Reply #13 on:** July 22, 2009, 07:15:07 PM »

My wife normally drives the boat onto the trailer, and has had a couple difficult times due to water current. And now prefers to bring the boat in and stop at the ramp and hold the boat while I back the trailer under the boat. Keeps things from getting broken.

2savage4you · « **Reply #14 on:** July 22, 2009, 07:18:40 PM »

I drive the boat on the trailer all the time, and sometimes while drinking and it still stays straight

Must be a natural

crewchief22 · « **Reply #15 on:** July 22, 2009, 07:21:07 PM »

Let us know how it goes with it running

Legal Chemistry · « **Reply #16 on:** July 23, 2009, 02:24:08 PM »

too much gas and/or too much steering input. Keep it centered and give slight tap on the gas at 3 or 9 o'clock. Anything else and you may be asking for a problem.

or one of these. kind of like a drunk drive driving by braille - but for boats. my old man has these on his 27' and it sure makes in a cinch. bumpity-bump and your on!