[quote=danielt1263][quote=shortyfox]You're overthinking this. There's no set formula. The tongue weight should be heavy enough that when you lift it there's some physical effort to put it on the hitch ball but not so light that the trailer won't track straight at highway speeds..[/quote]
I can set the tongue weight where it needs to be regardless of length of the trailer by shifting the boat/equipment. That says nothing about what a reasonable tongue length is, or what might be too short. I'm trying real hard to not overthink this. I'm just trying to get a bead on what the common length is.
[quote=shortyfox]One thing that you didn't mention, is do you want to put your boat in the garage with the mast? That won't work which makes everything else moot. My guess is the mast on that F16 is around 27 ft. Do you intend to install and remove your mast every time you use your boat?[/quote]
I have a two piece mast so it's not the problem when it comes to storage. Yes, I intend on installing and removing the mast every time I use the boat. Hell the thing was designed to be completely broken down and setup for each sail.
[quote=shortyfox]... why not go ahead and remove the rudders and castings as well, it'll shorten the overall length. Or putting the boat on the trailer backwards which may shorten everything and comes with its own set of advantages.[/quote]
The trailer is the longest single thing that I'm dealing with. I have the rudders and stocks off the boat already.
Putting the boat on backwards doesn't shorten the length of the trailer. The trailer is too long.
[quote=shortyfox]If there's any alternative at all, cover your boat, keep it outside.[/quote]
Outside storage costs almost $200 per month. I'd rather shorten the trailer and keep the boat in my garage.
How long is your trailer tongue?[/quote]
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