This was my set up straight from the factory, notice the amount of weight the bow puts on the b.b. which marked up the hull. The ramp didn't make the difference, it was how the boat fit after it was loaded. KG, I wonder if something is set up different on your trailer?
This is what I changed it to:
2006 Launch 24SSV
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2004 Supra Launch SS
Acme 913 prop, WS 420, Kicker L5 sub, JL/Kicker amps, Kicker in boats, Polk mm in roswell bar, 3000# ballast.
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Boat Buddy's are junk. I don't care if you've got 150 years of experience, they're crap! They're not made for these big heavier boats, they're made for bass boats that weigh half as much, that's why Cabela's sells them. Rollers are just fine, all you do is pull up on the trailer with it deep enough to hold the boat when you pull back the throttle, then go up there, hook it, and winch a little. I put the bow eye on the roller everytime I load my boat and it's a whole lot easier then that BB crap. When the BB was on there, the truck would start pulling up, and the bow eye would pull against the pin. I'd almost never get the pin back out, I'd always have to get the trailer so deep that the boat was completely off the bunks.
I'm sooooo happy with a roller on my trailer now.
07 Launch 24SSV Gravity Games
My Install Gallery
I consider myself pretty damn good at reversing my trailer down the ramp and then getting my boat on / off the trailer, and to be honest, when retrieving the boat back on the trailer, the stupid boat buddy works less that 50% of the time...(and yes we drive the boat all the way right up the trailer skids)
I just dont bother using it any more.....
I definately like and use my BB all the time. Got a 24SSV too. It's really great when the launch is packed. Back down trailer, drive boat on trailer, click, pull-out. Than use the winch to pull off the pin. In and out in a flash. I even leave extra weight in the bow. Happy boating!
Our 20 had a roller, the 24 has a BB, it will be replaced shortly. I can't stand the amount of pressure it has on the bow as it runs up it, the roller was nothing like that. I'm right there with KY Steve
2006 Supra 20 - Sold
2006 Supra 24 Gravity Games - Sold
2015 Supra SE450 - Sold
I think we mostly share the same opinion - or we are equally unskilled with the technology!! nice to know I have the same issues with it as everyone else.. LOL
on another related topic I ordered some gel paste my paint vendor here at my shop recommended ( To fix the Boat Buddy Related scratch) - Spectrum Color - they have color codes for most anything ( mine came right up on the 05' - and it's already on its way...33 bucks- 2 oz paste... www.spectrumcolor.com
but... most of you salty folks prob knew this already...
05' Launch 22SSV
Saepe Expertus - Semper Fidelis - Fratres Aeterni
I've got a 24SSV and I had Boatmate replace my Boat Buddy with a roller, they also lowered the bow stop for me 2 inches. It seems that 24's sit a little high on the bow stop as is. My Boat Buddy got absolutely destroyed after two summers of 150+ hour usage, and it rarely locked and if it did lock it'd pin the bow stop against the BB pin. It used to be a difficult boat to load but now it is as it should be, takes little to no effort to load.
2005 Supra Launch 24SSV