This Boat Buddy thing is junk! If you set the pin to catch when you load the boat, then the truck pulls the trailer out of the water, the bow loop pulls back against the pin and it's nearly impossible to release it next time you launch. Not to mention how well that rubber (that doesn't roll or move) holds the boat off the trailer. When the rubber binds against the fiberglass of the boat it gets in a bind and won't let the boat go any higher. I have to get my driver to back the boat down to wet the bunks, pull up to where the fenders are at water level, get the boat on the bunks so it's straight, pull the boat up to get the bow up in the air or the same angle as the trailer, back the trailer in further while motoring the boat up to the bow stop, then winch it up the rest of the way. It's seriously a PITA.
Now the big problem: The 2 upright pieces that the BB bolts to are bent, bad! I don't know what happened when it was loaded, but now it's bent so bad that it ruined the rubber part of the boat buddy.
Is there a good replacement for this? Maybe a small roller like everyone else uses?