ShoreLand'r LEB22CLW V.2 - Manual (Page 10)

Midwest Industries, Inc. Ida Grove, IA 51445 800.859.3028 www.shorelandr.com
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REV B 2/07/06 Page 10
FINAL TRAILER ADJUSTMENTS
The adjustment of the trailer to your boat
is very important not only for the trailer, but
also the boat. Failure to do so may lead
to potential failure or damage to either the
trailer or boat.
Adjust as follows:
AXLE ADJUSTMENT
The amount of tongue weight on your trailer
can be adjusted as follows:
To lower the tongue weight, adjust the axle
assembly forward. To increase the tongue
weight, adjust the axle backward.
The distance that the axle assembly has to
be moved will vary because it is directly re-
lated to the weight and center of gravity of
the boat placed on it.
Best towing is achieved when the
tongue weight is 5-7% of the total
gross load of the complete unit.
Note: Wire harnesses and brake lines (if
equipped with brakes) will need care when
moving the axle assembly.
REAR SUPPORT SYSTEM
Place the boat on the trailer so that the
transom is located at the rear of the support
system. The transom of the boat should be
within 1-2” of the end of the bunks.
BUNKS
Make sure the bunks are positioned far
enough apart to give your boat as much sta-
bility as possible while transporting. Posi-
tion the bunks so they are located just to the
outside of a strake or else have the strake
located between the long and short bunk on
each side. Note that the spacing between
the long and short bunk can be changed by
mounting the bunks in a different hole in the
mounting bracket of the equilload arm that
it attaches to. This will help center your boat
and assist when loading. The bunks need
to be adjusted up high enough to keep the
keel from resting on the center pads. A mini-
mum of one to two inches of clearance is
desirable.
FRONT SUPPORT SYSTEM
BUNK
The front of the long bunks should be ad-
justed either in or out so that the bunk will
continue to run just to the outside of the
strake of the boat. Adjust the bunks up
so that there is approximately 1-2 inches
clearance between the keel of the boat and
the center cross member pad.
WINCH POST
Once all other adjustments are complete
the winch post can be adjusted. Slide the
winch post base backward on the tongue
until the bow roller comes in contact with
the boat. This bow roller needs to be posi-
tioned directly above the boat bow eye to
prevent the boat from moving forward in the
event of a sudden stop. It can be moved
up or down by removing the back bolt that
mounts the winch head to the base. When
this bolt is removed, the head can be rotat-
ed up or down to reach the desired height
required to fit the boat. Once in this posi-
tion, align the closest pair of holes in the
brackets and reinsert the bolt just removed.
Tighten. Attach the winch strap and crank
winch tight. Attach the bow eye safety chain
into the bow eye of the boat as well. This is
just another level of protection to keep your
boat and trailer together as one unit.
Check the boat to make sure it is in the
desired location forward and backward on
the trailer. If location is as instructed above,
tighten the three bolts in the winch base se-
curing the winch base to the tongue.
Adjustments are now complete. Double
check your boat for fit. If desired fit has been
achieved, tighten all fasteners that may
have either been left loose or have been
loosened to do the adjusting. B-SERIES BUNK ASSEMBLY
Locate the two short and two long 2 x 6
bunk assemblies. The long bunks are to be
mounted to the inside of the rear mounting
arms and attach to the front cross member
with the brackets provided while the short
bunks will attach to the rear mounting arm
only. (See Diagram A on page 2). Note that
the bunk mounting brackets are assembled
to the bunks at the factory. Place the end
of the long bunk assemblies with the two
brackets towards the rear of the trailer.
Place the assembly on the equiload bunk
arm and secure by placing a 3/8” x 1” hex
bolt through the bracket on the bunk and the
ear on the end of the equiload arm. Secure
in place using a 3/8” lock nut. Repeat on the
other end of the arm. (See Diagram A). Do
not tighten until assembly is complete.
Place the other end of the bunk in the
bracket installed on the front cross mem-
ber. The bunk can now be attached to the
bracket using two- No. 10 x 1-1/4” self tap-
ping screws as shown in Detail C.
Attach the two short bunk assemblies to
the outside of the rear equiload arms using
3/8” x 1” hex bolts similar to the long inside
bunks.
The 3/8”x 1” bolts attaching the bunks to
the equiload arms and front bunk bracket
can be tightened but not over tightened be-
cause the bunks must be allowed to rotate
slightly to conform to the boat bottom once
the boat is set on the trailer.
Note: All nuts and bolts must be tightened
before towing.
The law requires that the white ground wire
on both the tongue wire harness and vehicle
harness be properly grounded to respective
trailer and vehicle frames.
Re-check all fasteners on the complete
trailer to make sure they are all tight and
ready for towing. All fasteners should be pe-
riodically check before towing.
See your ShoreLand’r Owner’s Guide for
further technical information regarding your
trailer and its components.
INSTALLING THE REAR STEPS
Once all other adjustments are made the
front portions of the steps can now be in-
stalled. Note that there is a right and left
step. (See Items 7 and 8 in Diagram D lo-
cated on page 8.) Identify the proper steps
for each side. The front of each step has
two 5/16” slotted holes provided for attach-
ing it to the rear mounting bracket of the
fender.
Position the step in its approximate loca-
tion front to rear. With the top surface of
the step you are installing positioned at
approximately a 45 degree angle upward
to the step welded to the frame, place the
step up against the bottom outside edge of
the step portion welded to the trailer frame.
Once aligned in this position, rotate the step
downward into its proper position. As it is
rotated into position it will align itself up with
the welded on portion of the step. When in
position the step can now be moved for-
ward so that the 5/16” slotted holes in the
step align with the holes provided in the
fender mounting bracket. Secure the step
to the fender mounting bracket using 1/4”
x 3/4” carriage bolts and 1/4” hex lock nuts
provided. Tighten. Repeat this process on
the other step.
Locate the adhesive-back non-skid sur-
face material provided. Position it so that it
is equally spaced from both the front and
rear as well as from side to side of the step
just installed. Once the proper positioning
is determined, remove the adhesive back-
ing from the non-skid and replace into po-
sition. Apply equal pressure to all areas of
the non-skid to make sure that it is securely
bonded to the step. Repeat this process on
the other step. Assembly is complete.