ShoreLand'r SL150TAL - Manual (Page 15)

Midwest Industries, Inc. Ida Grove, IA 51445 800.859.3028 www.shorelandr.com
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Front Roller:
Mount the roller arm tube into the pivot base weldment
using a 5/8” X 4-1/2” stainless steel hex head bolt and
secure with 5/8” stainless steel hex lock nut with nylon
insert. Mount the roller arm assemblies to roller arm
tube with (2) 1/2” X 4-1/2” stainless steel hex head
bolts and securing with (2) 1/2” stainless steel hex lock
nuts with nylon inserts.
Repeat on other side.
Rear Roller:
Mount the rear roller arm weldments into the pivot base
weldment using 5/8” X 4-1/2 stainless steel hex bolt
and securing with a 5/8” stainless steel lock nut with
nylon insert. Mount the roller arm assemblies to roller
arm tube with (2) 1/2” X 4-1/2” stainless steel hex head
bolt and securing with (2) 1/2” stainless steel lock nuts
with nylon inserts.
Adjustments:
Winch Post:
Place the boat on the trailer and position it for proper
support. Once the boat is positioned adjust the winch
post as follows:
Loosen the U-bolts attaching the winch post mounting
bases to the tongue. Rotate the winch post assembly
either upward or downward until the strap coming off
the winch is at the same height as the boat bow eye.
Slide the assembly backward until the bow eye roller
about contacts the boat. Place the retainer strap up
over the top of the boat bow eye. Note that the bow
roller assembly may have to be adjusted either up or
down on the winch post pivot tube so that the retainer
strap is directly above the boat bow eye as the bow
roller contacts the boat. This is a good starting point
for the fine adjustment of he winch post as described
below.
Winch Strap Adjusting Instructions
Route the winch strap through the loop in the end of
the winch post retainer strap, then attach into the boat
bow eye.
Winch the boat on the trailer until the boat is just touch-
ing the bow roller of the winch post assembly.
Loosen the bow roller assembly and either raise or
lower until the loop in the winch post retainer strap is
positioned on the top of the boat bow eye. Re-tighten in
new position. Winch the boat securely on the trailer.
Proper adjustment is when the bow roller is in contact
with the boat and the winch post retainer strap is se-
curely pulled onto the top of the boat bow eye at the
same time.
Note that they must both make contact at the same
time to create the maximum retaining force of the boat
propelling forward in the event of a panic or sudden
stop.
Once the above adjustment is accomplished, hook the
bow eye safety chain into the boat bow eye as extra
security to keep the boat from sliding off the back of the
trailer in the event that the winch fails.
Axle:
The amount of tongue weight on you trailer can be
adjusted as follows:
To lower the tongue weight, adjust the axle assembly
forward. To increase the tongue weight, adjust the axle
assembly backward. The distance that the axle
assembly has to be moved will vary be-
cause it is directly related to the weight and cen-
ter of gravity on 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: Brake line and wire harness will need care when
moving the assembly.
Rear Support System
Place the boat on the trailer so that the transom
is located at the rear of the support system. On
an RB bunk trailer, the transom of the boat should
be within 1-2” of the end of the bunk. The center
of the rear rollers on the roller rack should be ap-
proximately 4” from the transom. This gives you
maximum support on the transom.
The rear cross member is adjustable forward or
backward to allow the trailer to be adjusted to vari-
ous length boats. This is accomplished by removing
the two bolts that attach the ends of the rear cross
member to each side frame. Slide the assembly to
another set of holes provided in the side frames that is
more desirable, and then re-attach the cross member
in the new location with the bolts just removed.
The wire harness for the three-light identification
light must be re-positioned where it comes from the
black wire harness tubing to eliminate slack and
sagging of the wiring.