Bow of boat under the roller during loading

[kb7722]

Originally Posted by davidpuddy

I am backing down until the back of the fender hits the water. From that point I have to go full throttle and someone has the turn the winch to get the boat over the roller.

Sounds like you could back down a little more. The more you back down, the lower the roller relative to the water level. Of course if you back down to far, you boat won't be touching the bunks when it reaches the roller.