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Trailer size 188ob

I am buying a 2013 188 ob with a 150hp yamaha. My dealer is telling me that I need a tandem axle trailer rated for 4000lbs. The trailer they sell is a venture aluminum trailer rated at 4200lbs with dual axles and brakes on both axles. The next model down is rated for 3600lbs. I don't mind overkill with trailers but this seems to me to be a bit much based on the wet weight advertised by Hurricane of 3300lbs which I assume is with a full tank of gas. I am also concerned about setting the boat up on the trailer and having it to far back to give me a decent tongue weight. Any thoughts?
Comments
bigsky, it depends on how you want to use the trailer. If you only use it twice a year between the marina and the barn, the little one is OK, but if you want to travel with the boat you want over-capacity. Get the heavy duty one. It will last longer and so will your boat. Single axle trailers have stiffer springs and beat the boat up, and over time the constant flexing will crack aluminum frame rails. A galvanized steel tandem with disc brakes is the ticket.
I have a 2010 SS 188OB with a 200 Merc on it and I have a single axle trailer with it.
Its a Trailmaster (SC2040BR) 4000lb capacity/GVWR 5000lbs. Its a fantastic trailer and can handle the boat quite nicely.
2010 Mercury Optimax 200HP / Mercury SS High Five 19P
2010 Trailmaster SC trailer
2006 Hurricane 188
2003 Yamaha 130 hp
2004 Trailmaster tandom axle with surge brakes