I have owned my boat since 2015. Over time, I have slowly noticed that the bottom of the transom has gradually shifted further and further back on the bunks after I load it. The other day I observed the transom actually sticking behind the back of the trailer bunks after I loaded it on the trailer. I kept thinking that I must not have the boat far enough forward on the bow roller. Then I'd go double check and it was snug tight. Hmmmm Well two days I just happened to glance at the support beam for the bow on the trailer. I noticed it had slid back about 4 inches! This must have occurred gradually over time. So I took the boat to a local access last night, unloaded it, docked it, and then took care of the problem. I loosened the u-bolts that hold it to the frame and moved it back forward to its original position. Seems to fit better in the garage again! Which brings up another point. In the photo I attached, you can start to see a little rust on the bottom of the support beam. Should I be concerned about this? What are the chances it rusts all the way through? I feel like I need to address this too now.

ha! I love Ajay's solution. I concur. In the case that you don't, this is your winter project. Pull the U-bolts and the upright off the trailer. hit it with a wire wheel to get all of the rust and then prime it with rust proof primer and paint. That should stop the rust and problems. Then again, if you're going to that effort, you might as well paint the whole trailer, right? Then its all the same color and matches like new. But if you're going to all that effort, you might as well just trade it in for a new boat...

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October 26, 20232 yr

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I have a 2018 Ranger RT188. I have hated the trailer from day one.

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October 26, 20232 yr

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I've never had an issue with mine until this season. Other than replacing some bunk carpet.

I don't know for sure, but I think the support of that front beam is now welded directly to the frame of the trailer. As you can see, mine is attached via a pair of u-bolts.

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December 24, 20232 yr

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I've completed the repair on this issue I encountered in October.

I took the support off and took it to a welding shop. They polished off all the surface rust, re-welded the support beam to the flat portion, and then painted it black with an extreme paint.

I replaced one of the u-bolts with a new one and then put the beam back on the trailer yesterday. I'll make sure to keep a closer eye on this moving forward and also make sure that the beam doesn't slide back.

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