’89 CC trailer turnbuckle info?

I dont have the info, but if you call Ramlin, they might. Heres a pic of 2 factory CC/Ramlin turnbuckles. I put on one my non-factory trailer.

Thanks TRBenj! Love those two beauties sitting in your garage! I will give Ramlin a ring to see what they can do for me. I really appreciate the info and photo.

When I bought my bow stop I called Ramlin and they sent me to the dealer. My dealer was helpful and the price was reasonable. I paid $250 for the whole thing, i.e everything black in the bow stop.

Tim,
   I noticed that on one of your boats you remove the bow stop. I have the same system as you can see on my picture. Removing the bow stop is that a standard procedure when the boat is stored? That would explain how to put the cover.

Pretty sure Anthony's tongue flips up like Joel's trailer, the bow stop needs to be removed to do this.



Loosen the turnbuckle and have a friend push the bow up, you may be able to shimmy the cover around the nose then drop it back down against the stop.

Anthony, what are you asking?

the bow stop is something I've never been a big fan of, mainly because of the hassle putting the cover on and the extra wear on the rub rail in that area.

Me personally I would prefer a traditional bow stop under the bow hook and wench set up. I like the set-up that they did on the CCF boat of Reid's but it would be nice if you could pull a pin and lift out the crash pad section and store it in the boat or trunk during transport and storage making it easy to install a road cover and less wear from rubbing against the rub rail.

79nautique wrote: the bow stop is something I've never been a big fan of, mainly because of the hassle putting the cover on and the extra wear on the rub rail in that area.

I dont have the newer CC-style bow stop on my '90 or Skier- and I miss it. The bow stop sure makes it easy to load, as theres no question when youre all the way up. It does make it a pain to put the cover on, but I dont see how it would cause excess wear on the rubrail if youre using the turnbuckle when trailering.

Dave, CC stopped making trailers somewhere around 95-96, I think. My understanding is that they sold the plans and tooling to Ram-Lin, as their new trailers are nearly exact copy of the old CC's. The turnbuckles should be the same (old vs. new), and its true that you need to order Ram-Lin parts through a CC dealer.

TRBenj wrote: anthonylizardi wrote: I was just wonder if removing it was a standard procedure. I think the main rationale behind removing it is that it creates a lot more room for the tongue to fold. If it helps you get your cover on, go for it.

Hollywood you are right. Mine is a simple question. Should I remove the bow stop post when I get home to put the coer. The reason I ask is because my trailer is an 01 Ramlin. The first and only time I used it and drove it home and the boat moved forward and is impossible to put the cover on front. Since then I bought some straps for the back, I hope they help. Actually that brings another question, is it ok to attach the straps to the platform bracket. Also, my trailer is slighlty bigger than my boat and the boat engine sits slightly ahead of the axle. The tongue feels a little bit heavy. I can't raise by hand but my dolly does ok.

Besides straps on the back, is there another easy way to prevent the boat from sliding forward. I already know brake slower.


For the spare tire, can I use any wheel mount or do you guys have any recomendations.

TRBenj wrote: The boat should be up against the crash pads and held in place by the turnbuckle.

When you get your hot rod BFN you may see that this isn't always true. The V hull rocks back and leaves plenty of room for a cover.

I got a big 1/2 in thick nylon cutting board from wally world. Cut it to fit the bow stops, took the carpet off and installed the nylon with counter sunk s/s screws. - very happy with it!

My cover is shaped so that it does not cover the rubrail along the crash pads, so I don't have to try and squeeze the cover between the rubrail and the crashpad. Do the Rankin covers go between the rubrail and the crashpads?