Moving bow stop on a trailer?

bkhallpass wrote: The pin is so you can flip the crash pad forward. It's very helpful when you are trying to put a cover on the boat. A lot of guys complain they can't put the cover on when the boat is up against the crash pad. BKH P.S. What's the boat. Looks like perhaps a Mastercraft?

Brilliant! I was actually thinking that once I get it set up I won't be able hook the cover over the nose of the boat, and that didn't occur to me.
It's a '91 Ski Brendella. Not a great wakeboarding boat, which is what it used for, but it runs like an absolute champ.

The pin is so you can flip the crash pad forward. It's very helpful when you are trying to put a cover on the boat. A lot of guys complain they can't put the cover on when the boat is up against the crash pad. BKH

P.S. What's the boat. Looks like perhaps a Mastercraft?

Jared,
You want your tongue weight to be about 10% of the total weight.
Is that why you are moving it back ?
Looks like someone made the bowstop pivot. Not sure why. Maybe they put more than one boat on the trailer and needed to move the bowstop out of the way.
You may want to make a base for your bowstop and weld that to the bowstop. Then use U-Bolts to mount the base to the trailer. This is the way most bowstops are mounted to the trailer that I have seen.
Search Bowstop and you will see posts with pictures in them so that you have something to work from.

Good luck and welcome to the site.

This trailer was used for an older ski nautique. My boats a little bit shorter, so I'd like to move the bow stop back about 4-6 inches. Any ideas
1. Get someone to cut off and weld back on the mounts. Guessing this will be a bit expensive.
2. Get one of those removable stops with a rubber V for the bow, bolts onto the trialer frame. Should work OK, but any other choices?

PS why does the back part attach to the mount with a cotter pin, as if you would be taking it on and off a bunch?