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Greg, how level does your trailer ride? I got mine to sit pretty evenly and all my hubs would stay the same temp- the brakes on the front axle didnt seem to have any effect. Im wondering if yours is a little nose-low?

BuffaloBFN wrote: It may be a touch low in the front. I've only done a backyard assesment of the the tongue weight, and I did shine a couple of links on the safety chain last w/e. The flip side is where the prop guard rides; it seems to like where it is. I thought the brakes were transferring the heat(not more than slightly warm)? They worked great!

I can only tell you from my experience that all 4 of my hubs ran the same temp. In cooler weather they ran cold, in warm/hot temps they run a little warmer. No difference between the axles though- and my brakes were a little grabby, if anything.

You do want the trailer sitting perfectly level, though. Tongue weight is more a function of where the boat sits front to back on the trailer (where the bow stop is positioned). Sitting level is a function of your hitch height- I know some guys have to run a pretty tall riser (drop hitch inverted) to get their CC/Ramlin trailers level. Alot depends on the tow vehicle, obviously.

Ive never seen an older CC tandem up close- but there are several BFN's in the diaries on them. I bet they tow nice- I always loved how mine tracked on the highway.

I know it's supposed to be 10% tongue weight, but it sure seems like you can get away with less than that on a tandem.

I am comparing single to tandem, not the general theory. I'm not sure how well this applies though since these boats are relatively light.