Hi Sandra, I had my welding shop build me a trailer tongue extension for LEPPO's Trailrite trailer.
It was 8 feet long. The extension has a normal receiver on the end, plus another trailer ball near the other end. They added a "U" shaped steel support on the bottom side of the Trailrite trailer tongue into which the back end of the extension fitted. The extension was then locked in place with the trailer extension ball going into the regular trailer receiver. To use the extension, I blocked the trailer wheels, using chocks that I built, lowered the tongue jack, and then disconnected the trailer. I pulled the car forward. Next I undid my extension fastenings, removed it from the trailer frame, and inserted it into the "U" and the ball in the receiver, locking it in place. Now I could back up and put the tongue extension receiver on the car's ball hitch, fasten the safety chains, retract the trailer jack, and then was ready to launch ( I had raised the mast prior to disconnecting the trailer from the car) Backing up with the extension makes the job easier, with the distance between car and trailer wheels being longer. Think 18 wheelers, and the way they can park their trailers. The only problem you might encounter launching is going from the flat assembly area to the launch ramp itself. If the launch ramp has a sharp angle, with the flat pavement, you may (I have) scraped the bottom of the trailer tongue extension as you go down the ramp, and the tongue extension hits the ridge in the pavement as the trailer wheels go down the ramp. A trailer tongue extension is extra work to rig when launching, but I also prefer to keep the wheels of the car out of the water. Connie _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
