Launch & Load Tracker 175 Boat Alone 2 

My fishing buddy takes it off every time before we start going down the ramp...says this boats heavy enough to not slide..first time my boat slides off hes buying me a new one

Diesel I n c Alright! Congrats! I'm sure you'll enjoy using the 175 as much as I have. Now go catch some fish!! :)

Got to appreciate!

Unfortunately, no it was not the first time out LOL! I definitely have had my issues controlling the boat at times...Yeah, I was lucky with them fingers....anything to save the boat! I'm glad you got a good laugh!

weirdo!

@@bobmeserve6139 oh come on I acknowledge beauty when I see it. That’s all. At least you know I watched your video until the end.

Kori Whitchurch 😂

William Lawson Thx! Got it at Bass Pro. For some odd reason when I got the boat there the sales & other guy working there said the Springfield Class B model would not fit!! I later went back and got it to try and it fits my 175! The pedestal does not go high enough for me so I got about 5" bolts screws and stacked 2 2x4 cut to size next to each other and drilled the appropriate screw holes and it works. Also spray painted the 2x4s in black. Don't think they sell anything that raises higher for that pedestal mount... Good luck!!

Thanks! Practice indeed!!

Thanks for the info! Would that be the Ark Ezi-Guide system you are talking about?

@@stevofish7 Stevo - I don't know what the Ark Ezi-guide system is. This EasyGuide system consists of two floats that fit me boat and travel 44" in depth. And they don't break or scratch. They flex

Thx, gotta a website link so I can check out the EasyGuide? Nothing comes up on Google.

@@stevofish7 Yes went to www.easyguidefloats.com

Thanks!

Thanks! if you mean wetting the bunk boards first, yes I do that now, if not shown on the video.

I love my Tracker! I like that the TF has two live wells. Trailering is real good. Dont even notice when driving, prob the same for trailering any boat, but not as heavy as those fancy boats. keep the air in the tires between 45-50psi (45 for those hot days as the air expands)and lube the hubs once a year and all will be good..

I would love to see that video

I only have a 50hp on my 175TF, so I think you'll do great with the 90hp! I wish I had more horses on my boat, but it is fast enough to get me from place to place and I think it goes 26-28mph at 3/4 to almost full throttle. The only major issue I have is there is a water leak in one of the live well lines where it is unreachable to fix. I just use the bilge pump every so often to get the water out of the hull while on the water. After almost 4 years of owning the TF, I can say it runs real good on the water and I like that it has an aluminum hull and 2 live wells in the TF. Just wish it had brakes! :)

Actually, I got rid of the side rails. Don't need them after all. Not sure for the z18, but for my boat I make sure the rear guides are just out of the water when loading as that will help guide it on straight. For those steep or weird angled ramps, I found that after cranking the boat up and it is still off center, I manually push the boat back into the water that will recenter it as I did in my 3rd video. Good luck man, it is a learning process. Sometimes better to walk boat up to trailer from ramp than driving it during those windy/hard current days.

You have a brand new Z18 and you don't know how to launch a boat . I would have started a little smaller then a boat of that nature a super heavy fiberglass boat. This is the first boat you have ever owned ?

With my Tracker 175, I don't put the trailer in the water quite as far as you do. About 1/4 of the trailer tires at the top are out of the water. I can drive the boat onto the trailer until the front of the boat hits the roller. I was taught to not use the wench to pull the boat onto the trailer. Normally, I back the trailer into the water, drive the boat onto the trailer and my wife then drives the truck to pull the boat off of the ramp. The system works well for us.

Keith Reding that’s not alone.

@@mikejoned7148 Some folks are lucky, others like Stevo made his own luck. You comment is irrelevant.

Guess both LOL, I could have made a vid so the loading was perfect, but wanted to show as I was still new at this that it could be done even though the conditions or steering was not. Getting better at it now though it's taken time.

Thats admirable, glad to hear its gotten smoother for you!

First lake was actually Calero Reservoir in South San Jose. Yep, the Delta in Byron.

Rubber bumper thingies...

do you need those... like really

+Karen Gregory The middle guides were about 1 inch from the boat. However, I found that it really didn't help and took them off. Especially, when I knocked one of them sideways when power loading. The bottom bunk boards and rear guide boards help guide the boat on. Just be sure the rear board guides are all the way out or 3/4 out of the water as that will help guide the boat straight straight on. I either drive the boat up close to the wench or crank the boat all the way up to the rubber bushing of the wench. Depends on the conditions. For me, it definitely took some practice to get it right! Good luck!

thanks stevo

Howdy, thanks for the tips! The rope for loading is to tie the boat to the dock while I go get the auto to back the trailer into the water. I also use it to walk and guide the boat onto the trailer if I don't want to drive the boat onto the trailer or for them really "fun" windy days!! I have found that for my boat the bow of the boat does not always line up correctly on the bow stop if I drive all the way up to it. The front trailer guides might have helped, but I gave up on them puppies. So far, everything is cool except for me boat driving skills at times. I also need to get in a little workout besides the fishing! :)

@@stevofish7 the exact same reason I use a rope now on windy days..I'm not about to end up sideways on my trailer for a 2nd time in front of ppl looking like a dumbass

No, you can use a 2WD truck. My friend has been using his 2WD truck for many years for his tracker. Sometimes he'll get that occasional slippage when the ramps are slippery from hyacinth/weeds being dragged up on the ramp from other trailers, but it eventually catches onto the road. I have an AWD SUV which I guess is the same as a 4WD and so far so good...

+Stevo Fish gg gg c

Brandon, the key to this, is to NOT put the trailer back too far--it gets the truck wet for no good reason, plus can make it harder to pull the rig out. Limited slip is great--4 WD not needed, though nice of course. Any regular truck or even care for a boat this light is fine. Do note how those guides on the trailer really straighten it out, as he hits it at a pretty off angle. Centering guides, both forward and back, that's the ticket IMO

Brandon Jones I load my boat with my 2015 dodge caravan I load my boat in Lake river and ocean worry about the boat not the loading

I been watching and loading boats for fifty some years. Most boats under 2000 pound 2 WD works fine on most ramps and conditions. I have never had or need 4 WD to pull any of boats. I have a 20 ft fiberglass VIP 1983 and 200 hp fairly heavy boat and an F-150 truck. Never a worry! Have fund that if tires to slip you can set the emergency brake , apply gas and when you start to move release brake. This lets the tire that want to break lose turn slower and bite better. Good luck and happy boating!

Definitely an ass tracker at the end of the vid.

Sorry, don't know as no name brand on them. Took about half hour. Got'em from a friend who had em for his old boat years ago and he can't recall. I ended up taking them off per my previous comments below and above.

+Stevo Fish thanks

I agree with this. It depends on boat, but in most case loading on a trailer to deep will be harder. I find it best to experiment at different depths to find the easiest load. The higher the trailer is out of the water the center guides will guide will catch the hull quicker and lift the bow quicker to get the boat above the roller. I always leave about 4 to 5 inches out of the water. I do like the idea of backing the trailer in and getting the pads fully wet before loading. Keep in mind that this loading method in some cases can force the back end of the boat down. This is a concern if you have high winds and wave blowing towards the back of the boat. It can swamp the boat and make it hard to pull out with the extra weight of the water. I try to make it a habit to find ramps that are protected from this. I highly advise to never load or unload on ramps that have high winds blow into the rear of the boat, especially if you are new at this. Once you figure the right trailer depth that works best the side rails and runs will do most of the guide work if you stay fairly straight and hit the center. Good luck and hopes this helps.

Yeah, for this tracker I have found that having the rear guides just out of the water helps line up the boat just right!

Yep, especially if ya got a good breeze going.

He is learning.....I'm sure you did it perfect your first time......tight lines.

Actually the one and only time I went to Calero Reservoir in South San Jose after dropping my daughter off with her friends at Great America park.....LOL!

@stevofish7 : Nice thanks for the quick reply ok lake, mercury ruins any pan fare! Coyote still has some fish you can eat! Have you ever fished New Hogan. I hear there s no docks to launch from?

I strictly stick to fishing the delta now. Those big lakes are a little to far for me tho the delta is still an hours drive for me to get to which is just right. If ya google maps Lake Hogan, it appears that they do have a boat ramp. Good luck man! We all need it! LOL!

Hey Steve O, It's ramps only, but no docks so kind of primitive! All the taxes we pay the state it should have docks attached to the ramp like New Melonies or Pardee?