How To Safely Trailer Your Personal Watercraft

Instructions on Trailering Your Personal Watercraft

1. Take your time!!!!!
2. Lift or back up trailer onto ball.
3. Crank wheel jack up fully and rotate so that it is level with trailer.
4. Make sure tongue is fully on ball and lock latch and secure with cotter pin.
5. Lift up and down on trailer tongue to make sure it is secure.
6. Install safety chains, make sure they have no kinks and are secured with clasps closed.
7. Plug in wiring harness and make sure enough wire is there for full movement of trailer.
8. Check correct operation of turn indicators and brake lights.
9. Check bow eye strap and rear strap on each watercraft to ensure they are snug and secure and that no metal is rubbing on unit.
10. Install covers and make sure they are snapped under rub rail on each craft.
11. Check tire pressure.  Recommended pressure is 45 psi.
12. If leaving trailer, make sure it is locked to your vehicle and tongue lock is installed at all times when you are not with the vehicle and trailer.
13. Make sure all the tires are chalked correctly.

Turning Wheel Right	Turning Wheel Left
Turns Trailer Left	Turns Trailer Right

Launching and Placing Watercraft on Trailer

1. Take your time!!!!
2. Start engine for no more than 10 seconds to check correct operation.
3. Release strap on stern of watercraft and store. 
4. Make sure both drain plugs are closed and secure.
5. Back trailer into water about 1/3 of the way up the watercraft support rails. Chalk tires and set emergency brake.
6. Release bow strap and push watercraft off of trailer.
7. When starting watercraft, if close to trailer make sure craft is in reverse (when engine is turned on watercraft will always be in motion).
8. Slowly pull trailer out of water and store.
9. Back trailer into water about 1/3 of the way up the watercraft support rails. Chalk tires and set emergency brake.
10. Slowly maneuver watercraft towards trailer and line up bow with winch on trailer.  Turn off engine about 5 feet from trailer. Secure bow strap and winch watercraft up to bow stop.
11. Slowly pull trailer out of water.  Unscrew drain plugs and let water drain, close when water is done draining.
12. Secure stern strap making sure no metal is rubbing against watercraft.
13. Check all trailer connections to ensure they are secure.
14. Cover watercraft.