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2013 Chaparral SSX Owner’s Manual
Chaparral Boats, Inc.
Nashville, GA
chaparralboats.com
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The handling of your boat and trailer at the ramp requires practice, skill
and patience. With care and attention to the following tips, you can launch
and relaunch your boat with relative ease.
Important: Typically a beam of 8 feet 6 inches allows you to tow
without a special permit in most places. These boats are considered
”trailerable” for this reason. Other boats have wider beams and are
still “trailerable,” but, in most cases you need a permit to do so.
Check with your state on permit requirements before towing.
Roller Trailers – Launching and Loading
Chaparral recommends you follow the trailer manufacturer’s guide-
lines for launching and loading your boat.
soft sand. Always remember to launch your boat at a right angle to the
shore.
3. Back the trailer down the ramp until there is enough water to make the
boat fl oat. Because the bunks generate more friction than rollers, you
need to back the trailer further into the water.
• Tie a mooring line to the boat so you will have control once it is fl oat-
ing.
• Unfasten the boat bow safety chain. Hold the winch handle securely,
reverse the winch lock and begin unwinding the line. Unwind it slowly
and carefully.
• On an average grade, the bunks on your trailer will allow your boat to
gently slip back and fl oat into the water. If your boat doesn’t immediately
move, try unwinding about six inches of line, lock your winch and give
the boat a push. Then unlock the winch and try again. If this doesn’t
work, you might try backing the trailer deeper, if possible.
• Care should be given when launching from trailers with bunks that are
equipped with plastic-like materials. These materials make the bunk
surfaces very slippery, and the boat may begin to unload as soon as
tension is released on the winch cable/strap.
Bunk or Custom Trailers—Loading
When loading, always prepare for the procedure prior to reaching the
ramp. If the ramp is busy, preparation will shorten the time it takes for you
to get your boat out of the water.
You probably won’t have to back the trailer into the water as far to load
the boat as you did to launch it. In fact, the easiest way is to back your
trailer up until the rear of the bunks are in the water. By not putting your
trailer too deep in the water, your boat will actually center itself on the
bunks about 1/3 to 1/2 the distance onto the trailer.
Connect the winch cable/strap to the bow eye of the boat. Lock your winch
before attempting to wind the cable/strap in. Once your boat is aligned
and is pulled fi rmly against the winch stand roller or vee block and
WARNING : If the winch handle slips out of your hand, let it spin.
DO NOT try to stop it
LAUNCHING AND LOADING
Bunk or Custom Trailers—Launching
Here are some tips to remember when you are putting your Chaparral
boat in the water:
Important: Before launching your boat, make sure the transom drain
plug is installed. If it is not installed, the bilge could fi ll with water
quickly.
1. Always prepare the boat for launching before you get to the ramp. Stop
in a launching prep area near the ramp that doesn’t block traffi c and
remove your tie-downs, tilt up your engine or drive unit, replace your
transom drain plugs, etc.
2. Have someone at the ramp to give you directions. Slowly back the
trailer down the ramp to the water. If there isn’t a ramp available, use
a solid area of ground to the shore, with a slope if possible. Avoid wet,