Boat trailer or kit

A boat trailer for enabling transportation of a boat and adapted to be towed by a motor vehicle comprising:

• means for connecting said trailer to said motor vehicle,
• channel means at a forward end of said trailer and extending upwardly from said trailer in a substantially vertical direction,
• sliding mooring hook means for traveling along said channel means in a substantially vertical direction for connection to said boat said sliding mooring hook means moveable from a first position along said channel means while attached to said boat when said boat is floating over said trailer with the bow of said boat unsupported by said trailer to a displaced downward second position along said channel means while attached to said boat when said boat bow is supported by said trailer
• biasing means for biasing said sliding hook means in a position at or above water level wherein during loading of said boat said biasing means allows said sliding hook means to be easily secured to bow of said boat and said sliding mooring hook means allows said boat to settle into desired support position on said trailer and during unloading of said boat said biasing means ensures that sliding hook mooring means allows said boat to float freely while continually maintaining control over position of said boat,
• lateral support post means affixed to said trailer for restraining lateral motion of said boat during loading and unloading of said boat, wherein during loading of said boat as said sliding mooring hook means moves downwardly along said channel means from said first to said second position while attached to said boat said lateral support post means guides said boat floating in water into a desired support position on said trailer as the trailer and boat are withdrawn from the water and during unloading of said boat, said lateral support post means restrain said boat as said trailer is moved into the water causing said boat to float in the water as said sliding mooring hook means moves from said second to said first position.