"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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On Tue, 2 Aug 2005 20:08:26 -0400, "*JimH*" wrote:


"Stanley Barthfarkle" wrote in message
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That trailer needs a forward keel roller to protect the front part of
the
hull from hitting the trailer frame crosspiece when loading.



That was not my question.

There is plenty of protection on the trailer from keeping that from
happening.


Actually, Jim, he may be right. I'm considering just that sort of
change to my trailer... and even dropping the front cross member to
facilitate the change. Due to the angle of my local ramp, my bow
contacts the bow support and goes "high and dry" with the bow, while
the stern floats. After the vessel is solely supported by the trailer,
I find that an inordinate amount of weight is supported by the bow
support.

The practical consideration is that the bow "runs aground" and the
stern "floats around" during the trailering sequence.

It might be worth a "look see."

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I will look to see if there is any deterioration of the keel from the
potential problem you noted. I did not see any when I looked at the boat
this afternoon. I would think that one of the owners would have noted it
over the past 16 years if it were a problem with a fairly simple solution.

We plan to dock the boat during the season and it will see the trailer only
at the end of the season and through winter.