On Mar 25, 1:00*pm, wrote:
On Thu, 25 Mar 2010 10:31:24 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:





While I was underneah my boat last night resounding the hull I noticed
that my trailer rollers are needing some stuff done to them. Some are
cracked and flaking, and others have the center support bushings jsut
plane gone!

I've seen both rubber and polyeurathane rollers offered by various
suppliers and there's nothig cheap about them especially when I'm
considering replacing about all of them.

Rubber seems to be the most economical way to go. But is there some
advantage on why I should go with the poly?

Poly rollers are available in red and yellow. They look like they're
made out of jell-o, but that's beside the point.

I'm voting on going with the rubber, because after all they've been on
this trailer since 1977.

But anyhow. what advantage do the poly's have over the rubber rollers
if any?

I have the "rubber" on mine (black) but I don't think it is actually
rubber. It is probably a neoprene sort of thing. I do think they can
mark up the boat but mine only ride on the keel. I have never noticed
anything.
Rollers are one thing that you can save money on by shopping. I am
always looking for rollers and usually can find them one or 2 at a
time for a fraction of what they should cost in clearance sales,
garage sales etc.. I usually have a few spares in the garage and throw
a new one on when I see one going bad.
The other issue for salt water trailers is the shaft. I have been
using hot dipped galvanized bolts for the shafts for a while and they
seem to hold up a lot better than the ones you get, sold for the
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Thanks!


Mine is fresh water only so I won't have problem with the bolts, but
seeing I'm going to be involved in a roller overhaul I'll replace them
too.


Yes, I've seen them called 'rubber' but I do think thy are more of a
hardened plastic, but then again, they could be.

Black streaks ont he bottom of the hull arn't a concern of mine,
because it seems that's the part you dont' see in the water anyhow.

I wish I could find 'em at garage sales too.

But!