"jamesgangnc" wrote in message
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On Mar 27, 10:03 pm, Larry wrote:
*e#c wrote:
On Mar 26, 9:38 pm, wrote:

*e#c wrote:

On Mar 26, 2:05 pm, wrote:

On Mar 26, 1:27 pm, wrote:

On Mar 25, 1:31 pm, 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?

The rollers on my 1977 Explorer Trailer are still going. Stick with
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I switched to bunks and have not regretted it.

OK, but it's hard to winch a 2750# boat along bunks to get it to the
front of the trailer.

Not if you have a decent ramp and can drive it on.

I've seen that many times. Doesnt look fun for the Boat, if you over
gas it......... Can you say " Bow Gouge " ?

Besides, I'd rather have rollers doing their thing, instead of rubbing
my Boat along bunks every time I retrieve it. ONE errant screw,
and .....scraaaaaaaaaaaaaape.

I guess it depends on the ramp. I've never come close to hitting the
winch post. I always have to winch the both up the last foot, or so.
There is a large V-shaped rubber piece there to protect the bow anyway.

The bunk carpeting is always attached at the bottom - no screws in the
top. I like bunks because they support the hull and transom better than
rollers.

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I agree, the support is better. I set mine up so they just protrude a
little beyond the transom so I've got support all the way to the
rear. A lot of the engine wieght it carried by the transom on i/o's.
There are a few ramps where it's difficult to work bunks but not
impossible. Most ramps it's a breeze. I too winch mine the last
bit. If most of the bunk is in the water winching the last bit is not
hard. You just have to figure out where you want the water line on
the empty trailer.

Just drive forward and hit the brakes. Boat will slide up to the stop.
Just do not do it at 50 mph.