I believe the keel rollers are just to prevent your boat from hitting
the trailer while loading and to assist with the loading. It is ok for
boats to be supported 100% by the bunks and bunks provide better
support than rollers. For best support make sure your boat is
positioned so that the edge of the transom is at the end of the bunks.
It is better not to have your transom hanging off the end of the bunks.


JimH wrote:
..........your trailer rollers or your trailer bunks?

Mine is 100% on the 4 bunks and I may have to make some changes.

However, I only trailer when on vacation and during the off season.

"jamesgangnc" wrote in message
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I believe the keel rollers are just to prevent your boat from hitting
the trailer while loading and to assist with the loading. It is ok for
boats to be supported 100% by the bunks and bunks provide better
support than rollers. For best support make sure your boat is
positioned so that the edge of the transom is at the end of the bunks.
It is better not to have your transom hanging off the end of the bunks.



From what I've read, long term storage of a boat on a trailer with rollers
that are not adjusted properly can cause a "hook" to develop in the transom
area. I've got a Scout on a roller trailer and I adjusted the rear sets of
rollers so the edge of the transom sits right over the middle of the back
roller wheel.

Eisboch

jamesgangnc wrote:
I believe the keel rollers are just to prevent your boat from hitting
the trailer while loading and to assist with the loading. It is ok for
boats to be supported 100% by the bunks and bunks provide better
support than rollers. For best support make sure your boat is
positioned so that the edge of the transom is at the end of the bunks.
It is better not to have your transom hanging off the end of the bunks.


Except when it's a sailboat and the weight is more centered on the keel.

"jamesgangnc" wrote in message
oups.com...
I believe the keel rollers are just to prevent your boat from hitting
the trailer while loading and to assist with the loading. It is ok for
boats to be supported 100% by the bunks and bunks provide better
support than rollers. For best support make sure your boat is
positioned so that the edge of the transom is at the end of the bunks.
It is better not to have your transom hanging off the end of the bunks.


JimH wrote:
..........your trailer rollers or your trailer bunks?

Mine is 100% on the 4 bunks and I may have to make some changes.

However, I only trailer when on vacation and during the off season.


Thank you for clearing this up James. I was concerned as none of the keel
is supported by the keel rollers on the trailer.

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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JimH wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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wrote:
Mine's on rollers The boat never gets left in the water, only in use.
otherwise it sits on the rollers.


JimH wrote:
..........your trailer rollers or your trailer bunks?

Mine is 100% on the 4 bunks and I may have to make some changes.

However, I only trailer when on vacation and during the off season.

What's wrong with bunks? They support the boat better than rollers.

I did not articulate the possible problem correctly.

When on the trailer the boat sits only on the 4 bunks. The keel sits
several inches higher than the center rollers and is therefore not
supported in anyway by those rollers.

Shouldn't the keel be supported on the trailer center rollers while the
bottom hull also sits on the bunks, or is it OK just for the bunks to
support the boat?


Jim, I don't know for your boat, but my trailerboat sits only on the bunks
and I can't recall that the trailer even has keel rollers.

H.

JamesGang expressed the same opinion. Thanks to both of you for clearing
this up for me. ;-)

On Thu, 03 Aug 2006 18:20:57 -0400, JimH
jimhUNDERSCOREosudad@yahooDOTcom wrote:

........your trailer rollers or your trailer bunks?

I have a roller trailer, so rollers. The keel rests only on the forward
and stern rollers--there is a keel roller amidships that appears to be
there for loading and unloading, not for support.

My gut reaction to your question is that, if the trailer was sold with the
boat by a reputable dealer as the appropriate trailer for your boat, not
to worry.

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" JimH" jimhUNDERSCOREosudad@yahooDOTcom wrote in message
. ..
..........your trailer rollers or your trailer bunks?

Mine is 100% on the 4 bunks and I may have to make some changes.

However, I only trailer when on vacation and during the off season.