...........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.

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.

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.


Bit disappointed with my new trailer and may have to adjust it.
I ordered a custom roller/bunk combo trailer.. but the boat sits a bit
higher on this trailer and most of the launch ramps here are a shallow
slope. It's hard to get the trailer far enough in to float my boat off.
I may convert the four 2" x 6" bunks to 12 more rollers at the rear so
I can actually push the boat off and easily winch back on.

"Don White" wrote in message
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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.
Bit disappointed with my new trailer and may have to adjust it.
I ordered a custom roller/bunk combo trailer.. but the boat sits a bit
higher on this trailer and most of the launch ramps here are a shallow
slope. It's hard to get the trailer far enough in to float my boat off. I
may convert the four 2" x 6" bunks to 12 more rollers at the rear so I can
actually push the boat off and easily winch back on.

Go to a plastic supplier and buy some UHMW plastic to fit the bunks in place
of carpet. The boat will slide easily, with excellent support. Do not
remove bow strap until trailer at waters edge.

Calif Bill wrote:

Go to a plastic supplier and buy some UHMW plastic to fit the bunks in place
of carpet. The boat will slide easily, with excellent support.

" Do not
remove bow strap until trailer at waters edge...."

agreed! When I was a kid we used to sit on waxed paper while going
down the sliding board.

heck of a ride!

" JimH" jimhUNDERSCOREosudad@yahooDOTcom wrote in message
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..........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.


No rollers, just bunks.

On Thu, 3 Aug 2006 18:20:57 -0400, " JimH"
jimhUNDERSCOREosudad@yahooDOTcom wrote:

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

rollers

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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.


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
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.



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.