trailer bunks
 

How far apart do most of you guys have your bunks (skegs) on your trailer. Mine are to far apart and unless the boat is put on the trailer perfect then it sits cocked on the trailer.

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Try not backing the trailer so far in the water. I see this problem quite often and a lot of times it's due to the trailer being too deep in the water. ;)

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For a float on type trailer, you might try constructing a "V" type guide bunk on the back crossmember. This helps centering the boat up perfectly for me.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...trailer2-1.jpg

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PUT A KEEL CRADLE IN FRONT OF YOUR REAR BUNKS IT WILL KEEP YOU FROM SCARING THE HULL ON STEEP RAMPS, HELP TO ALIGHN THE BOAT, AND ADD MORE SUPPORT FOR THE HULL FOR THOSE LONG HAULS. WARTHOG POSTED A PIC WITH THEM INSTALLED ON A PREVIOUS THREAD BUT I HAVE C.R.S. AND DONT REMEMBER WICH ONE ?
RUSTY

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FOUND IT IT WAS IN
FINALY IN THE BOOTH
TAKE A LOOK @ THE KEEL BUNKS THATS WHAT HE CALLED THEM. THERE ON ALOT OF THE TRAILERS AROUND HERE.
RUSTY

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What do you consider cocked? As long as each bunk contacts the same (complementary) planing surface of the vd hull, I'm good to go.

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I have a new floaton I went to the factory in vero beach fla. and bought.My my bunks are under the most outward chimes and loads nice every time.Tim the owner told me they started adjusting the boats to the outer chime for a few reasons.first they found that the boat loaded better and he said that the boat sit lower on the trailer for better stability.I also like it because its a little easier to get in and out of on the trailer.Something you need to be carfull of is not to adjust your boat any further forward than were your transome end on the bunk,the reason is if you are on the outer chime and have your trim tabs down when you load they will be history from the weight of the boat.I have heard people on this site talk about the bunks being under the stringers so as not to do damage to the hull.I am no expert on trailers and am telling what was told to me.If you would like me to e-mail you some pics let me no. Good luck Keith

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capt_chuck If you will get rid of the junky crap on that fron crossmember and install another crossmember up there.
2in X 2in X 1/4in and install foward keel bunk's you will improve loading ease by 100%.

The Stem pick's up on the foward keel bunk's and guide's the boat stright up to the winch stand center, even if the steering wheel is turned some.

I will not have a trailer without them. It makes loading so easy and fast on the ramp, it will make other people fooling around on the ramp to load head's spin.

Those hard plastic pad's and V'd PVC pipe's have been known to skin the gellcoat off the Stem/Keel area.


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This is the way that I set up all of my trailers as well. It works great! The only thing is I leave off the rear guides, they just get in the way. With this set up, it even makes a drunk captain look like he hasn't had one beer. :D :D

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you always run the risk with a response like this of your own stuff coming under scrutiny...

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HeHe Hey, I'm just trying to make life easier for folk's.

As to the PVC guide-on's. They are really not there to trap the boat, as they will bnd in a sideway's current with the boat leaning on them.

They are there more for being able to see where the trailer is when backing it and the boat is not on it.

With my setup you need enough power to control the boat [go easy] but under control. As your going foward you will come to a point that a comitment is made and is lined up correctly, keeping any sideway's current in mind.

If you screwup and miss and have to revurse. it usually is not pretty.

but if your angle and foward speed are correct, it's a snap. A little added power once the Stem has mated with the foward keel bunk's and she goes home to the winch stand roller's. All in one fluid motion.

:)

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I think they are talking about the PVC V trap that guides the keel and not the guide post that you are speaking of.I could be wrong.Keith