Re: Bunk or roller trailer
It sounds like we're talking about two different trailer designs and therefore two different ways to load and unload. I've owned roller trailers in the past ( not float on/bunks like I have now ) and have never had a problem like this.
I could definitely be loading it wrong; maybe the trailer is too far in ( I put the trailer in till the truck's rear wheels are inches from the edge of the water ). This allows me to hand pull the boat up 1/3 of the way, then bouyancy helps me winch her home.
I feel like I need some sort of "V" roller at the first roller point - this will allow me to keep her in line.
It is such a b*tch trying to keep the boat floating - centered over that aft roller - then run up to the winch, start cranking only to have it fall of center and I have to start over again. Even w/ help, it's a hassle. The scratches are from the boat's "V" not being on the roller at all. I then start to winch and the hull gets scratched going up along that aft roller's shaft "nut".
Gotta be a better way -
Reelescape - got a picture ?
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