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Old 01-15-2008, 12:25 AM
abl1111 abl1111 is offline
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Default Re: Bunk or roller trailer

Thx for all the input and help. I think that the best solution would be to have (2) angled rollers along side the aft roller to keep the boat centered. All else works well once she is centered. The "V" is pretty constant through-out the hull.

Capt Chuck: Those front beds seem great, but my problem would happen before I even hit that point - the boat would fall off the roller. However, the 12x2 "V" idea seems like a good one, but I'd be concerned that there is a lot of friction on that once the boat was being pulled home ? What's your opinion ? I think once I get the loading problem figured out, then those front bunks would help reduce load on front keel rollers a lot...

Bushwacker: cool design roller by Stoltz - might work ?!

Trident: I think the bunks are where they should be - I did a lot of research i.e. looked at a lot of trailered SC pix on this site and asked a lot of measurement specs before I set them there. Also, the rollers were re-adjusted the first time I set it all up to have the rollers just touch the keel - 90% or more of the aft weight is on the bunks.

The other thing to think of is that the cross members of this trailer are not symetrical box-tube (square), but more like a "C" shape with 90 degree angles. It's tough to mount things to it and maintain structural integrity.

Also, it is a trailer I use 2-4x a year. If I needed it more, I'd get a new one...
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