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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...
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Based on what you are describing,I figure two things here Alan. Like Ed said if you move the bunks inside a couple of inches, less pressure on the keel. All your weight should be on the bunks. Also, I think your not sinking your trailer in the water far enough and your dragging your boat up. You need to drive your boat on. Sometimes, depending on how steep the ramp is, I just can float the boat in position.
No friction on the Keel Guide or the forward bunks because, As your boat loads they doesn't touch the hull until it's just about in position to haul out.
The keel guide and the front bunks should NOT take any load of the boat! Both are put in position snug up to the hull while your boat is centered on the trailer in your yard. You need to get the load off the center rollers period. A "Float-On" type trailer is not a "Roller" trailer. Your trying to combine the two