[Fr. Frank]

{Denny said} The first thing I did when I got my trailer was to add a keel roller to center of aft X-member to prevent keel from hitting it before the small rollers contacted hull.

John & Denny, I didn't have a keel roller, but after adjustment, my hull cleared the aft crossmember by about an inch, even with the trailer backed down only to the point where the tires and not the wheels we wet. Like you, John, my support arms weren't as wide as Denny's. As originally set up, they had about 4" between the inboard rollers on the right and left support arms. They supported the hull almost right on the keel line. After I moved them they were about 10"-12" apart, or 5"-6" outboard of the center line on each side. The hull still cleared the crossmember.

On my 1978 EZloader, the axle broke due to corrosion as well as the aftermost spring mounts and frame tubing where they were mounted, all at once. Fortunately, I was maneuvering the trailer in the yard when it happened. It was a single-axle trailer with a 5K weight rating, including surge brakes (non-functional).