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Old 09-27-2010, 06:29 PM
cdavisdb cdavisdb is offline
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Default Re: Bunk to Roller Trailer Question

Unloading a seacraft from a floating bunk trailer:

Something you might want to try, but DON"T overdo it. Have a rope/winch cable with several feet of slack in it. Very important, don't do this until after the trailer is part way in the water. Back down very slowly until the trailer is deep enough and hit the brakes. Boat should slide off no problem. After securing ropes to the dock, detach the boat from the winch cable and drive away. I launch my 25 single handed like this. It also will stick to the bunks because the trailer floats. It takes a bit of experimentation to find the right combination of depth and rope slack.

If the above procedure doesn't work easily, the ramp is too shallow for a bunk trailer, the trailer is badly adjusted or there is some other problem that has nothing to do with bunks per se.

Note: be careful with this or you can end up with your boat sitting on the concrete, ruin your day.
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