Bigshrimpin, I am considering getting those bunks.
We put the boat on the trailer and right now, the bunks in the current position carry the boat on the second step (right under the stringers). The existing angle seems nice and flush.
The issue I had is I used an impact gun to put on the stainless hardware for the center bunks and, because I hadn't used an impact gun with stainless before, I galled two of them up good and they needed to be cut off to be moved. So, we were able to move the hardware out of the way and we placed a 6X5 piece on the front crossmember to replace the keel under the bow. I will NOT be using an impact gun on stainless again. I'll need to address the center bunks next pass.
I'm noticing that the transom hangs over the bunks by about 5 inches. I'm not super concerned just yet (since there is NO MOTOR OR BRACKET YET and the outdrive from the IO has been removed along with the motor). So, there's no weight hanging off the transom. I will likely just block up the keep at the transom for a little support while it sits in the project cue waiting to be worked on. Obviously, once I hang the bracket and motor I'll move the boat a bit forward.
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