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Help adjusting trailer bunks/rollers PLEASE
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<blockquote data-quote="JL8Jeff" data-source="post: 486494" data-attributes="member: 12995"><p>Longer bunks should help distribute the weight better but it depends if the bottom of the boat has any curve to it then it might not even rest on the ends of longer bunks. I think position 2 would work better, try to get the bunks just inside the strakes and it helps make it almost self centering when loading. My boat is more of a flat bottom so it works for me, you could try it and see if it makes it feel like it wants to lean/tip to the side too much. That keel is kind of strange and you could try moving the bow roller forward (I did on my trailer) but you might need more of a V style bow roller if it still contacts that keel section. It's tough to tell in your pictures if the bunk brackets can pivot or not. You could get the pivot style brackets and that should make it easier to get the bunk angle to match the boat bottom.</p><p></p><p>Here's a picture of my trailer after I removed the rollers and went to bunks. You can kind of see how the top of the bracket can pivot. After this picture, I ended up moving my bow roller forward another foot or 2 since the boat sat lower with the bunks vs the rollers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JL8Jeff, post: 486494, member: 12995"] Longer bunks should help distribute the weight better but it depends if the bottom of the boat has any curve to it then it might not even rest on the ends of longer bunks. I think position 2 would work better, try to get the bunks just inside the strakes and it helps make it almost self centering when loading. My boat is more of a flat bottom so it works for me, you could try it and see if it makes it feel like it wants to lean/tip to the side too much. That keel is kind of strange and you could try moving the bow roller forward (I did on my trailer) but you might need more of a V style bow roller if it still contacts that keel section. It's tough to tell in your pictures if the bunk brackets can pivot or not. You could get the pivot style brackets and that should make it easier to get the bunk angle to match the boat bottom. Here's a picture of my trailer after I removed the rollers and went to bunks. You can kind of see how the top of the bracket can pivot. After this picture, I ended up moving my bow roller forward another foot or 2 since the boat sat lower with the bunks vs the rollers. [/QUOTE]
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