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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
Western W-17 Rebuild advice needed and build thread
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<blockquote data-quote="thill" data-source="post: 512629" data-attributes="member: 4972"><p>I think you have very good thinking about your plans for the boat. </p><p></p><p>Did you have hook @ the back of the hull, or did you have rocker? Did you beat it out from the inside (hook) or the outside? (Rocker)</p><p></p><p>Some aluminum boats are made with a bit of rocker in the back, and that often makes it ride lighter, but from what I have seen, hook is usually caused either by poor trailer design, (trailer rollers that sit on areas that are not well supported OR bunks that stop short of the transom) or they can happen from hitting rocks or sand when going downriver. Any indication of either cause? Hopefully, you didn't beat out designed rocker, but if you did, it should still be just fine.</p><p></p><p>That boat has a lot of support structure in the middle, but it doesn't seem to have much at all in the area you pounded out. That would be of some concern to me. Your trailer design will matter a lot to prevent the hook from coming back.</p><p></p><p>I would NOT use a roller trailer on that hull for just that reason. You want a bunk trailer with bunks that extend at least a few inches PAST the transom when fully loaded. </p><p></p><p>If the trailer has rollers, I would pull them and convert it to a bunk trailer. If it was a bunk trailer, I would look to see if the old bunks were thin and flexing, causing the hook. I always like 2x6 bunks over 2x4, if possible.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thill, post: 512629, member: 4972"] I think you have very good thinking about your plans for the boat. Did you have hook @ the back of the hull, or did you have rocker? Did you beat it out from the inside (hook) or the outside? (Rocker) Some aluminum boats are made with a bit of rocker in the back, and that often makes it ride lighter, but from what I have seen, hook is usually caused either by poor trailer design, (trailer rollers that sit on areas that are not well supported OR bunks that stop short of the transom) or they can happen from hitting rocks or sand when going downriver. Any indication of either cause? Hopefully, you didn't beat out designed rocker, but if you did, it should still be just fine. That boat has a lot of support structure in the middle, but it doesn't seem to have much at all in the area you pounded out. That would be of some concern to me. Your trailer design will matter a lot to prevent the hook from coming back. I would NOT use a roller trailer on that hull for just that reason. You want a bunk trailer with bunks that extend at least a few inches PAST the transom when fully loaded. If the trailer has rollers, I would pull them and convert it to a bunk trailer. If it was a bunk trailer, I would look to see if the old bunks were thin and flexing, causing the hook. I always like 2x6 bunks over 2x4, if possible. [/QUOTE]
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